admin | August 5, 2008
or “The One – Revisited” I have finally returned from Colorado (and DAMN – it’s HOT) – an amazing 8 days of backpacking, fly-fishing and climbing. The Williams Creek drainage in the Weminuche Wilderness north of Pagosa Springs was our target this year and it did not disappoint! I caught more wild, native cutthroat on [...]
admin | August 5, 2008
Fishing Report – 7/24 The bass have invaded the shallows at Ray Roberts and are smacking flies in the morning! As with previous years, 1-2 pound bass have started patrolling the outer edges of the flats just after sunrise. It seems to be related to wind direction so I believe these fish are schooling on [...]
Imagine wading through ten inches of clear water,trying to be as quiet as possible. Fifty feet ahead is a pod of large fish "tailing" on the flat. You strip out fly line, make the cast, and pull your fly in front of the lead fish. After agonizing seconds the fish spots the fly, rushes forward for a quick grab, and feels the hook. The silence is broken as the fish accelerates across the flat, quickly exposing backing on your screaming reel. Sounds like a great day on the coast, or even an exotic bonefish flat, right? Actually it's a great description of the usual day my clients have fishing for Carp on the flats of Lake Ray Roberts where many clients are blown away by the water clarity and the actual ability to sight cast along miles of flats. Big spooky fish in shallow water. They fight and tail like Redfish and can sometimes rival Bonefish in nervousness. This is an EXCELLENT WAY to hone your flats fishing skills and test your "eyes" where it's more about stalking the fish than simply stumbling upon them. You will be a better flats angler!