admin | December 24, 2008
I got a chance to hit the Catch and Release area on the Blue River yesterday in south central Oklahoma. For trout fishing an hour and a half away from home, it’s not bad. Given the catch and release regulations and the fact that the area is a good 20-30 minute hike from the parking [...]
admin | December 19, 2008
Cleaning out some old files and came across this one. Oh BOY! Every year I make a special trip to Colorado to fish with these guys. We’ve known each other since we were little and this is usually the only time we’re able to get together during the year since they both live in the [...]
admin | December 17, 2008
or “What to get the angler that has everything!” We all know that fly-fishing gives anglers chronic cases of the “I-wants.” There’s that new rod that you just HAVE to get for your quiver of rods – and OF COURSE, it would need a new reel. What about a new vest, you know, the one [...]
admin | December 16, 2008
WOW – what a difference 24 hours makes! The old saying of “if you don’t like the weather in ______, just wait a few hours” really applies to north Texas in the winter. Yesterday afternoon I was finishing some outside Christmas decorations in shorts and a T-shirt; this evening – it was a jacket, scarf, [...]
admin | December 8, 2008
Come on out for some good cheer and tie-one-on! Texas Flycaster.com is hosting a fly-tying event this Saturday evening at Fuzzy’s Taco Shop in Denton (three blocks east of the square on Industrial). Things kick off around 7:00pm and we’ll stay until we get kicked out or the place closes. Bring your tying stuff or [...]
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!