Joel | September 25, 2010
This pattern of rain every weekend is REALLY starting to get on my nerves! I just “rainchecked” the last guide trip I had on the calendar for the year (sorry again Scott, see you in May!). With another band of showers/Tstorms about to come through, and a fairly strong cool front tonight (lows Mon a.m. [...]
Joel | September 20, 2010
If you’re thinking of purchasing a new fly rod in the next couple of days, WAIT! The good folks at Temple Fork Outfitters are at it again (with the help of Lefty Kreh and Flip Pallot) and have a new rod line coming out in 2-3 weeks. IT’S WORTH THE WAIT. Reports from the dealer [...]
Joel | September 14, 2010
A few mixed ramblings from the last week of summer: - Bart and I hit the lake Sunday to check out the effects of Hermine’s flooding. Prior to the storm, Ray Roberts was at 631.00 feet with a usual, late summer release from the dam at 46 cfs. The rain started on the 8th and [...]
Joel | September 9, 2010
Sometimes Mother Nature has a way of slamming the door shut on one’s fishing. Such is the case today, as tropical storm Hermine dumped over 10 inches of rain on parts of N. Texas. At this writing, we have received just over 8.5″ in the last 24 hours and Lake Ray Roberts has gone up [...]
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!