Joel | October 23, 2010
I was able to take a “R-n-R” day this week and head up to the Lower Mtn. Fork river outside of Broken Bow, OK for a little fall fishing. Spillway creek was just starting to show its autumn colors and we caught quite a few fish. Nothing really spectacular but I did manage a couple [...]
Joel | October 6, 2010
Ok – this fish did NOT come from the flats of Ray Roberts. This artic char was caught by Craig Blackie and was estimated at over 24 lbs. (fish released after photo) and was posted on Paul Vecsei’s Flickr site. Paul is a fisheries biologist from Yellowknife, NWT, Canada and is probably THE BEST “fish [...]
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!