Joel | January 31, 2011
Here’s the latest from the NWS . . . Tonight…Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening…then showers…thunderstorms…sleet and freezing rain after midnight. Windy. Sleet accumulation up to 3 inches. Ice accumulation of up to one tenth of an inch. Lows in the mid 20s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph becoming north 20 to 30 [...]
Joel | January 30, 2011
Most sportsman can I.D. many waterfowl species on sight. But can you tell’em just from their bills? Here’s the bag from the last hunt of the season on the cleaning table. See how many you can identify and let me know.
Joel | January 29, 2011
Seasons are changing here in north Texas. Yes, I know we are firmly in the grasp of winter (and another blast of Arctic air is due in a few days), but I am referring to seasons of outdoor sport. Duck season ended at sundown this past Sunday and with it, the end of a “sporting [...]
Joel | January 6, 2011
An early Christmas gift to myself in the form of a CZ Canvasback .20 ga! CZ is importing some INCREDIBLE shotguns from the Huglu factory in Turkey. These are good guns (GREAT guns for the price) and the fit and finish are as good as any Browning Citori or Beretta White Onyx at a [...]
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!