Fishing Update – 6/23

Posted By on June 23, 2009

Great fishing at Ray Roberts this past weekend. The lake is only about 2″ high now and still dropping (100+ temps this week will help) and clarity is near optimal. The weather difference between Sat. and Sun. created two completely different angling experiences.

I fished with Roger Crandall (top photo) Saturday and he ended up with 6 carp and a catfish. It was a typical June day on the flats – windy, partly cloudy, and warm. The fish were on the move and beginning to chase Hex nymphs that were moving in the flats. This includes the cats which were tailing large carp just like jacks on a ray. Roger put a fly right on the money in front of one BIG carp and a 2 pound catfish raced forward and nailed it before it sank 4 inches. Impressive.

Sunday was a different story. The high pressure system that was centered over central Louisiana had moved to north Texas bringing with it the first day of bright sunshine in three weeks. The fish were spooky and wanted everything “just right.” I fished with Eric Burnett that day and we had to WORK for every fish. Eric has a great little Scott Warmwater 6 wt. that could straighten a leader at close range and still throw a couple of “Hail Mary’s” to bass at the edges. We also saw 4 HUGE grass carp trailing across one of the flats. It’s a little unnerving to see well over 100 pounds of fish swimming in two feet of water. Alas, no takers yet on the grassies!

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North Texas Fly Fishing Adventures with Joel Hays

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!