Kid FISH!

Posted By on June 26, 2010

F and a sand bass
G with one of his “keepers”
F and his first sand bass

I took my two sons and father out Tuesday for a little early morning sand bass action.  This was the two-year old’s first sand bass trip and he was VERY excited.  His first sand bass was caught with a clear “tiny torpedo” and a little help from his grandfather.

G, being an expert at the age of 8, slayed the larger fish with a chartreuse Roostertail that he let sink through the little fish on top and then slowly cranked back to the boat.

Our unusually warm June has pushed the sand bass action forward a bit as well – we don’t really see this early surface bite until after the 4th.  It always starts with smaller fish that don’t stay up very long and then slowly gets more constant.  It’s GREAT fun on a fly rod.  We rig a pencil popper with a small, light Deceiver as a dropper and cast it as far as possible.  There are usually two fish on by the time you can get it taut.  Imagine two, fourteen inch sand bass pulling in different directions (and they are great fighters) on a 6 wt. – WHAT A BLAST!!!!!
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Joel Hays has been a professional guide since 1990, and has guided professionally in Colorado and Texas.

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