Louisiana Relief T-shirts

Posted By on August 3, 2010

Sorry for the delay in posts – it’s been a busy few weeks around here.

I spent the last week on the Continential Divide trail in Colorado; enjoying wild cutthroat, awesome scenery, and some SERIOUSLY COOL weather (photos to come).  Now I’m back in 100+ Texas heat, sucking freon, doing laundry and getting ready to head back to the mountains with the family – this time to the Vail/Leadville area.

As for fishing here, it’s a full-on SUMMER pattern.  The carp flats are fishing very well with super clear water and perfect levels.  You just have to resign yourself to the fact that the water temps on the flats SHUT DOWN THE FISHING by 1pm.  Get it while you can.  The sand bass are going great guns in the morning and the evening bite (which I prefer) should start any day now).

Finally, as we begin to get some “good” news from the Gulf, a great idea for those that feel like there’s nothing you can do to assist the folks in Louisiana.  A Plaquemines Parish guides association is selling T-shirts with the profits going to guides that have lost revenue because of the spill.  Despite news releases to the contrary, fishing reports from the area have been pretty good. By November, I’m sure they’ll be back on the monster hunt – pulling in 30+ lb. reds and chasing records.  The damage, however, has been done in terms of cancellations in the short term for guides.  Hence the T-shirt sales.

You can pick up a shirt (or two) from Tailwaters in Dallas or online at Plaquemines FlyGuides.  I saw them yesterday and it really is a COOL shirt.

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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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  1. admin says:
    August 6, 2010 at 7:34 pm

    I will check on that evening bite for you! I hope the sandies have grown a bit since our last outing. shannon

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