TOO Hot to Fish!

Posted By on August 1, 2011

Sorry about the delay in posts but life sometimes gets in the way of even fishing!  I’ve spent the last three weeks either in St. Louis (one of my favorite towns) or Colorado, hiking the CD trail and getting in some cutthroat fishing.

As for the carp fishing on Ray Roberts? There isn’t any.  I’d love to sugar-coat that for you – but, there it is.  Water temps are in the 90′s all over the lake and I’m sure fish are leaving the flats by 11am.  About the only game to be had right now is sand bass.  They are schooling regularly in the mornings and the evening bite should be starting soon.  Historically, this evening bite has been the time to catch larger (over 1-1/2 lb.) fish on the fly but with a forecast high of 110 tomorrow, I’m not that excited to go look.  Three days ago I could see my breath inside a tent at 12,000 ft. on the Continental Divide – it’ll take a few more days to acclimate!

So, I think I’ll hide in the AC and throw together a short slideshow for you from Colorado.  Here’s a tease to get you through this 107 afternoon . . .

Storm brewing over the Continental Divide

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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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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!