Wait for it. . . wait for it. . .

Posted By on March 10, 2011

Our annual sand bass/hybrid run has still not kicked off as of yesterday morning.  A recon run to the Ray Roberts dam and the FM 428 access point scored a whopping ONE male sand bass (maybe he was the “point man”?).  We need a 72 hour window with night time lows above 50 degrees to really jump start things – and SOME RAIN wouldn’t hurt.  We’re still 10 days from the full moon so it’s a tad early.

Elm Fork of the Trinity at FM 428 access (3/09/11)

I’ve heard rumors of fish staging at the mouth of the Trinity at the north end of Roberts and the sand bass run up toward Gainesville can be VERY good some years.  Another report says that fish have started up “Navo creek” by Hwy 380.

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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!