What a fun time with TFF members!  Ten of us made the outing to Spivey Crossing RV Park on the Brazos River near Aquilla, Texas, this past weekend.  Jerry Hamon was the host along with his friend and neighbor “John”.  That made twelve folks in all who camped, fished, ate good food, and swapped stories …..along with some lies around the camp fire each night. 😊

It was a pure pleasure to see several of our “younger” members show up and to enjoy this event with us older guys.  I hope this trend continues so that our club can grow and prosper. If you missed this trip, then you missed a great outing.

Weather:

The weather was great for this outing with warm, sunny days and nights in the mid 60’s.  Nobody got overheated during the fishing day and all slept cool during the nights.  There were neither mosquitos nor biting flies which made things even better!

Camping:

The RV Park and camping area was in an old growth tree bottom with plenty of shade and grass underneath the feet.  We used 2 expanded RV spaces to camp that were adjacent to Jerry’s RV with water and electricity available.  This reminded me of a Boy Scout encampment with all the tents set up.  Wildlife was in abundance with coyotes, deer, and furry ground critters. We also had some Hereford cattle that shared space with us. They were quite gentle and just part of the landscape.

Food was provided by the members each night, and we didn’t go hungry.  Plenty of good food to go around, and everybody helped out with the cooking and serving. There were no slackers on this trip.

Fishing:

We had access to about 1.5 miles of the Brazos River.  The water craft access point was fortunately up river at “John’s” private residence where we could easily launch our boats and safely park our vehicles.  We usually paddled upstream during the light flows in the morning and then drifted back down to the takeout.  Evenings was wade fishing below the RV park where the water was shallow with many riffles.  The fish count was well over 300 fish with nobody being skunked.  Small bass and panfish were the usual targets.  No large fish came to hand on this trip.  The only real downer to the whole trip was that the river algae was in bloom and came up around noon through the evening.  We still caught fish, but it was a little tedious to keep your fly and line clean.

The End:

Puck will be adding another post on this trip with many video links and several topics that we discussed.

A very special thanks to Jerry Hamon for being our host and sharing his many stories with us.  Jerry is also having surgery this week and please remember him in your thoughts and prayers.