Joe Nicklo and I headed the the Sowbug Roundup for a few days. We decided to tack on a few days of fly fishing on the Norfork River. We drove to Mountain Home, AR, on Tuesday and arrived in time to get over to the Norfork River and check out a few places, including Dry … Continue reading Report: Sowbug Roundup and Fishing the Norfork River, March 21-26, 2023, Paul E. Robertson
12-14 May 2023. Float the South Llano River, targeting Guadalupe Bass, Rio Grand Perch, and feisty sunfish. Three days fishing out of Bon Ton Roulet Campground
On March 1st, the Texas FlyFishers lost a long time member, a good friend and a true gentleman. Martin Weir was active within the workings of our club, beit exhibiting his talents at the vise at the Annual Dr. Ed Rizzolo Fly Tying Festival or, showing his prowess with the long rod at one of … Continue reading Martin A. Weir 1943 – 2023
Four anglers participated in this event - to stalk the elusive Prison Permit, aka Sheepshead, in East Matagorda Bay. The two boats left the Matagorda Harbor Marina a bit after 8am and motored up the intercostal waterway to the cut that led into E Matagorda Bay. From there the boats went to the barrier island … Continue reading Report: Prison Permit Roundup, 2023
by Paul Robertson I spent Monday (3/13) fly fishing with good friends Tom Strawther and Kevin Hutchinson. Kevin is the guide and owner of Hill Country Flyfishers. He is one of the most well known and respected guides in the Texas Hill Country. He is also a long-time friend and support of our local Texas … Continue reading Report: Fishing the San Marcos
Well, it’s time for another season of fishing on the Guadalupe River to end. Last year (2021-22) I joined the Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited lease access program. Once you are in the river, you are okay, legally. But getting to the river usually means crossing private property, which requires permission. The lease access program provides … Continue reading Report: My Last Trip to the Guadalupe River for the 2022-23 Trout Fishing Season, Paul Robertson
5 anglers made the event, and at 0800 the travel upstream began. Within 200 meters of the launch point the first white bass was landed (Eric). Before the day had ended there were over 100 fish landed, and we travelled 6.7 kilometers on the water. 5 different species caught White bass LMB Yellow bass Guadalupe … Continue reading Report: Mon, Feb 20, 2023, Harmon Creek Day trip
Winds on Thursday night will make Matagorda Bay unfishable for Saturday, the 18th. New date is the 25th with a change of trip leader. This may interfere with a planned freshwater outing. Chasing Texas sheepshead in the skinny waters of East Matagorda Bay with a fly rod. We will meet at Matagorda Harbor on Sat, Feb 25 at 8 in the morning. Fish and meet back at the launch area at 4pm. NOTE: This is a boat and wade fishing only trip. You must be physically able to "climb" out of a boat and wade fish. More details to come as the date gets closer. We will need figure out participates and how many folks needing rides on boats are identified.
The 2023 rod building class finished up on Saturday, Feb. 11. Participants arrived having finished wrapping their rod guides between the two classes. So, the last day was focused on preparing guide wraps and getting one coat of epoxy on the guides. The class participants did some really good work and their rods turned out … Continue reading Report: Rod Building Class 2023, second session
I had another three great days on the Guadalupe River with good friend Steve Edwards. Well, I should say we had two and a half good days. We drove over on Tuesday morning and had some good fishing that day with overcast skies. In the morning, I netted five fish. But I lost five on the way in and missed several others. I was a little frustrated trying to figure out why I was losing so many. Read more--
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