Clearly Better Fishing!
Many people ask me if the fishing at Ray Roberts is as good as I make it out to be (this is BEFORE they go on a trip). People find it hard to believe that there are miles of clear flats just an hour from Dallas or Ft. Worth. "Is it REALLY like fishing on the the coast?", they will ask, adding "I've seen Ray Hubbard (or Lewisville, Lavon, Lake Worth, etc.) and you can't see a thing in it." Well, sorry for the cliche, but we'll let this picture say a thousand words. I took this two years ago on one of the west-side flats (the camera had a UV filter but NOT a polarizing filter). I was standing in about a foot of water, the angler is in 5-6 inches - the shoreline is 75-80 yards past him. This flat extends about a quarter mile down the shoreline and takes us two to three hours to fish. On a good day we'll easily spot 150 fish on this flat - "SPOT" being the key word.
Roberts is a VERY clear lake by North Texas standards. It is a newer lake so it doesn't have 50-60 years of silt and sediment to get stirred up. It also has a limited upstream drainage and large areas of rocky shorline. All this adds up to a lake with amazing clarity. We even spearfish in parts of it!
So, the answer to the question is "YES, it's really like saltwater flats fishing." Big fish tailing in clear water, tricky presentations and reel-clearing runs. Give me a call and I'll show you . . . (940)391-9480!
Labels: carp, dallas, dfw, fly fishing, north texas

4 Comments:
JH -
I know what you are talking about because you've shown it to me! This wind is brutal. How does this week look for the flats? Reading the McGuane book you handed off, and all I can say is WHOA. He must have been on something from time-to-time when writing Ninety-Two in the Shade. Great, but borderline disturbing. Can't wait to finish it and move to the next loaner. shannon
Looks like we'll have a good chance for storms monday thru Tues. morning. Winds will be out of every direction and things might get a bit muddy. Wed. and Thurs. will be the best shots!
Looks like we'll have a good chance for storms monday thru Tues. morning. Winds will be out of every direction and things might get a bit muddy. Wed. and Thurs. will be the best shots!
Looking forward to the Thursday outing. Those storms were a bunch of nothing for sure. Would love to hear about how that 1 weight came about on the blog!
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