Tales of Tailwaters

Fishing Report - 6/18

I had an opportunity for a "guide's day off" and went fishing Sunday with David, Bart, and Travis from the Tailwaters Fly Shop in Dallas. Great guys, good times, and FISH! The meadow we cross to get to the south side of the flats is currently ablaze with color (Coreopsis and Brown-Eyed Susans - I think) - it's amazing to watch it change from the bluebonnet and paintbrush colors of April to the brillant yellow of mid-June.

As for the fishing, the east flats are beginning to show signs of stress/pattern change as we saw about half the number of fish I've seen in the past few weeks. By the end of June, it will be time to hit the westside areas as hydrilla will make most of the currently fishable flats almost impossible. Presentations and retrieves have to be spot on . . . they are not giving any "freebies."

East flats give it up again!

Fishing Report 6/14

I hit the eastside flats again Saturday, this time with Stanton Ray. We saw quite a few (read that over 100-150) fish and if I remember correctly, Stanton brought in 7. One of which was the 6 pounder in the photo.

The winds of last week have finally settled and this enabled us to spot more fish. Damsel nymphs seem to still be at the top of the menu so the new damsel/dragon fly was all that was needed (still need to come up with a "catchy" name for the new pattern). It's almost time to start scouting the west side flats - water temps and hydrilla will make the productibility of the east side a little dicey in a few weeks.

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