For a long time now I have been dreaming about going to New Orleans to fish the marsh for giant swamp donkey redfish. And, a little over a week ago, I finally made it happen. This trip has been a long time coming, and , was worth all the time, money, planning and effort. What a truly remarkable fishery they […]
NOLA
The Pursuit of Happiness 2
We slept the sleep of fisherman who had spent the previous day staving off hypothermia. The waders dripped in the shower, the heat on full blast, our faces and hands red, stomachs full. We awoke to a fresh 20″ of snow covering the world.
Outta Control
Winter…it’s been fun…it’s been real, but I’m ready for Spring. Enjoy. ~ Tex
Last Pass
Somewhere between New Zealand and Mongolia lies Central Oregon. Within the gin-like tributaries of the area are the trout that time left behind. The bull trout is nothing more than a landlocked dollay varden char, that attain amazing size and take giant prey. They come out of lakes or even larger river systems to spawn in the smaller tribs. […]
Flipping the Coin
As of lately, I have been flipping a coin for every fishing trip I go on. Usually because I am not sure of where I want to go and it usually has to do a lot with the weather. Fishing has been pretty good despite of the bad weather. There has been couple of windows were you can have a […]
Carp Flies: Part Two
Out of pure respect, all my flies are barbed…
Carp Flies
Out of pure respect, all my flies are barbless…
Mass Unfriend/ Upriver
So I’ve been really turned off by Facebook lately. Really turned off. Can’t even look at it. Too much bitching about the worldly things that I just don’t care about. So I said to myself today, “I guess I wouldn’t mind it so much if I could actually tell people how I feel about what they are saying.” I’m a […]
Quick Report 1/14/13
My friend Kent recently fixed his boat. We headed to the glades for it’s maiden inshore voyage. We did alright for a quick day on the water. Kent and alex caught some trout with tons of lady fish and jacks in the mix. Kent was using topwater spook and Alex was using paddle tails on a jig head. I figured […]