Winter and Spring are colliding with one another in February and March, but the rains, Oh! how fortunate we have been. Our water tables are full; our streams and creeks and rivers flow once again after a tough summer. Right now, it is good to be a Texas fly fisher! The days I have set aside to fish are turning out to be less fortuitous, so I'm glad I'm not an even bigger gambler. We had several warm days, but the day I had to go fishing, a cold front had blown across the prairie, not as bad as the one when we fished the Lampasas the week previously, but enough of a front to make the fishing once again a challenge. No matter, to see the Limestone Chalk Bluffs, the riverbed completely full from bank-to-bank, and the restorative peace of a moving river all filled my soul with great joy.
I hit a few spots where other anglers were but had no luck, so I quickly moved downstream for more solitude. Get to my favorite spot and WHOA! what a difference nice rainfall makes. I did not recognize the water, as the area was so different. No fish holding here, today, so I moved on downstream and found a nice, calm and deep pool. First cast, FishOn!, but I didn't know it, and the take was so subtle that I was stunned to see a Bluegill at the end of my line. Definitely the softest Sunfish take I've ever experienced. This was about the tenth cast of the day, so I thought I'd be hammering the Sunfish; well, I thought wrong! The day's fishing was slow, but I did end up with several Sunfish and Spotted Bass to hand in a beautiful and healthy and flowing river (the secret was a fly with legs regardless the color). My cup runneth over!
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| Pre-spawn Bluegill |
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| Spotted Bass |
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| Spotted Bass |
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