White Rock Creek
Visited White Rock creek a couple weeks ago. Didn't see any of the fabled River Carp Suckers. Removed the Abel Arm, One less gimmick in my life! Stay tuned for a contest. Winner will get a hat, some...
View ArticlePaluxy River
I visited my usual haunts on the Paluxy this weeked; a stretch between big rocks and the Brazos and an area down stream of Dinosaur Valley State Park. I consider this my river. I have visited it since...
View ArticleWhole lotta Breamin' Goin' on
Emalie wanted to go jogging last night so we went to Coppell for about an hour. While she worked on her buns of steel I caught a few gills...Big, mature and fiesty Bull Gills pulled from their weedy...
View ArticleBeulah Land
Happy Passover & EasterWent to Tyler this weekend to see the Family. Got a chance to do some fishing at Tyler State Park on Saturday. Had some luck and caught a couple nice Warmouth and a Redspot...
View ArticleWhat Do I Spy?
Why Sunfish nests!The aptly named Mud Creek runs along Broadway in Tyler.Watch out for joggers and the next Lance Armstrong.Catching green sunfish is alot like picking your nose. It's easy, what you...
View ArticleGood, Better & Best
Good: Eating Fogo De Choa on Friday night with clients and familyBetter: Having one of the best days of fishing in my life on SaturdayBest: Going to sleep on Sunday with the news that Osama Bin Ladin...
View ArticleTime to use my soap box
If those of you who are members of Texas Fishing Forums, would be so kind to go vote in the April FOTM poll under the fly fishing forum... I would be very appreciative.You will find my wonderful...
View ArticleDrive This Seven Inch Stake Through my Philadelphia Heart
I drive alot. My commute to work takes 45 minutes, both ways. I drive a couple hours to go fish every weekend. So I spend alot of time in the car listening to music. I have a pretty big and varied...
View ArticleI Was Sealed In A River Bend
I visited Lake Murchison around noon on Saturday. I used the jonboat to visit some areas of structure I identified on a previous trip, and allowed the wind to drift me about a half mile down the...
View ArticlePoor Poor James
If you have a days workAnd a good wordAnd a nights restAfter keepingThe company of your friendsAnd a womanTo greet the morning withThen you are blessedYou are blessed above all men TilapiaRed Spot
View ArticleSummer So Far...
Dear Readers,I have been busy with work & play and have not had as much desire to post as I normally do.I will hopefully be updating more regularly after my return from Alaska in July. Till then,...
View ArticleAs Promised...
On Sunday my new friend Eric treated me to an introduction to flats fishing for Carp. We visited a couple spots on Ray Roberts...My first Common Carp on the flyMy Second CarpEric and his docile Mirror...
View ArticleRed, White and Blue Gills
Ok, So these are mostly Red Ears...I am back from Alaska and will start a series of posts about my trip in the next couple days. Many big fish. Stay tuned!
View ArticleForgiveness please!
I have been very busy, so I haven't had time to post my Alaska pictures...I will remedy that shortly. For now here are a couple pics from this weekend at Ray Roberts with my friend Pete...Nice drumPete...
View ArticleKontrashibuna Lake Trout
As I have written, I recently returned from a week long fishing trip with friends and business associates on Lake Iliamna in Southwest Alaska.I and my friend Pat took a float plane trip to...
View ArticleOur Lady of Perpetual Ephemera
For some strange reason I cannot leave reply comments on my own blog. Its like google doesn't recognize me on my office computer, and since that is the only thing I have that accesses the internet. My...
View ArticleI Can See It Raining Fire In The Sky
Emalie and I visited some friends in Breckinridge Colorado near the end of last week and over the weekend. We went on a float trip on the Colorado, did a hike up to an Alpine lake to search for...
View ArticleI love Umpqua Fly Boxes
I don't mean to gush but these are great fly boxes. I have owned C&F, Clifton, Orvis and a few others...but these Umpqua boxes are my new favorite.I like being able to see the flies through the...
View ArticleMore from Alaska
I am heading out to East Texas this weekend, hopefully I will have some nice gillPorn to post early next week...Until then, enjoy some Pike!My buddy Pat getting out of the float plane on Alexia LakeHis...
View ArticlePretty Much Epic
I left Emalie snoozing in bed around 4am on Saturday.By the time I was passing through Downtown Dallas it was raining and my joy was mixed with the worry that it would screw up my fishing...I arrived...
View ArticleWe now return to your regularly scheduled programming...
Hello dear readers!I have been away for about a month due to travel, work, and family life!But I am back, with a few finny exploits to share, skillful extracted from the jaws of a...
View ArticleVictory At Last
I left Dallas about 5:30 on Saturday and headed East to Daingerfield. MY goal was to finally wash off the stink of 3 years of failure...They don't like each other...Today was a good day...
View ArticleThat time of year...
I am looking out my window on the 49th floor. It is raining, which is awesome. I love winter. I hope its brutal. I am looking forward to more Pickerel fishing, going after some Crappies, and hunting...
View ArticleBack!
Hello dear followers!I have been away since 2011. Lets see....whats new....I am a dad! My son is nearly 2 years old and severely curtails my fishing time. Though, I have to say its totally worth...
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