Last Thursday fishing outside of Port Aransas Phil Lambrecht had an awesome day catching 15 Speckled Trout and 5 Red Fish! Pictured is one that was 27 inches!
This day makes up for the other days that the wind and conditions were just not right and You couldn’t even find any fish!!! GREAT DAY PHIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think you would have to call our first Introduction to Fly Fishing event a success. We had 10 eager students(CARTER DILLENBECK, EDGAR CUEVE, MARY JAKSIK, DAVID JAKSIK, VINCE CALLIER, MARK CRAWFORD, ROLANDO FERNANDEZ, JENNIFER LONG, AND JEREMY ROETTO) at the event and by the time they left, they were all drowning in too much information and we hope at least 10% sticks with them. Ha!!! We divided the group into small numbers and had them rotate thru the 4 teaching stations(knots, fly tying, introduction to equipment and casting). Each rotation lasted 45 minutes and that was enough time to pass on the information we needed to get across.
Primary instructors were Carl Druebert(knots), Ed Sweet(introduction to equipment), Gary Nyland and Phil Lambrecht(fly tying) and Mike Wright(casting).
Of course we can’t forget the cooks Pat McQuinn and Jerry Horton plus Brien John at the sign in table and Once again Pat McQuinn for Membership.
The lunch menu included Hotdogs , all the fixens, chips and all you could drink of soda etc. Hats off the cooks. they did a great job!!!
THE TEAM!!
I hope the following pictures give readers the sense of the event and you can see the attendees really paying attention(all staged photos). Ha!!
KNOT TYING BY CARL DUREBERT
FLY TYING BY GARY NYLAND AND PHIL LAMBRECHT
INTRODUCTION TO FLY FISHING EQUIPMENT BY ED SWEET
FLY CASTING BY MIKE WRIGHT
THE COOKS AND MEMBERSHIP JERRY HORTON AND PAT MCQUINN
Written by: Alvin Dedeaux, All Water Guides
Just like trout, largemouth bass spend most of their time feeding below the surface. And as most people would agree that catching trout on dry flies is more exciting, watching a bass explode on a popper chugging across the surface is even more of a rush. The strikes are just so savage.
But as much as a dry-fly junkie as I am, I do nymph for trout when the conditions dictate. After all, I want to catch as many fish as I can. Ditto for bass. When the topwater bite is not happening, I have a few go-to sub surface bass patterns.
1. Clouser Minnows: I have caught more warmwater and saltwater species on the Clouser Minnow than on any other fly. Favorite colors are chartreuse and white, pink and white, and gray and white. For bigger fish or deeper water, try the Clouser/ Deceiver Half and Half.
2. Crawfish patterns: My personal best largemouth bass on the fly–as well as one of our clients’ world record Guadalupe bass–was caught on a crawfish pattern. Especially when the water temps are low and you need to bounce something along the bottom to entice a big lazy bass to to eat, the Gulley Ultra Craw and the Ghetto Craw are my favorite patterns.
3. Leeches: When the water is off-color or the temps are low, it’s hard to beat a big, dark leech slithering along the bottom. Think of it as the fly-rod version of a Texas rigged rubber worm.
4.Shad patterns: Some of the main forage fish in most bass lakes are shad. If you see bass schooling and chasing bait, most likely it is shad. One of my favorite shad patterns is the Double Bunny.
5. Diving Bugs: While not truly a sub-surface pattern, divers are one of my favorite flies when bass aren’t hitting the surface. The beauty of a big deer-hair diver is how much water they move. Bass will come from a long way off to find out what is making such a commotion. The added bonus of a diver is that you still get to see the strike.
Alvin Dedeaux is the owner of All Water Guides (2015 Orvis Guide Service of the Year Finalist) and Alvin Dedeaux Fly Fishing in Austin, Texas. He is also a former Trout Bum of the Week
5 days before this picture, this 32 inch brown trout was caught on a size 18 yellow egg pattern in the Death Row section of the river.
This same fish was caught 5 days later on the 15 inch brown in his mouth. The 15 inch brown was caught on a size 22 midge.
This is a real oddity.
Introduction to Fly Fishing class will be held at Cypress Bend Park on July 14, 2018 from 8am to 2pm.
The class will include 4 activities that include fly tying, knot tying, introduction to fly fishing( lines, rods, leaders, etc) and introduction to casting class . The classes will be run in a round robin fashion with each of the stations set up under the pavilion and one beside the pavilion or at the river.
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Cost is only $10 dollars(kids free!!!) and that goes to defraying the cost of food. Did I say food????? That’s right, hotdogs, baked beans, chips and soft drink of your choice.
After lunch, we will be available to assist you with your casting needs right next to the pavilion. Please bring you own rods and reels, but if you don’t have any, we have a limited number that you can practice with.
Please let us know if you are coming by responding with the contact us on our webpage or calling or emailing Mike Wright at 951-805-9713 or mikewright2m@mac.com Please provide us with your name, phone # and email address.
This is a great opportunity to learn and review the key elements of fly fishing and get some good advice from experienced club members.
We look forward to seeing you all at Cypress Bend on the 14th of July.
Mike Wright: Event coordinator for New Braunfels Fly Fishers
