With flows dropping, (still 664 as of now) the wade fishing can and has picked up. Here are a few pictures of our club members out catching a few. Just remember to take a wading staff and watch your footing, things have probably moved around a bit with the high flows. Stop by Action Angler’s shop at the third crossing and get the fly’s that are working right now.
Everyone had a great time on the fishing trip to the Llano on Wednesday the 23rd. Six of us went. It was a frosty 32 degrees when we got there but warmed up to a balmy 50 or so in the afternoon, The state had just stocked the day before and we caught plenty of nice 10″ to 14″ rainbows. Ron showed us how it was done by catching 4 in the first few minutes we were there, so we all followed him around since he was the master! Everyone caught a lot of nice fish. They were hitting a wide variety of flies from eggs to soft hackles to San Juan worms to even a few imitation pellets. Lunch was great at the Castell Store and a chance to warm up your hands and feet.
MDC reminds anglers to properly discard used fishing line
News from the region: Kansas City
byBill Graham,Jan 25, 2019
I know we are in TX, but this would apply anywhere we fish.
Kansas City, Mo. – The ice will thaw, days will lengthen, and anglers will find good late-winter and early-spring fishing. Walleye will make spawning runs, the spoonbill snagging season will begin. As fishing picks up, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds anglers to properly discard used or broken off fishing line. Besides preventing unsightly litter, careful anglers will also be protecting wildlife.
A recent case of a hawk entangled in fishing line is a reminder of why keeping old line out of Missouri’s waters is important. The hawk was spotted by a citizen entangled by fishing line snagged on a limb high in a tree on the bank of the Osage River at MDC’s Taberville Access, north of El Dorado Springs. The injured hawk could not be rescued and had to be euthanized.
“This is a sad reminder that even a small strand of line, when used improperly, can cause a large impact on the health of the fish and wildlife in the area,” said Michael Allen, MDC fisheries management biologist.
Monofilament and fluorocarbon fishing lines do not degrade readily. They can pose hazards long after they are left in the water.
The line that entangled the hawk at the Taberville Access may have washed high into the tree during a flood, Allen said. Or the line may have originated from an errant cast and hang up, or perhaps a bird lifted it into the tree as nest material. Sometimes retrieving lost line after a snag is difficult. But whenever possible, old line should be retrieved and properly discarded in trash bins. Never change line and leave the old monofilament bankside.
Fishing line disposal bins are available at many of the state’s boat ramps and popular fishing spots. Missouri Stream Teams and conservation partners provide the bins. The line is recycled in a partnership with Berkeley Pure Fishing.
For more information, visit the Monofilament Recovery Recycling Program section at the Missouri Stream Team web site, Mo Stream Team.
Information about Missouri’s abundant fishing opportunities is available at http://mdc.mo.gov.
With the Guadalupe flows up to 1200 + till the Corp gets the lake down to 909 or so, might as well go to the Llano and fish.
TPWD released fish this morning at Castell so the outing is a go. We will meet at the Brookshire Bros store, 18275 FM306, Canyon Lake at 7:00 am; stop in Fredericksburg at Hill Country Donuts and Kolaches, 605 E Main at around 8:00 for a pit stop. Gary Nyland and Jeff O’Bara may meet us there if they go. I asked Mark at the store about the river being fishable and his comment was “well, there are about 10 people down there fishing now” so I guess that tells the story.
Hope you can make it. We will carpool as necessary.
Ron
If you like fishing two- or even three-nymph rigs, you know that one of the problems is the dropper line can tangle around the main line. George Daniel has a very simple solution for adding a dropper line that comes off the main line at a 90-degree angle, thus reducing tangles. And he accomplishes this with a simple clinch knot, which slides down on a surgeon’s knot. These are super-easy to tie, and I think you’ll see the benefits of this system immediately.
George Daniel operates Livin On The Fly, a guide service in State College, Pennsylvania. He is also the author of Strip-Set: Fly-Fishing Techniques, Tactics, & Patterns for Streamers, as well as Dynamic Nymphing.
