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The Hard Way 5 Aug 2013 | 07:43 pm
It had been a long while since I’ve had a chance to get a fly fish float trip down the Blanco River between Wimberley and Kyle. Part of the reason is that it is at least a 2 day commitment. Its 20 mil...
San Marocs or Bust! 23 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
“Do you want to wait to see if its fixed?” “Nah, it’s good… Let’s hit the water.” That was it… that’s when it happened. That moment when words fall out of your mouth contradictory to the subconscious...
Paddle and Hike to The Narrows 24 Jun 2013 | 08:22 am
This awesome write up was sent in by Bret Cox, enjoy: My old College roommate Dean and I both love the outdoors, and really enjoy visiting beautiful and unique Texas landscapes. After a visit to Jaco...
Nemesis Run 3 May 2013 | 11:15 pm
There’s a beautiful stretch of water on the Llano that just won’t let me fish her. It’s the kind of water you you hear the trees whisper, “we hide great fish here,” as you tube down the river. It’s fu...
Help! 21 Mar 2013 | 06:00 pm
“Dave, remember how you sent me to scout Lake Bastrop for carp? Well…” There was a brief moment of an awkward pause as I tried to form the words to describe what was unfolding before of me. “I think t...
The Devil is in the Detail 14 Mar 2013 | 02:10 pm
I have long admired the design philosophy behind the Diablo Paddlesports fishing kayaks. They have created a set of boats that are ideal for the kayak fisherman in that they are most stable platforms ...
Hope Floats on the Colorado River 8 Feb 2013 | 08:00 pm
She fishes too… that beautiful section of the Colorado River that wraps and winds its way through the sleepy little town of Smithville, Texas. You might not know where Smithville is if you’re not from...
Failed Expectations 23 Jan 2013 | 08:00 pm
I don’t sign up for things like canoe races with expectations to fail. Nor I am I one to take challenges lightly. So when I heard about the 3rd Annual Texas Winter 100k (TWO), I was excited to meet it...
Texas Trout 7 Jan 2013 | 08:00 pm
To fish or not to fish. Is that every really a question? Depending on your angling personality and tolerance for the extreme it may not be a question at all. When rains blows out the waters or the tem...
Flies, Fails, and Winning 28 Dec 2012 | 08:00 pm
It’s the futile things of fly fishing I enjoy the most. Like taking the can’ts or shouldn’ts of a situation and turning them into been-there’s and done-that’s. This for me is fly fishing; a genuine ba...