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Wait till you see the video from today's outing - one of the best days I've had...

Thanks for the tip - I've gone here a few times - always caught a few, but never a ton like I have in other spots.

No - this is the Llano County boat ramp. Lake is at 1004 ft (about 15 low).

about 5 hours or so - wish it could have been longer :-) It was a beautiful day.

That’s awesome, you always seem to catch a lot of fish, I’m thinking I don’t stay out long enough, really appreciate your videos !

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I said I wouldn’t go back, but I can’t accept my defeat, so I may go back this winter to try again. It’s such a long drive, I better do really good next time. 😊

Welcome, glad you enjoyed it. Good luck!

@@greggibby3062 Thank you so much

Nope - just no fish 🙂

Yeah, I love it. Wish it was closer to my house.

Yep. I keep thinking about trying a top water, but may streamer always seems to work.

@greggibby3062 same fly rod too? No reason to change patterns, it's too effective. Oh, I got a pair of those palmmyth gloves. Nice!! 👍

@@andrewj.karaffa7080 Yes - I use an 11wt with 10 wt saltwater floating line. (i know - it's overkill...) but, I can cast great with it and it's really light. I go with a 12-15ft leader as well.

@greggibby3062 overkill or not, it works. Looks like it casts awesome. Good stuff sir.

Wish every day was like that 😊

It’s been great. Never a bad day fishing, some are just better than others. 😊

Not all bad, I got a new phone 😊

Morning for sure

No - all synthetic - basically flash and grizzly hackle

And I would love to go to Indonesia to fish 🙂

​@@greggibby3062Can we go fishing together here, my brother?

Palmyth - they are great. I like them because they have long fingers - so my fingers don't get torn up striping the line, they are longer and go up the wrist pretty high so they minimize the gap between your shirt and glove, and they have good grip pads so they don't slip while paddling.

No - I use floating line with ~15ft leader. I've tried the sinking line and it doesn't cast great - and on this lake there is a lot of hydrilla. so unless the fish are really deep (over 15 ft) sinking line isn't great.

@greggibby3062 good to know, thanks, be safe out there

There was a channel where the current was moving right at the edge of a grass bed. Just trying to find a spot where I thought some trout might be sitting. Good luck!

What size was that white Seaducer? I’m in central FL, been thinking about sizing down all my flies next season. I’ve spooked more fish in the last few seasons than I’ve caught. Fishing in 6-10” of clear water is so frustrating lol. I’ve had pretty good luck with size 2 gold spoon flies dressed up kinda “shrimpy”.

@@michaelbacile8439

I typically go with a size 4. It matches the size of most of the shrimp in the bays here. Water is usually a big off color here as well.

Yes. Both the white and pink and the tan are shrimp imitations.

Never a bad day - some are just better than others 🙂

Jk we depend on you guyses tourism. Keep on keeping on

I do tie my own flies. I'll look at doing some more fly tying vids. One of my go to flies is the spinner fly - here's the vid: ua-cam.com/video/Tg2FSr_OVbU/v-deo.html

Never a bad day on the water - just varying degrees of goodness 🙂

Lot of different factors to consider - is it a fast action or medium action, carbon fiber or fiberglass, etc.. But - even with all that, I've found that doing a double haul and letting the rod do most of the work is the best way to get more distance and to save your arm and shoulder. there is a really good tutorial here: ua-cam.com/video/D5tIbK6xcjI/v-deo.html

@@greggibby3062 thank you!

Hi Jonathan. Some added advice which might speed your learning curve and minimize future frustration/mistakes. First some background- I am not a professional though I have been flyfishing longer than the majority of guides I've met. In my youth, I started flyfishing for panfish/bass/pike/carp and other freshwater species. However, at this point I have almost exclusively (not counting flyfishing trips for bass or when I journeyed elsewhere) flyfished the entire Tx gulf coast from Galveston to SPI for over 30 years. As already noted by the content creator the DOUBLE HAUL is vital for any fly fisher. It's even more critical to saltwater flyfishing than freshwater. I recently discovered another channel which I've been enjoying where almost all of flyfishing content is done on small central Tx streams. From the video perspective of the content creator, I immediately noticed this gentleman's casting stroke lacked the use of both the single and double haul. This is why he required an excessive number of false casts in order to reach his target- even when using small flies. As it happens, later in the series of his videos I saw where this person fished the gulf coast with a friend targeting redfish from a guides flats skiff. I KNEW he would struggle mightily even before he took his first shot because of his casting stroke. What I am about to share with you, is not intended to come across as bragging so bear with me. When I first decided to learn how saltwater flats/surf flyfish I was told by a boat salesman I met at a boat show in Houston who had just gotten into saltwater flyfishing that I would need a 9 or 10 weight- so this is what I purchased. This was completely erroneous information. I did catch fish, however it's akin to using a bazooka to hunt rabbit and squirrel. Shortly thereafter, I went to the ONLY fly shop in Houston at the time (long out of business) where I met Capt. Chris Phillips- may he rest in peace. Chris was transplanted Floridian working part time at the store and once (perhaps still does) held one of the tarpon flyfishing records in Florida. He was an outstanding guide who brought his Florida style flats skiff to Houston and would roam the gulf chasing tarpon, tuna etc. whenever he was not inshore fishing. It was he who informed me I would not need anything above a 6wt to handle any inshore fish. And that was that. Now, the ONLY reason I will pick up a 9 or 10 weight is when I am chasing pelagic brutes like Jack Crevalle. If you learn the correct casting stroke utilizing a double haul, you'll be able to use your 6wt all the time. My go to rod for 3 decades has been a 6 wt. When it's dead calm as it was in this particular video, you can easily use a 5wt unless you are using a big wind resistant fly. Back in the 90's I would fish the big open flats of the Laguna Madre-there is zero wind protection there- with Capt. Scott Sparrow (I believe he's now retired) all day long with a 5 TFO wt unless the wind was simply howling. Now, the only time I break out an 8wt for inshore flyfishing is when I am casting large-weighted flies standing on the bow of a casting platform needing to punch into a stout wind or when chasing Bahamian bonefish. Here in Tx, an 8 wt will handle any big inshore fish - including the baby/juvenile tarpon you can find in deep S. Tx and trust me, tarpon can PULL. If you can find it, see if you can locate an excellent though now ancient instructional video by Chico Fernandez. Chico is amongst an elite group of legendary S Florida saltwater flyfishing experts- and S. Florida is where all of this was born. The video is back from the VHS tape era, but it might be available in modern format. It was filmed against a black ground and also used slow motion so you can easily see what is happening with the fly line. If you can practice a bit, and apply the information from that video you will have no problem transitioning to the saltwater game. If you aren't yet using the double haul, you will also reap an instant benefit in freshwater environments when throwing big deer hair surface flies for bass or big poppers for stripers. Best of luck in your future flyfishing journey's.

Good luck. There were a couple of guys spin casting from shore on the side with the water plant that did pretty good while I was there.

@@greggibby3062 nice, I just got back from that location, It was a short trip wading out, and I got 2 bass one was small and the other was 15 inches, I was chatting with a young guy who was telling a spot where he always does really we at. But need a Kayak to get to it.

@@greggibby3062 I did some wading and picked up 2 bass and a sunny. Are you on FaceBook?

Yeah, I shouldn’t complain, but last time I was there it was nonstop action. Always a good day when you’re on the water 😊

Water is coming up, so it may be opening up soon. Fishing was fantastic!

Would love to meet up sometime. I'm on LinkedIn (Greg Gibby) we can connect there and exchange info

I wish I had a skiff 🙂

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