Archive for December, 2023

Denton Greenbelt Debacle

A response from Robbie Merritt of TPWD and Gary Packan from City of Denton are on the agenda today. I know, slightly better than watching paint dry.

Goodbye to the Trinity River

I say goodbye to a River the Trinity River stretch from Ray Roberts to Lewisville Lake, as it is hopelessly caught in the bureaucratic swamp.

Denton Greenbelt Debacle at Highway 380 Park

Denton Greenbelt Park Trinity River at 380 goes underwater again because of years of mismanagement, and renders TPWD improvements damaged and useless.

Denton Greenbelt Corridor Ownership

As readers realize, we are trying to focus, for the long term, on the Denton Greenbelt Debacle – a continuing log jam of the Trinity River waterway between Lake Ray Roberts and Lake Dallas, Texas. It is a learn-as-we-go process that has little hope of immediate progress, but with a little more clarity, perhaps we […]

Denton HWY380 Greenbelt Park Reopens

After six years, but who’s counting, the park portion of Denton Trinity Greenbelt at HWY 380 reopens.

Denton Greenbelt Update

The Denton Greenbelt Corridor is being worked on by TPWD, but bigger issues remain – waterway closed and no progress is made on that problem.

Water Rescue on the Denton Greenbelt Corridor

Multiple agencies called in for water rescue along log-jammed Denton Trinity River Greenbelt – between FM428 and HWY380.

HEB Redfish Video on This Morning

Easy watch this morning – H E B Our Texas Our Future: Redfish Revival looks at the Texas Gulf Coast redfish and what makes it so great.

Monday Morning Blues

Watch the only Texas fly fishing report this time – border to border! We have highlights from the Lower Laguna Madre earlier this month AND carp running wild on Lake Ray Roberts Texas.

JUST A WORD

Do you want to know where the Texas Gulf Coast fly fishing scene never stops? Port Mansfield, Texas, is always on. Go soon, it is waking up!

Texas Fly Fishing Report

South Padre Island and the Lower Laguna Madre fly fishing report.

Outside The Door

A new wonder world of water outside the door. So close and so diverse. The Lower Laguna Madre awaits.

Monday Brings a Hint of Fall

Fall brings more changes than I can imagine. Getting ready for salt is priority one – the big move a week away. Green trout on Ray Roberts!

Ready For Blastoff!

Caught up in the whirlwind – DFW to South Padre Island to Houston and back again today.

Saturday Reruns

The Saturday Reruns are falling fast now. This one clocks in at 14-thousand views, and will actually get a follow-up this spring to let watchers know how all the tuning on the skiff turned out! Running Your Shallow Saltwater Skiff These are some of the many ways to set up your skiff for running Texas […]

Give a Little Get A Little

Send and receive the latest information – on the Monday Morning Sidewalk, Texas’ original Monday fly fishing social gathering of ill repute.

Port O’Connor Texas Fly Fishing

This report is fresh off the Texas Gulf Coast’s Port O’Connor, and contains the latest on conditions last week in that fishing eco-system. It’s not pretty.