Archive for January, 2025

USACE Fort Worth Texas Responds

Denton Greenebelt. A response from USACE Fort Worth, Texas. Some clarity comes, even if by accident.

Thor’s Day

What caused the damage to the Denton Greenbelt? This event nine years ago, captured on video, is the cause of most of my fly fishing woes today.

Lake Fork Bass and More History

Lake Fork, located in Northeast Texas, has a rich history, especially when it comes to bass fishing. Here’s a brief overview of its history and significance in the fishing community: Creation and Development Bass Fishing Significance Fishing Records and Reputation Economic and Community Impact Conservation Efforts Lake Fork stands as a testament to successful fishery […]

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 […]

Rocky Mountain High

Hot Texas Days mean cool Rocky Mountain fly fishing for a lot of Texans this July.

Southbound And Down

A simple plan would be to just stay put at the Ben Paschal Arroyo House and watch the water flow by, but you know me better than that by now.

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 […]