Monday Morning and We Survived
Texas Fly Fishing and April Events in Texas
Good Monday Morning, and welcome to another Yo-Yo week of weather and fly fishing spring give-and-take. This weather … hailstorms, wind damage, sunny and cold. What next, pray tell?
I guess many of us residing at, or above, the I30 line got spoiled by two past years of mild winters and equally mild springs. What we have here is part of the new reality – unpredictability.
ON UNPREDICTABILITY
(aka. You Thought Trump was Bad? Try Texas in Springtime.)
These unpredictable days, coupled with a weekly window shortened by three days, mean chances will have to be taken to do the research we had in mind for other fly fishing locations – listed earlier in the year. We are just going to have to roll the dice, and try to keep the damage to a minimum.
AS PER Lake Ray Roberts, and fly fishing that fertile field? It was beautiful, and untouched by carp as of last week. The water is still cold, and if they are just offshore; they are well hidden by the wind CHURNED water. The flats are greening up nicely though. I am still searching for that snakehead I saw there a couple of years ago, but I bet that was a once-in-a-lifetime sighting.
PILING ON
April has its share of public events as well. Already halfway through the month, some of the best events are yet to come.
- Denton Arts & Jazz Festival (yes a true “festival”) – https://dentonjazzfest.com/
- Aubrey Pasture Pickin’s April 28 – https://www.facebook.com/Annual-Pasture-Pickin-Sale-435639026593545/
- Galveston Island Food & Wine Festival http://www.galvestonislandwinefestival.com/
- Main Street (Fort Worth) Arts Festival – http://www.mainstreetartsfest.org/
Somehow, I am hoping the folks at the other Texas fly fishing related festivuses have learned their lessons this year. Your events are TOO EARLY in the year – in this part of the United States of America. That goes for the Athens Fly Fishing Festivus as well. Mid-April should be a minimum, with May-June being the right time for this Country. Question is; will they ever learn?
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