Spent some time in the Lone Star State - Boy was it good to leave the Big Apple for a while...
The feeling of freedom is still vibrant in Texas - People are friendly, sky is so blue it is striking... there is so many lakes to explore that a life time of fishing will not be enough to explore these waters!
Everything started by a nice flight from the "Big Apple" to Dallas, I have been really lucky to take a nice aerial picture of Lewisville Lake, located north of Dallas Fort Worth (see below)
After a little scouting here and there I decided to approach these big waters on a different angle... The fishing season is pretty much over in North Texas, the water is damn cold and based on recent reports I will have a heck of a tough time to land a fish...
For many, this reports combined with the cold would be enough to stay home... luckily I don't give up that easily and exploring new places is my thing... preferably by running / scouting. I feel like exploration in a car is not as fun... you are going to fast to really capture the essence, the particularities of a place - you can't really get it...
My strategy was based on a "top - bottom" approach: follow a creek to the lake. Pretty simple plan, and pretty crazy exploration since it is muddy as hell. It was well worth it at so many levels...
The pictures below are a summary of my Texan exploration - Discovering the forgotten creek.
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| Following the Creek Part 1 |
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| Following the Creek...Part 2 |
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| Getting there... |
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| The mouth of the rivers merging in the lake! |
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| Going Dirty - Texan Mud is hard to beat! |
The Fish of Texas - Never caught them before - There is a first time for everything!
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| White Bass - Fresh water cousin of our beloved Striped Bass |
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| Bass are everywhere in Texas! Protecting water one step at a time |
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| A Small Mouth Buffalo Carp - They love nymphs! |
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| A LM Bass - Eating nymphs designed for Trouts :) |
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| Crappie are a lot of fun to catch |
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| The Alligator Gar! |
Texas fishing is truly something different, landscapes are amazing and the lakes are perfect for fishing - not mention how friendly people are... All the folks I met while while fishing were REALLY great people - I will be back for more!
Yeehaw!!
7 comments:
Great article with great fishes! Can't wait for my first fishing experience in NYC! Bonne Année :). Richy.
@ Richy: The season will start at the end of April. Happy new Years to you too! Let's go fishing together this year :)
Nice report Pierre!
Cette année on essaye de se voir si je passe par NYC!
Olivier
@Olivier: Sans probleme - my pleasure!
Nice sight, I've never seen a Gar, come say hi and talk some trout if you are in Sommerset in 2 weeks
@ mtflyfishguide: I will be there! It is a great show... You have a booth or something?
Impressive pics !!
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