I’m doing a South Texas trip in May
I’ll try wading to target ? reds,specks,?
First time fly rodding the Salt and location
9ft 8wt-w/Okuma Integrity
Any ideas with Flies (I’m buying…still learning to tie)and places/techniques for the area?? -Thanks-
hey Teo
Try this link for some good reading on the entire Texas coast.
[url=http://gorp.away.com/gorp/publishers/pruett/txcoast/intro.htm:ca02d]http://gorp.away.com/gorp/publishers/pruett/txcoast/intro.htm[/url:ca02d]
Might need to register but its free and a whole slew of good info on the Texas flats in case you don’t get any other info. (never fished that area so this is the best I can do)
RRhyne56
[url=http://www.robinscustomleadersandflies.com:ca02d]http://www.robinscustomleadersandflies.com[/url:ca02d]
IM = robinrhyne@hotmail.com
I grew up in Brownsville.
Purchase a book titled: Fly Rodding the Texas Coast. It has all the info you need in it as far as location, etc.
I did very well off of the jetties off of South Padre Island and also did quite well off of the mouth of the Rio Grande on Boca Chica Beach.
Here’s is where you can find the book: [url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0871088886/qid=1136477658/sr=8-11/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i11_xgl14/103-3956336-3071831?n=507846&s=books&v=glance:3d20b]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0871088886/qid=1136477658/sr=8-11/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i11_xgl14/103-3956336-3071831?n=507846&s=books&v=glance[/url:3d20b]
Thanks rrhyne56 and SonOfMartin for the links.
giving back-
It’s not salty but still fun: [url=http://www.flysim.com:c9654]www.flysim.com[/url:c9654]
One of the go to flies in Texas is always a chartruese / white clouser. Also, small poppers in copper, red/white and chartruese. That time of year can also give you some good surf and near off shore fishing. There may be some good fishing off the jetties, too. Here are a couple of links to get you going in the right direction.
Capts. Scott and Kathy Sparrow at [url=http://www.lagunamadre.net:0a6a2]www.lagunamadre.net[/url:0a6a2]
Check with Larry Haines at the Fly Shop
Capt. Skipper Ray at [url=http://www.skipper-ray.com:0a6a2]www.skipper-ray.com[/url:0a6a2]
Capt. Ernest Cisneros at [url=http://www.tightlinescharters.com:0a6a2]www.tightlinescharters.com[/url:0a6a2]
and Capt. Ruben Garza at snookdudekayakfishingcharters.com NOTE: Ruben doesn’t guide down there, but that is where he grew up and still fishes a lot down there.
There are plenty more down there and, wind aside, you picked a good time to arrive. Tight lines, Chris
Tight Loops,
Animal Chris
Teo, Clousers in all colors and as mentioned before poppers… There are some Snook int he Brownsville ship channel so bring some Sea Deucers and other large patterns perhaps a Cockroach…
Animal Chris… been a while. Good to find you on a forum. I stumbled onto here looking for plans for a fly tying bench…I’m still fishing down here south of Corpus…
YO Snuffy, how you been?
Not much to report on this end, except a lot of work. We’re trying to get a house started in Rockport so that might get us down a little more frequently. Keep in touch.
Tight lines, Chris
Sounds good…Let me know…