I had a few spare hours last week so I haphazardly threw my fly rod and reel into the truck and headed east. My expectations were low and I had no desire to put any effort into this expedition. So I didn't...
I sat, barely conscious after a long work week, on a limestone ledge looking over the Guadalupe River. I was on the downstream end of the Horseshoe watching the leaves blow and the bridge drip. Periodically I would check the river for any feeding activity. There wasn’t any…
The sun finally peaked out and the wind died. I started seeing bugs on the water. What kind? They were small. I approached the river to take a closer look and see a fish roll in the tail-out upstream. Good fish…
I promptly tie on a small brassie dropper, secure a strike-indicator, and roll a cast into the riffle. Repeat. After several attempts, I notice a pause in the indicator. Lift rod. Fish on…