tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27702775.post6280369695840606978..comments2023-03-10T00:55:59.479-06:00Comments on Tales from a Texas Fly Fisher: Another Bass Sundaytexasflyfisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07807956251544952743noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27702775.post-21325524276268870512008-06-12T14:00:00.000-05:002008-06-12T14:00:00.000-05:00I was a student at Southwestern in the middle 70's...I was a student at Southwestern in the middle 70's, and haven't fished the north or south San Gabriel since probably 1979. I have forgotten which branch of the San Gabriel became the new lake, but I used to fish about 100 yards from where we dug in an old indian burnt midden (cook mound) as part of an "Archaeology of Palenstine" class taught by Dr. Edmund Steelman. I met my wife in that class. Dr. Steelman would yell at me to either stop fishing and come start digging, or he would fail me. Or was that "flail" me. The river then had the pristine river bed, with lots of exposed rock which is now all underwater. Except at high water because of a storm, it was always clear . . . or at least that is what I remember. <BR/><BR/>All we could afford to use, fly wise, were little white sponge spiders we bought at the old hardware store on the west side of the Courthouse square, around the corner fom the old Gold's Department store. We used little 7 foot South Bend fiberglass fly rods. We had no idea what we were doing . . . <BR/><BR/>The way I fly cast . . . I probably still don't know what I am doing. Wish I had a kayak back then. I'm still an old fashioned canoe user.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111604494705227127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27702775.post-7527888043181971082008-06-12T13:43:00.000-05:002008-06-12T13:43:00.000-05:00Hi Ben,I haven't fished below the Georgetown dam i...Hi Ben,<BR/><BR/>I haven't fished below the Georgetown dam in over year but the flows there did seem low.<BR/><BR/>I may have to contact a fishing buddy that uses to keep annual flow rate information about the San Gabriel. He may be able to provide some actual useful data on historical flows.texasflyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07807956251544952743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27702775.post-22046022574561376612008-06-11T21:43:00.000-05:002008-06-11T21:43:00.000-05:00Some anglers tell me that fishing on the North San...Some anglers tell me that fishing on the North San Gabriel has declined in recent years because more water is being taken out of the lake and sent to Roundrock, so there is less released from the lake and therefore less flow below the dam. Do you think this is correct?<BR/><BR/>I'm teaching a course at Southwestern next fall on the history and ecology of the San Gabriel. To share information with my students, I've started a blog providing information about the San Gabriel at: http://sgrivertexas.blogspot.com/ Take a look.Ben Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995775341854669941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27702775.post-88135151921954721952008-06-11T20:36:00.000-05:002008-06-11T20:36:00.000-05:00Howdy Pastor Rick,I have used exactly those two co...Howdy Pastor Rick,<BR/><BR/>I have used exactly those two colors and size of BH woolly buggers and have caught carp, bass, catfish, gar, bluegill and rio grande cichlid and can attest to their fish catching ability.<BR/><BR/>I do however like to experiment but it is high time I tie up some olive and black BH woolly buggers on #6 hooks!<BR/><BR/>I'm sure the river has changed quite a bit since you remember it. Even in the past couple of years, the river has changed for me. I remember it far more cleaner with less algae and silt than recently. Same thing with Lake Travis that I used to fish a lot. I remember being able to clearly see down to 10 or more feet below me. It was said that you could see a yellow colored anchor in 20 feet of water in Lake Travis. Lately, it too has gotten more silt and though it is still pretty clear it isn't like it used to be.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!texasflyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07807956251544952743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27702775.post-36336715994597630122008-06-11T20:20:00.000-05:002008-06-11T20:20:00.000-05:00Up here in north Texas, using a beadhead woolly bu...Up here in north Texas, using a beadhead woolly bugger (#6 or #8) in olive or black is a good fly to use. Several fly fisherman I know through nothing else, and catch bass, perch and a small catfish or two.<BR/><BR/>I use to fish the San Gabriel near Georgetown when I was at Southwestern U. That was before the lake was impounded. What a beautiful clear river. Bass and catfish. Hard to catch because of the clear water . . . and because of all the noise we made.<BR/><BR/>Oh, to be young again!<BR/><BR/>I appreciate your blog. <BR/><BR/>Pastor Rick ><>Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111604494705227127noreply@blogger.com