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Roaring River, MO, April 5, 2008
Valley Branscum caught nice fish on the Roaring River in Missouri this past weekend.
Slide Show: Valley's Rainbow Pictures
Valley Branscum caught nice fish on the Roaring River in Missouri this past weekend.
Slide Show: Valley's Rainbow Pictures
Lower Illinois River, Friday April 11, 2008
TFF members Dr. Jim Nemec, his son, Joseph, "Carpmeister" (age 9), and Jimmy Durham hooked spawning carp
till the world looked level. This frankly is one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen and an awful lot of fun with
a 4 weigh fly rod...No trout were present at the time.
Jimmy Durham
Slide Show: Carp Rodeo
TFF members Dr. Jim Nemec, his son, Joseph, "Carpmeister" (age 9), and Jimmy Durham hooked spawning carp
till the world looked level. This frankly is one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen and an awful lot of fun with
a 4 weigh fly rod...No trout were present at the time.
Jimmy Durham
Slide Show: Carp Rodeo
Llano River, Junction, Texas April 18-20, 2008
With the recent heavy rains and resulting high water around Oklahoma this spring I decided to look south for a
place to go fishing. I've fished the Llano River around Mason, Texas a couple of times and really enjoyed the early
warm weather in April so I started looking for a place for camping. In Texas, public access is very limited so I
started with a Google search and found Llano River Campground I called to reserve a spot and Kim informed me
a group of fly fishers from Austin, TX were coming for the weekend and they were completely full. So, I checked
the calendar on the Austin Fly Fishers web site and found that Vern Harris was coordinating their outing. I called
Vern and ask if they had room for one more and was welcomed to join them. I booked a flight and rental car,
called a friend in Austin to borrow camping gear and was on my way Friday morning. I arrived around 1:00pm
picked up the rental car and camping gear and was headed to Junction, Texas by 2:30pm. It's a beautiful 3 hour
drive through the Texas Hill Country east of Austin on Hwy 290. I arrived about 5:30pm just in time for happy hour
and plenty of daylight left for setting up my tent. I met Vern Harris and a dozen other Austin Fly Fishers all of
whose names I can't recall. They were all very friendly and easy going and made me feel right at home. We sat
around the campfire told stories and enjoyed the starry night.
Saturday morning we had a quick breakfast of muffins, fruit, orange juice and coffee before heading out on the
water. The Llano River Campground does not provide canoes or kayaks so all the AFFs brought their own crafts.
Since I didn't have a boat, I had planned on renting a craft from SOUTH LLANO RIVER CANOES-(325) 446-2220.
They provided me with a kayak and shuttle service on the South Llano River. The South Llano River is the
headwaters of the Llano River and is spring fed with cool clear water year round. I fished this upper section
while the AFFs fished the main Llano River section. I had a great day floating the South Llano River wet wading
and fishing the good holes. The Llano is generally shallow, runs around 130 cfs and can be wet waded in April.
The sun was shining and fishing was good with temperatures in the upper 80s. I caught lots of nice sized fish
including Bluegills, Longears and Guadalupe Bass on woolly buggers, madam Xs, clousers, and Turks tarantulas.
I returned to the campground and met up with the AFFs around 5:30pm (just in time for happy hour). Vern Harris
was in charge of the food and had prepared for a great cookout. Everyone brought their own meat and Vern
brought extra Filet Mignon for me! Wow, those Texans really know how to do a cookout. We had jalapeno
sausages for an appetizer, corn on the cob, and a host of other foods for dinner. Again, we sat around the
campfire and enjoyed the starry night.
Sunday morning we had another breakfast of muffins, fruit, orange juice and coffee. Some people floated again
others wade fished the river near our campground and most people were packed up and gone by noon. I wade
fished until about 1:00pm then decided to look for more comfortable quarters for the night. I had previously
stayed at a really nice bed and breakfast near Mason, TX which caters to fly fishers Raye Carrington on the Llano
River I called and booked a room for the night then drove there and was fishing again by 3:00pm. This section is
further down river on the main Llano River. The fishing was considerably better here. I caught many of the same
fish but they tended to be a little bigger. I also caught two large catfish on back to back casts with a small jig I had
purchased at Rim Shoals for high water trout fishing conditions! Wow, both fish took me close to my backing. I
turned in and enjoyed a nice comfortable bed for the night.
Monday morning I had a great breakfast fixed just for me as I was the lone resident for Sunday night. I wade
fished about a mile of river right in front of the B&B and had the best day of all. It was very warm and overcast all
day and I did not see another person on the river. It was nice to get away from the 10,000 cfs they've been
running on the Lower Illinois River!
Fred Kirk
Slide Show: Llano River, Texas
With the recent heavy rains and resulting high water around Oklahoma this spring I decided to look south for a
place to go fishing. I've fished the Llano River around Mason, Texas a couple of times and really enjoyed the early
warm weather in April so I started looking for a place for camping. In Texas, public access is very limited so I
started with a Google search and found Llano River Campground I called to reserve a spot and Kim informed me
a group of fly fishers from Austin, TX were coming for the weekend and they were completely full. So, I checked
the calendar on the Austin Fly Fishers web site and found that Vern Harris was coordinating their outing. I called
Vern and ask if they had room for one more and was welcomed to join them. I booked a flight and rental car,
called a friend in Austin to borrow camping gear and was on my way Friday morning. I arrived around 1:00pm
picked up the rental car and camping gear and was headed to Junction, Texas by 2:30pm. It's a beautiful 3 hour
drive through the Texas Hill Country east of Austin on Hwy 290. I arrived about 5:30pm just in time for happy hour
and plenty of daylight left for setting up my tent. I met Vern Harris and a dozen other Austin Fly Fishers all of
whose names I can't recall. They were all very friendly and easy going and made me feel right at home. We sat
around the campfire told stories and enjoyed the starry night.
Saturday morning we had a quick breakfast of muffins, fruit, orange juice and coffee before heading out on the
water. The Llano River Campground does not provide canoes or kayaks so all the AFFs brought their own crafts.
Since I didn't have a boat, I had planned on renting a craft from SOUTH LLANO RIVER CANOES-(325) 446-2220.
They provided me with a kayak and shuttle service on the South Llano River. The South Llano River is the
headwaters of the Llano River and is spring fed with cool clear water year round. I fished this upper section
while the AFFs fished the main Llano River section. I had a great day floating the South Llano River wet wading
and fishing the good holes. The Llano is generally shallow, runs around 130 cfs and can be wet waded in April.
The sun was shining and fishing was good with temperatures in the upper 80s. I caught lots of nice sized fish
including Bluegills, Longears and Guadalupe Bass on woolly buggers, madam Xs, clousers, and Turks tarantulas.
I returned to the campground and met up with the AFFs around 5:30pm (just in time for happy hour). Vern Harris
was in charge of the food and had prepared for a great cookout. Everyone brought their own meat and Vern
brought extra Filet Mignon for me! Wow, those Texans really know how to do a cookout. We had jalapeno
sausages for an appetizer, corn on the cob, and a host of other foods for dinner. Again, we sat around the
campfire and enjoyed the starry night.
Sunday morning we had another breakfast of muffins, fruit, orange juice and coffee. Some people floated again
others wade fished the river near our campground and most people were packed up and gone by noon. I wade
fished until about 1:00pm then decided to look for more comfortable quarters for the night. I had previously
stayed at a really nice bed and breakfast near Mason, TX which caters to fly fishers Raye Carrington on the Llano
River I called and booked a room for the night then drove there and was fishing again by 3:00pm. This section is
further down river on the main Llano River. The fishing was considerably better here. I caught many of the same
fish but they tended to be a little bigger. I also caught two large catfish on back to back casts with a small jig I had
purchased at Rim Shoals for high water trout fishing conditions! Wow, both fish took me close to my backing. I
turned in and enjoyed a nice comfortable bed for the night.
Monday morning I had a great breakfast fixed just for me as I was the lone resident for Sunday night. I wade
fished about a mile of river right in front of the B&B and had the best day of all. It was very warm and overcast all
day and I did not see another person on the river. It was nice to get away from the 10,000 cfs they've been
running on the Lower Illinois River!
Fred Kirk
Slide Show: Llano River, Texas
Smallmouth Rendezvous, Tahlequah, OK, May 2-3, 2008
The Green Country Flyfishers, Northeastern Oklahoma Fly Fishers and the Native American Women Fly Fishers did
a great job this year with the SMR. There were lots of tiers and the goal to raise money for the Mitch Fram
Memorial Scholarship was successful. Even though the water was running around 1760 cfs on the upper Illinois
River it was clear and looked really good. I waded the area around Sparrow Hawk Mountain for a couple of hours
after the SMR ended on Saturday and caught a few bluegills and a very nice smallmouth bass. I was fishing
Whitlock's Red Fox Squirrel Nymph. Check out the pictures.
Fred Kirk
Slide Show: Smallmouth Bass on the Upper Illinois River
Slide Show: Smallmouth Rendezvous
The Green Country Flyfishers, Northeastern Oklahoma Fly Fishers and the Native American Women Fly Fishers did
a great job this year with the SMR. There were lots of tiers and the goal to raise money for the Mitch Fram
Memorial Scholarship was successful. Even though the water was running around 1760 cfs on the upper Illinois
River it was clear and looked really good. I waded the area around Sparrow Hawk Mountain for a couple of hours
after the SMR ended on Saturday and caught a few bluegills and a very nice smallmouth bass. I was fishing
Whitlock's Red Fox Squirrel Nymph. Check out the pictures.
Fred Kirk
Slide Show: Smallmouth Bass on the Upper Illinois River
Slide Show: Smallmouth Rendezvous
Good Eats from Lake Pawhuska, Saturday May 10, 2008
Steve Crosby and Jimmy Durham caught some nice bluegills from Lake Pawhuska on Saturday. From the looks
of things, I believe dinner was very tasty! Check out the pictures.
Fred Kirk
Slide Show: Lake Pawhuska Catch
Steve Crosby and Jimmy Durham caught some nice bluegills from Lake Pawhuska on Saturday. From the looks
of things, I believe dinner was very tasty! Check out the pictures.
Fred Kirk
Slide Show: Lake Pawhuska Catch