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Texas Redfish Tails

The redfish have been feeding well and in tight pods, despite most average skies and winds. Next weeks forecast looks fabulous and I have open Tuesday May 14th and Saturday May 18th if anyone is interested in stalking some more redfish out of Port Aransas Texas! Wade and Boat trips available! FYI there are only a few dates for jack crevelle and redfish still available in June and July!

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The studious and patient angler with a keen eye can pull fish under many different conditions and all these folks from the last 2 weeks of charters have done very well! We don’t always need sunshine, we don’t always need moderate winds, we don’t always need “the perfect day” because EVERY DAY spent fishing is “the perfect day”! There are tricks of the trade for working under clouds, rainy skies or windy afternoon in your face conditions… There are secrets for seeing fish when the glare is killing everyone else. And it is most fun to see how the sight of a tailing redfish pods affects our Anglers of the Day! For some, they can pick it, stick it and release it without hardly LOL’ing. For others though it makes their knees shake. A select group of anglers just freeze in amazement and some tremble, fumble and stumble with excitement of what their eyes are seeing! With experience though, everyone learns to remain calm and take it all easy, make a slow smooth deliberate cast when the time is right and the red fish respond accordingly. Its what keeps us fishing time over time. Going back again the next day to see what may have changed, and sticking it out through the thick and the thin. A day of dedication and persistence can make even the smallest fish feel big and that’s why we love fly fishing!

Fly Fishing Show

Fly Fishing ShowThe Fly Fishing Show is coming to Somerset NJ and it couldn’t have come at a better time!!! Luckily, it really hasn’t been all that cold. Nonetheless, the winter-time blues are here for sure because it has been at least three weeks since I last wet a hook…

One thing that makes this event so great is because of the venue. All under a single roof one could expect to run into many prominent names in the industry. My personal favorites are the kind folks at TroutHunter, Hatch Outdoors, Yellow Dog & Turneffe Flats

The grizzly guys at Bear’s Den have such an abundance of fly tying materials, it is completely overwhelming. If you find something you like, buy it immediately because if you set it down it is certain that the person behind you is going to snatch it right up the second you let go!

Another fantastic aspect of this event is that there are so many great journalists there such as Phil Shook, and conservation authors such as Carl Safina, you are certain to hear about some great fishing adventures! There is nothing like hanging out with fellow fly-fisherman telling each other outrageous and exagerated fish stories! It is truly entertaining and amazing at how many truths are stretched during an event like this! But of course, that is part of the thrill and excitement of fly fishing!

But most of all, I look forward to seeing the people that I have had the pleasure to meet, and those that I have had the good fortune to fish with. If you haven’t visited this event before, don’t let anything stand in your way, this year is a special one because of how many great deals these vendors are offering to customers! See you there!

Keeping the hooks sharp,
Captain Ken Jones
Kenjo Fly Fishing