Jk we depend on you guyses tourism. Keep on keeping on
@blaine_yousanАй бұрын
Are you using a clouser minnow? If you tie flies, how about showing how you tie yours or at least share a view of the type. You catch bass very well on the fly rod.
@greggibby3062Ай бұрын
I do tie my own flies. I'll look at doing some more fly tying vids. One of my go to flies is the spinner fly - here's the vid: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipiVd4aolLSJmLc
@22veteranflyfishingАй бұрын
Looks like you had a good time on the water
@greggibby3062Ай бұрын
Never a bad day on the water - just varying degrees of goodness 🙂
@22veteranflyfishing2 ай бұрын
Good video, the walk did not look too bad.
@22veteranflyfishing2 ай бұрын
It was a fun day on the lake, I was glad to see you got a few bass. Next time we will get the bass. Thanks for having me out.
@cminton122 ай бұрын
awesome!!!
@22veteranflyfishing2 ай бұрын
It looks like you are back, and had a good day out fishing. I'll send you a text tomorrow. You should get a net. I may have found another place to put in at, I'm going to be scouting it out.
@jonathanmartinez83952 ай бұрын
Hey man, been watching your channel for a while and I think you mentioned you use an 11wt. So I just got a 9wt and i find it very difficult casting in general coming from my 6wt. Now I can see what you do with that 11wt is pretty impressive. Any tips on how do handle a heavy rod?
@greggibby30622 ай бұрын
Lot of different factors to consider - is it a fast action or medium action, carbon fiber or fiberglass, etc.. But - even with all that, I've found that doing a double haul and letting the rod do most of the work is the best way to get more distance and to save your arm and shoulder. there is a really good tutorial here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/embXepWBa92WoKs
@jonathanmartinez8395Ай бұрын
@@greggibby3062 thank you!
@CristobalToku-t8lАй бұрын
Hi Jonathan. Some added advice which might speed your learning curve and minimize future frustration/mistakes. First some background- I am not a professional though I have been flyfishing longer than the majority of guides I've met. In my youth, I started flyfishing for panfish/bass/pike/carp and other freshwater species. However, at this point I have almost exclusively (not counting flyfishing trips for bass or when I journeyed elsewhere) flyfished the entire Tx gulf coast from Galveston to SPI for over 30 years. As already noted by the content creator the DOUBLE HAUL is vital for any fly fisher. It's even more critical to saltwater flyfishing than freshwater. I recently discovered another channel which I've been enjoying where almost all of flyfishing content is done on small central Tx streams. From the video perspective of the content creator, I immediately noticed this gentleman's casting stroke lacked the use of both the single and double haul. This is why he required an excessive number of false casts in order to reach his target- even when using small flies. As it happens, later in the series of his videos I saw where this person fished the gulf coast with a friend targeting redfish from a guides flats skiff. I KNEW he would struggle mightily even before he took his first shot because of his casting stroke. What I am about to share with you, is not intended to come across as bragging so bear with me. When I first decided to learn how saltwater flats/surf flyfish I was told by a boat salesman I met at a boat show in Houston who had just gotten into saltwater flyfishing that I would need a 9 or 10 weight- so this is what I purchased. This was completely erroneous information. I did catch fish, however it's akin to using a bazooka to hunt rabbit and squirrel. Shortly thereafter, I went to the ONLY fly shop in Houston at the time (long out of business) where I met Capt. Chris Phillips- may he rest in peace. Chris was transplanted Floridian working part time at the store and once (perhaps still does) held one of the tarpon flyfishing records in Florida. He was an outstanding guide who brought his Florida style flats skiff to Houston and would roam the gulf chasing tarpon, tuna etc. whenever he was not inshore fishing. It was he who informed me I would not need anything above a 6wt to handle any inshore fish. And that was that. Now, the ONLY reason I will pick up a 9 or 10 weight is when I am chasing pelagic brutes like Jack Crevalle. If you learn the correct casting stroke utilizing a double haul, you'll be able to use your 6wt all the time. My go to rod for 3 decades has been a 6 wt. When it's dead calm as it was in this particular video, you can easily use a 5wt unless you are using a big wind resistant fly. Back in the 90's I would fish the big open flats of the Laguna Madre-there is zero wind protection there- with Capt. Scott Sparrow (I believe he's now retired) all day long with a 5 TFO wt unless the wind was simply howling. Now, the only time I break out an 8wt for inshore flyfishing is when I am casting large-weighted flies standing on the bow of a casting platform needing to punch into a stout wind or when chasing Bahamian bonefish. Here in Tx, an 8 wt will handle any big inshore fish - including the baby/juvenile tarpon you can find in deep S. Tx and trust me, tarpon can PULL. If you can find it, see if you can locate an excellent though now ancient instructional video by Chico Fernandez. Chico is amongst an elite group of legendary S Florida saltwater flyfishing experts- and S. Florida is where all of this was born. The video is back from the VHS tape era, but it might be available in modern format. It was filmed against a black ground and also used slow motion so you can easily see what is happening with the fly line. If you can practice a bit, and apply the information from that video you will have no problem transitioning to the saltwater game. If you aren't yet using the double haul, you will also reap an instant benefit in freshwater environments when throwing big deer hair surface flies for bass or big poppers for stripers. Best of luck in your future flyfishing journey's.
@22veteranflyfishing3 ай бұрын
Those were nice-looking bass, too bad the wind picked up on you...I just sent you an email.
@22veteranflyfishing3 ай бұрын
Nice cat. Did you get any video of the other fish?
@22veteranflyfishing3 ай бұрын
I'm going to head out and do some fishing at the location, It's too much of a kayak drag for me so I'm going to try some wading. I hope it not going to be windy. Just tied up some flys for this spot the other night.
@greggibby30623 ай бұрын
Good luck. There were a couple of guys spin casting from shore on the side with the water plant that did pretty good while I was there.
@22veteranflyfishing3 ай бұрын
@@greggibby3062 nice, I just got back from that location, It was a short trip wading out, and I got 2 bass one was small and the other was 15 inches, I was chatting with a young guy who was telling a spot where he always does really we at. But need a Kayak to get to it.
@22veteranflyfishing3 ай бұрын
@@greggibby3062 I did some wading and picked up 2 bass and a sunny. Are you on FaceBook?
@Krakenflyfishing3 ай бұрын
Looks like a good day to me!
@greggibby30623 ай бұрын
Yeah, I shouldn’t complain, but last time I was there it was nonstop action. Always a good day when you’re on the water 😊
@22veteranflyfishing3 ай бұрын
wow that was a really nice day of fly fishing looks like I will be hitting that up very soon as in this week.
@22veteranflyfishing3 ай бұрын
I looked at the spot 2 weeks ago and was thinking about taking my kayak down. I bet not alot of people are fishing that spot with the ramp being out. When I looked at the spot there were a ton of carp. I may have to suck it up and take the kayak down and do some fly fishing at the spot.
@greggibby30623 ай бұрын
Water is coming up, so it may be opening up soon. Fishing was fantastic!
@22veteranflyfishing3 ай бұрын
I just found your channel, your videos are fun. I fly fish as well, and do my best to get out 2 times a week. I live in Leander Tx and always looking for someone to go fly fishing with. I have a kayak and stuff. I tie my own flys as well and I build my own fly rods. Let me know if you want to meet up and go fly fishing sometime. I'm always free to do some fly fishing.
@greggibby30623 ай бұрын
Would love to meet up sometime. I'm on LinkedIn (Greg Gibby) we can connect there and exchange info
@dilbo-baggins3 ай бұрын
Awesome
@Krakenflyfishing3 ай бұрын
I need to get my yak out. This skiff has me spoiled.
@greggibby30623 ай бұрын
I wish I had a skiff 🙂
@j.d.75743 ай бұрын
Where do you get the spinners?
@greggibby30623 ай бұрын
Amazon: Aventik 75pcs Brass Fly Propeller, Well Balanced, Three Sizes, Three Fish Men Approved Finishes; Bass Bugs, Baitfish, Spinner Flies, Fresh Water & Salt Water
@TerryGrier4 ай бұрын
That is a long as DRAG of the Kayak?
@greggibby30624 ай бұрын
Yeah, it’s a bit of work, but the fishing was excellent.
@TerryGrier4 ай бұрын
@@greggibby3062 Yep sorry for not saying that ... well done... you got some nice CHUNKS!
@user-sf1gk8nh1s4 ай бұрын
Great video, is there any way you can show us how to tie the fly you use with the little spinner on it. Thanks and keep up the good work.
@greggibby30624 ай бұрын
Sure thing!
@andrewj.karaffa70804 ай бұрын
How do setup your anchor? I have a float tube, considering adding 1
@greggibby30624 ай бұрын
Pretty simple - just tie the anchor rope to the bottom of the anchor, use a break away zip-tie to hold it to the top. You need to do that incase it get stuck on something - otherwise you will be donating an anchor at some point 🙂. Then add a float to the line. I would recommend a 1lbs anchor for a float tube - lots of options for individual pieces or a full set-up on Amazon.
@andrewj.karaffa70804 ай бұрын
@greggibby3062 awesome thanks!! Oh, I had no idea there were 2 lakes/ponds in cedar Park. I'm not that far from there. Hitting both of those up this week!
@greggibby30624 ай бұрын
@@andrewj.karaffa7080 good luck
@jonathanmartinez83954 ай бұрын
Awesome fishing! love your videos. Where did you get those shrimp flies?
@greggibby30624 ай бұрын
Discount Flies - spawning shrimp pattern, size 4. I tie my own as well - the store bought ones don't seem to last too long.
@jonathanmartinez83954 ай бұрын
Thank you! @greggibby3062
@westerniowaoutdoors23534 ай бұрын
Loved the Video!! subscribed for more, thanks for sharing.
@greggibby30624 ай бұрын
Welcome to the channel - glad you liked it. Certainty a lot of fun to make 🙂
@marcusyoung20654 ай бұрын
Great day of fishing, thanks for sharing! Were you able to drop your kayak at the bottom of the ramp or did you have to haul it all the way down and back up?
@greggibby30624 ай бұрын
They have it roped off at the top of the ramp - so you need to haul it. 😞
@marcusyoung20654 ай бұрын
Gotcha, I’ve really been enjoying your vids, keep it coming!
@PunmasterSTP4 ай бұрын
I vaguely remember going to that area with extended family years ago, but we might have gone out on Lake Travis. In any case, that looked like a beautiful day!
@greggibby30624 ай бұрын
Never a bad day when you get a chance to hit the water 🙂
@PunmasterSTP4 ай бұрын
I walked all around the lake once, and definitely want to go out over the water someday!
@JoseAlvarez-ni9ny4 ай бұрын
cool video! what fly are you using and wt line?
@greggibby30624 ай бұрын
I tie up my own, but basically a streamer with a spinner. I use 10 wt floating line with a 20lb leader.
@TheSkeeter024 ай бұрын
I love GISP will kayak fish this year for the 1 st time soon
@JNaStY7204 ай бұрын
What size are you throwing?
@greggibby30624 ай бұрын
I tie my own - usually tie-up most flies in the 2 to 4 size. I have a fewer size 6 if the bait fish are really small - or if I want to go after crappie and sunfish.
@andrewj.karaffa70805 ай бұрын
Was this today? Looked like perfect conditions. Oh what's your rod/reel setup? Thanks!
@greggibby30625 ай бұрын
This was Sunday - 07Apr. Morning was a bit windy, but the afternoon was perfect. I use an 11 wt Maxcatch Saltpro rod and a Maxcatch saltwater reel with 10 wt forward weighted line. I know - overkill for bass - but its light and casts really well - and it's ideal for when I hit the coast.
@andrewj.karaffa70804 ай бұрын
@greggibby3062 i was gonna say, looks like it casts really well. lays the line and fly out really sweet. Thanks!
@andrewj.karaffa70805 ай бұрын
Where did you put in at? Thinking about taking the float tube out there.
@greggibby30625 ай бұрын
Cottonwood shores boat ramp - they just finished it and it's petty nice.
@mikemckenna85305 ай бұрын
Nice video...hope the pelican was OK! Crazy how the wind picked up!
@greggibby30625 ай бұрын
Yeah - I could never get close enough to find out what it was caught on and help it... and the wind - Holy Smokes - it was tough paddling back to the boat ramp.
@youknoweverything76435 ай бұрын
And nice catches by the way that whole area has a honey hole full of monster trout. And when the dolphins come in they drive the trout into under the pier and around that pier cause there is old pilons and structure from the old piers that was there before for them to hide in and they will bite lures that swim by as a defense bite cause they don't want the dolphins to see the lure or fish by them and attract them to their hiding spot I guess that's what I like to think as to why they bite like crazzy when hiding in their from dolphins
@youknoweverything76435 ай бұрын
O use to live in Portland texas outskirts of corpus Christi the city and the beaches in corpus aranasas and rock port and all over south texas are nasty and hard packed sand and not white conpared to the squeaky clean fluffy thick white sandy beaches we have over here in gulf shores Alabama and oragne beach fl for some reason. But one thing is for sure that Indian point pier in Portland if you throw some soft plastics on a 3/8 jig hook woth a bass style rod anf spinning reel and when facing the pier go to the far left hand side corner facing back twords the beach and highway and boince and reel that jih head amd soft plastic eel type bait pff the bottom in a fast jerk and medium reel pace to reel in the cslack you will catch monster speckled trout there. I caught my all time personall best trout there which was was 29.6 inches at 12.7 lbs she was a monster and i always caught my limit of 5 trout over 15 inches at the spot in a hour or two everry time in early morning as soon as the sun starts to peak through the darkness is when you wanna start fishing and fish till about noon os the nest times there for trout. Especially right now in sorong time they are so thick in there they will hit the plastic soft eel bait as soon as it hits the water and if you free line a live shrimp right there by the dock and jaut let the shrinp donots thing about 10-15 feet away from doc you will nail monster trophy trout roght there as well like that if the spft plastic osnt working
@greggibby30625 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tips - I'll give it a try.
@youknoweverything76435 ай бұрын
@@greggibby3062 your welcome even free lining live shrimp right next to the pier by the posts I have caught trophy sized trout and actually caught my personal best that way using live shrimp free line she was 29 7/8 of a inch long 15.6 lbs fat girl not pregnant just big belly and I had a replica made of her. I took like 15 different measurements and it took a while to do so cause I did it with her in the water the whole time while a buddy was pushing water across her gills to keep oxygen flowing so she wouldn't die and go make more monsters for us to catch in the future years. I also have caught a few tagged red fish from corpus Christi that the Texas A&M fish and wildlife program does with the truck and the free boat and cash prize if you catch a redfish with their lottery tag on it well since I caught it in mobile Alabama I would t have been able to bring it in to them within the 24 hours of catching and calling it in and second of all apparently if it's caught in another state that tag doesn't count which sucks cause I could have won me a new truck boat and 100k cash. They do that cause you gotta pay money to be a member in case you catch the taged fish they release like thousands of them with tags and only a few are money tags rest are just to call and report so they can track them and do studies. Also the limit law that Texas has on all the game saltwater fish is so strict it actually helped the fishing get amazing in a 10 -15 year period which is very fast and reason why you can catch trophy trout off of any bank and under any bridge off any pier ECT in corpus and surrounding areas. Also that over pass bridge by the kayak park they call black bridge free line shrimp right there almost under the bridge but casting paralell to it off the rocks/bank or use the same lure or type of lure I'm talking about as long as it has a chartrose tail ajd 3/8 jig head and make sure its not very windy I have caught monsters there as well monster trout, red fish and alot of hige flppr mat flpunder casting in a si cricle.pattern looking for flpunder i have limit out on all three species in matter of a three-fpir hour period a bunch of early to late spring mornings and evenings before dark fishing there. Only place I have ever fished to limit out on all three species with same lure and live shrimp as bait free lining. And I have been saltwater fishing since I was 5 years old with lures for trout and redfish and flounder like this. That is a amazing spot and not many ppl catch fish there cause they are bottom fishing and the fish you wanna catch won't eat dead nasty chunks of cut bait and deal squid the red fish flounder and trout want love bait they can ambush and or trout can chase and hunt down to eat or attack as a self defense type deal if they are spawning in there cause that is a hot spot for spawning females across the other side and all around that over pass and if yoy.go there fish on the opposite side of the highway of the kayak park i have caifht monsters on the other side and saw a 31.5 inch female get caught on the right side of the bridge/over pass but its harder and only go to thst sife of they not biting on the first side o said go to. And if your coming from ingleside and Portland it will be the left side of the highway and bridge and the first end not the far end of the over pass as well
@andrewj.karaffa70805 ай бұрын
what lowrance fish finder is that?
@greggibby30625 ай бұрын
It’s pretty old, I think it’s a Mark 4
@andrewj.karaffa70805 ай бұрын
@greggibby3062 I'm looking for one for my float tube. Don't need lots of bells and whistles. I'm thinking of the fish Trax right now, from hawkeye.
@greggibby30625 ай бұрын
Cool. Let me know how it works out. I’ll be getting a new kayak next year and will need a new depth finder.
@BaitsNWeights5 ай бұрын
Great day of fishing right there!
@perfectleveladventurefishi6195 ай бұрын
new sub good stuff
@greggibby30625 ай бұрын
Welcome - hope you enjoy it
@pyro360man5 ай бұрын
Would you mind DMing what TPWD lease access point that is? I'm trying to explore them all on my kayak and I haven't been to this one yet
@greggibby30625 ай бұрын
Here's the TPWD site that has all the access areas: tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/recreational/rivers/lease_access/
@KillerBeeOutdoors5 ай бұрын
What a day! New sub here man Thanks
@greggibby30625 ай бұрын
Welcome - hope you enjoy
@JNaStY7205 ай бұрын
What kind of fly are you fishing?
@greggibby30625 ай бұрын
I tie my own, so it's a bit unique - it's a grizzly wooly bugger with a spinner head.
@JNaStY7205 ай бұрын
@@greggibby3062 Thanks for the reply. Enjoying the content.
@daniel420205 ай бұрын
Shoot that's some nice looking water. Looks a lot better than the Colorado over here.
@greggibby30625 ай бұрын
Yeah, it’s nice year round and great for bass, drum, catfish, and sunfish.
@daniel420205 ай бұрын
@@greggibby3062Must be nice. I almost always catch gar around here. Fishing really muddy water is tough on the fly rod.
@pyro360man5 ай бұрын
What new spot did they set up? Would you mind DMing me a good location?
@greggibby30625 ай бұрын
There are a lot of access points set-up across Texas. Best place to get information on them is here: tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/recreational/rivers/lease_access/
@mattcohill505 ай бұрын
You fish at a lot of my spots I hope to see you sometime I want to see your spinner head flies in person 😂
@greggibby30625 ай бұрын
Would love to meet up on the water sometime!
@hootonoutdoors5 ай бұрын
What fly rod are you using? Busted my 6w.
@greggibby30625 ай бұрын
I use an 11 wt MaxCatch SaltPro. It's total overkill in know - but it's light and I can cast a long way with it. And when I get a big Bass or Catfish - I can put some pressure on it to keep it out of the brush.
@bloodlinefishingadventuresllc6 ай бұрын
Awesome weather for that time of year. Its freezing up north. Enjoyed the video and content. Just subbed to the channel. Keep up the good work and tight lines.
@greggibby30626 ай бұрын
One of the benefits of living in the south. But let's chat in August after it's been over 100 F for 90 days 🙂
@freshsaltyfries50786 ай бұрын
😮 nice work
@pomotexan7 ай бұрын
That was a nice bass!
@greggibby30627 ай бұрын
There are some big ones in that lake. Can’t wait for spring to get into some really big ones. 😊
@freshsaltyfries50788 ай бұрын
😊nice day out there
@TerryGrier8 ай бұрын
What was thata Big Ulgy? A Black Drum? - You are sitting over that deeper cut right there... I followed your lead and fished it --- good water there... right?
@greggibby30628 ай бұрын
Yes - a huge black drum. Caught it right of the deeper channel next to the flats. It is an excellent area!