Nolan River 3/18/2011

I went with a friend to the Nolan River today. The water was down due to a lack of rain in the area. The water was clear and cool probably in the high fifties or low sixties. We had high pressure, but wind and the air temperature was in the eighties or maybe the low nineties. By the afternoon, wet wading would have been comfortable. The drive takes about an hour from south Fort Worth.

I hooked a large bass on a olive beadhead wooly bugger, but did not land the fish before the 3X tippet broke. He was larger enough to put on the reel. I caught a bluegill of respectable size with a new pattern that is based on a wooly bugger, but with a shell back. I fished mostly subsurface flies. I have a list of flies that I need to tie before the next trip. I got no pictures.

Along the river, there is a formation contact between limestone and an unconsolidated sand with large clasts. I will need to look at some surface geology maps before the next trip. Saw a number of Ammonite fragments while walking on the limestone ledges. Really a beautiful river and a nice day all around.

This was the last trip in the 2004 Xterra. Paul will get the old car soon as I bought a new truck.