has anyone been down to the devils river to fly fish? its been an idea i have had in my mind and want to know if it was a good time?

Been there but had 30 to 35 mph wind the whole trip. Fished conventional that trip.

The one thing that caught my attention on the Devils is the abundance of carp. There are 10 to 20#ers just about everywhere you go on that river. I was amazed at their numbers. Anyone who enjoys catching carp on the fly then that place is like heaven.

I fished the fly only, others used convetional gear, the catch rate was pretty equal.

MM

yep

http://2flyfish4.blogspot.com/2011/11/deviles-river.html

like was mentioned, best place in texas to catch huge carp, IMO. oh its got some nice smallies to

damnnnn.... i want to go there so badly. were those your kayaks? sorry im gonna have a lot of questions. ummm so there is a fly fishing zone? How long is it? and im sure there is an entry point and you can camp wherever. then where do you get off at? how many days was your trip on the river?

not sure how long the run is now since alot of things have changed since i was last there. it is probably 40 miles or so. like i said alot of things have changed so my information is no good. i have heard the put is has become private and no access and the old state natural area is now much further down stream. contact shane davis he is running some trips down there.

Watching this thread, as next month I am going to the Devil's. I have heard the warnings about the wind but I am determined to fish this river on the Fly. Any advice you guys have for what flies yo would take on the trip?

i caught fish on everything, they are not that picky and with the clear water they will come a long ways to hit a fly.

There are some very large bass in that river. Take flys that mimic large bait fish such as streamers and clousers and such. Crawfish flys would work too. Also, stock up on carp flys. Seriously. You will see them everywhere.

cant wait to hear the report!

The best trip now is a 15 mile trip. I'm doing it in 2 nights here in early March. I'm a conventional fisherman and I've got a lot of experience on that river. Check out my youtube videos.... Devils River Bass Fishing 2011

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SP2oK270JEU

Brady

I'm headed there in March as well for my first trip (Thanks for the tips Brady)

Very Very cool videos! Look's like my kind of crowd!

My brother has done this trip twice and he mentioned the monster carp repeatedly. He only brought spin casters and had no idea about how to catch a carp on a fly rod.

We started reading Joel Hayes blog about carp on fly at Ray Roberts and got into that in a big way last summer. He was impressed with RR, but afterwards said the carp in the devil's are unlike anything he's seen. He's madder than heck he can't make this trip as the USMC has other plans for him.

He brought a mask and snorkel and dove some the deeper holes like the one at Dolan Falls. I'm going to do the same. Apparently there are some big cats in some of these holes.

The trip is getting closer and ever day I feel more and more like an 6 year old on Christmas eve.

I'm not in charge of planning, but the basic idea after my buddy talked to Gerald Biley is : 4 days and 3 nights, approx 7 miles a day putting in at Dolan and not sure where we are taking out, but a good ways before Amistad. You must get permits from TPW