Angler Wannabe » Barton Creek http://anglerwannabe.com Promoting the obsession called Fly Fishing Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:14:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Barton Creek video snippet http://anglerwannabe.com/2011/04/barton-creek-video-snippet/ http://anglerwannabe.com/2011/04/barton-creek-video-snippet/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:44:04 +0000 Anglerwannabe http://anglerwannabe.com/?p=400 I was poking around on my Mac the other day and found a bunch of videos I took with my old iPhone 3gs.  One in particular was kind of cool as it showed what Barton Creek can look like when we have a decent amount of rain.  It looks so “trouty”.

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]]> http://anglerwannabe.com/2011/04/barton-creek-video-snippet/feed/ 2 If I drown out the smell, Barton Creek is like being on an East Coast trout stream http://anglerwannabe.com/2009/10/if-i-drown-out-the-smell-barton-creek-is-like-being-on-an-east-coast-trout-stream/ http://anglerwannabe.com/2009/10/if-i-drown-out-the-smell-barton-creek-is-like-being-on-an-east-coast-trout-stream/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:09:13 +0000 Anglerwannabe http://anglerwannabe.com/?p=260 Back in high school, a friend of mine was an avid fly fisher. When we wanted to go out, he would sometimes stay home and tie flies. I made fun of him endlessly for this. He also would go about a block away from his house and fly fish in a little stream called Barton [...]]]> Back in high school, a friend of mine was an avid fly fisher. When we wanted to go out, he would sometimes stay home and tie flies. I made fun of him endlessly for this. He also would go about a block away from his house and fly fish in a little stream called Barton Creek. At the time, fishing for me was about getting huge bass or catfish on bait. Again, I would kid him for messing with the little “minnows” in his nearby stream.

Now that I’m older and moved back to the area that I grew up in, I thought I would try out the little minnow stream in Lost Creek. I’m very happy I did. It’s an easy access, beautiful little stream. I posted some pics below of a couple of my recent trips. My son went with me on the first visit. Although he didn’t catch anything (and he’s getting to be a pretty good caster for a 7 yr old), he thoroughly enjoyed wading in the stream.

I went back after work on Friday as it’s on my way home. As long as the water stays in the creek, I think I may spend a lot more time there. And sorry Scot for being such an ass as a kid. You had the right idea.

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