Outside of the Fall, it’s a great kept secret. Lost Maples in the Fall should be on every Texan’s bucket list. My guess is that the fish get very little pressure. Hiking north of the day use is next on my list of places to try. I did not go up stream towards the Day Use area. Low water crossing pool is the only spot I tried. Our out of the question for what on the east coast would be called a creek. Launch from the low water crossing and head up stream. Bank Fishing:Įasy bank fishing from the low water crossings are good The Sabinal up stream to the next low waterĬrossing is limited in depth. Kayak launch point at the low water crossing. With a pass or permit, you do not need a Texas fishing license Launch Site: N/A Annual pass for all Texas State Parks is $75 a year. (Translation: its a medium size creek and in some places just a babbling brook) The park gets packed in the fall when the leaves start changingīandera Through Vanderpool to Lost Maples The Sabinal River runs through the park but at this point you are very close to the head waters of this river in the Hill Country. Lost Maples is a Texas State Natural Area near Vanderpool TX along Highway (Farm Road) 187. Later this Spring, I’ll camp out by the pond and work the morning hatch or try my luck hiking further up the Sabinal. It was a great way to say good-bye to winter. I think I can repair it with some resin and carbon fiber (report to follow), but I could not fully exploit the evening feeding frenzy. My woolly Buggar got caught in a tree and in my rush to get it out, I bent my rod beyond its point and it snapped just above the last section connection. Perfect excuse for the fisherman in all of us. Unfortunately, my phone died from attempting to find a signal and I have no pictures. Of course he got off the hook after his first run but it was worth just having a bass that size on a 4 weight fly rod. Caught some small bass but had the big guy that eyeballed me. ![]() It became one of those evenings to remember. The bass started patrolling the shallows and I switched from a small streamer to a Woolly Buggar that I tied myself. Around 30 minutes before dark, everything changed. I did have a few follows by young bass over the late afternoon. Other than some colorful small pan fish (Green or Warmouth Sunfish), I had no luck. We both got bored with this and he moved on and ignored everything I chucked at him. He stopped 3 feet from me and just stared. One large bass circled me like a menancing predator. The clear water is deceptive and the holes were around the four foot mark. The pool by the low water crossing appears as shallow. Smaller than large mouth but they have the red eyes like their cousin small mouths. The male bass were patrolling all over but not taking. The mama bass were on their nest and not responding to anything. The bass in the Hill Country spawn in early March. She let me know the trout are in the pond but the Sabinal River is catch and release for the pan fish and bass. After my waders were on, a Park Ranger appeared. That drive alone was worth the afternoon.Īfter signing in, I did a quick recon and decide to work the Sabinal and not take the short hike to the pond. The best drives outside of the Big Bend National Park. Texas Route 337 between Leakey and Vanderpool has to be I let her know I would arrive after 4:30 and she said, “just fill out the pass and slip it in the box with my Texas Park Pass Number.” No line. The Park Management staff answered with only the kind of charm found in the Hill Country. I called ahead to make sure the Spring Break hoards were not ahead of me. Lost Maples gets trout stocked in FEB so it made sense to drive 40 minutes before it was too late. Having the sharp mind of a Pennsylvania Dutchman, I considered developing plan B. I had number 20, but the now serving number was 60. There had to be 150 people waiting to get in and grab a camp site for Spring Break. I also forgot that this week is Spring Break for Texas Schools. The Frio River runs through the Park making it a popular destination as soon as the weather warms enough to wear shorts and tank tops. I decided to take advantage of the weather and took off for Garner State Park. Spring in Texas means predictions are just a guess. ![]() After a long week at work, the weekend looked like nothing but storms.
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