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From Robbie Merritt Park Superintendent Ray Roberts Lake State Park Complex Howdy Shannon, It has certainly been a very tough month for us up here at the parks.  Most of the park units remain closed due to a combination of flooding on the lake areas, and now down the river, as well as the ongoing storm clean up and hazard mitigation work from the tornado event on 5/25/24.  The Greenbelt hike…

Yes, These Dark Clouds Have a Gold Lining! While recovery and cleanup continues on Lake Ray Roberts, Texas, what I saw there yesterday gave me a lot of cause for optimism about this season’s carp opportunities. We can fully expect a longer season. We can anticipate a very good carp on fly season because of the water levels that are bringing fish way, way shallow. And these good things will…

The ramp was crowed with glitter boats yesterday, and it was only Thursday. I parked way back from the short line, and waved the glitter boats around. Crowds are not my thing, but I am sure you already know that. I was surprised when Lewisville bass competitor Billy Risley pulled up slow in his blacked out truck, pulling his glitter boat and stopped. We had only met the previous day at Sawgrass…