Stocker Trout Fishing News

Happy New Years! What better way to end the last day of the year then going fishing! Took a little time but did get three trout to stay on the hook at Bethany Lakes this morning. Two went for a PMC Emerger, and one went for a Griffith’s Gnat. Lost the last PMC Emerger to a snag; will have to tie more to refill the fly box. Looking forward to more fun fishing in 2017!

The “illusive Green Trout” Was going for Rainbow Trout at Bethany Lakes this morning but was not able to catch any. Did catch a Shellcracker and two Bass aka “Green Trout”! Caught the fish using an Olive Near Deere. Did get two Trout to strike a Griffith’s Gnat but was not able to set the hook fast enough. Trout were in the pond and were actively feeding on the surface after about 8AM. However, wind and cold as well as the well positioned trees to hinder a back cast made it hard to cast where the fish were lurking. Cold morning but still had fun!

Trout were moving about and feeding on the surface at Bethany this morning. After working different parts of the pond, settled in on the “point” and was able to limit out sight casting to passing schools. Caught two on a Griffith’s Gnat, then ran out of the fishing fly… too many “tree fish” liking the fishing flies. Switched to a PMC Emerger – a fly we used on the Blue River in the past on trout actively feeding on/near the water surface. Was able to get three more to make a limit! The PMC Emerger is a variant that uses black tying thread, a small piece of white foam as an indicator, and grizzly hackle.  Add the hook, and that is all it takes to make one! Since the action shots were cut short when we ran out of battery, did add pictures on how we tie the PMC Emerger for anyone interested in tying their own. Simple fly, simple tie! #flytying tonight. Need to refill on #griffithsgnat & #pmcemerger for those stocker #trout A photo posted by COAF Field Team (@coaf.field.team) on Dec 28

Fished the Griffith’s Gnat on a caddis hook on Monday at Waterloo and was able to get a limit. Fished the same fishing fly at Bethany on Tuesday and limited out too! Monday we tried fly fishing an ultralight spinning gear. After trying different fishing flies, came back to the fishing fly that worked for us last time we fished Waterloo – the COAF Griffith’s Gnat . This time the trout wanted movement in the fishing fly and soon was able to limit out with five trout. For the ultralight spinning gear, we tried Super Dupers and Power Bait. Was able to land two using Power Bait. Did hook but lose two while landing them. Also, had one strike on a Power Worm. Tuesday with the weather being so nice, decided to fish Bethany. Was not sure how the trout were biting as the Cormorant have been feeding on them. However, we lucked out – the trout were biting! For us, sight casting to passing schools of trout and then slowly dragging the fishing fly in the water was triggering strikes! Did see others

Report from Lake Somerville… Crappie anyone?     greenyak: Re: Lake Somerville Caught a bunch of fish in the yegua kept 20 keepers     Retrieved from http://texasfishingforum.com/forums

Took a little but found the pattern at Waterloo Park Pond in Denison. After trying a Near Deere and trailing GRHEN as well as several other patterns, went with a COAF Griffith’s Gnat when we saw lots of surface activity. Noticed on several trips to Waterloo in the past that trout were feeding on something just below the surface. Key was to use a Black Midge or Griffith’s Gnat fished wet and in the right size – size 16 in today’s instance; else, the trout ignored the fishing fly! Also, our fishing buddy managed to limit out using a Gold Super Duper. Started with a Silver Super Duper, and then the pink inline spinner we used at Heritage Park in Flower Mound earlier this month. Neither got a strike. Put on the Gold Super Duper; no strikes either for about an hour, and then they started biting! Cold and slight misty rain but all was good with ten in the creel!

Great report on LMF! 12/22/16 | 09:40 PM TarponFly: Re: Lower Mt Fork River - Fishing Guide Report with Video and Pictures The river is alive again. Probably from the four extra trucks they brought in. If you know how to fly fish you can easily catch well over 100 fish on a trip. Some places you can throw a pebble in the water and 30 or 40 truck will swarm it. There's a couple big fish over 20 inches cruising around as well. Some browns have moved up into the shallows to start their annual Spawn. Right now my trips start out chasing Walleye for the first hour or two. When They slow down, then we switch over to trout. Conventional or fly fishing trips available. Groups four or more will require another one of my guides to help out. If you'd like to book a trip and experience some awesome fishing, text me or call me. Texting is usually the easiest and fastest way to get a hold of me. And as usual, fish and fun guaran

Following up on yesterday post – “Quick Trip To Bethany Lakes… Running Errands” , below is the video of the action at Bethany Lakes where we caught three Rainbow Trout using a Tandem Rigged Near Deere and trailing COAF Griffith’s Gnat ! It was very cold; we had to keep clearing the rod guides on our fly rod. Also, it took a little to find the pattern but we managed to find one that worked until the Cormorant arrived and started spooking the trout.  

Cold but others are trying for them…!     Jeepum2008: Re: Rowlett Creek 2016-2017 Braved the cold and went out there this morning. Caught two bass and then had to leave. Anybody go out there?     Retrieved from http://texasfishingforum.com/forums  

Looks like fishing flies were working in Denison's Waterloo Pond for Trout!         Reshelman: Re: 2016-2017 Trout Stocking Schedule They were biting flies well up at Denison Saturday in the freezing cold. Didn't seem to matter which one, but people with bait and spinners didn't catch anything. Smaller seemed to be the ticket.     Retrieved from http://texasfishingforum.com/forums

Cold Temps but Bass are still biting!         Reshelman: Re: Community Lakes Caught another decent one pond fishing the other day in the cold. Drop shot finesse worm again     Retrieved from http://texasfishingforum.com/forums

Running errands for the significant other… passed by Bethany Lakes and had to bend a fishing rod and wet a line given it was stocked with trout recently. Very cold, did see lots of fish activity and fish being caught. After trying different lures and fishing flies, was able to get three using a Tandem Rig Near Deere and trailing Griffith’s Gnat fished wet. Video in the works but here is a short clip to give Readers an idea how cold it was… breaking ice off the rod guides! #troutfishing at Bethany this afternoon. Caught 3 but it was cold. Had to break ice off the rod guides! #flyfishing #trout A video posted by COAF Field Team (@coaf.field.team) on Dec 18, 2016 at 5:49pm PST

Video of Saturday’s action trout fishing at Turner Falls Park in Oklahoma. Was a slower bite than we are used to for the Park but did limited out! Planned to fish until around Noon depending on when the cold front was to arrive. Ended up fishing until around 2PM. Missed the snow but did feel the temps drop and the wind pick up. Quick Take Aways this trip: Trout were stocked above the Waterfall; the gate attendant provided specific spots where the trout were released. The Entry and Day Trout Permit fee is the same as last year $15.00 + tax… which came to $16.43. Daily limit is five for the Park, and they will check your Fishing Licence. Bite was slow compared to other trips but the pattern was similar to last year – an Orange Near Deere. Another fishermen did well with a Rainbow Warrior as well. There are larger trout compared to the 9″-14″ stockers but could not get them to strike. Also, there are lots of albino trout, making it easier to locate schools since the “normal” trout and alb

Made it to Turner Falls Park today; was able to get a limit of trout before it started snowing. No Bruisers but did see them lurking in the water. Video editing still in progress. Also, did get some underwater video clips of trout lurking nearby… here is one clip of a scrappy one in one pool!   #troutfishing #turnerfalls today. Video editing in progress but did get a #waterwolfhd uw video of a #trout lurking in a pool A video posted by COAF Field Team (@coaf.field.team) on Dec 17, 2016 at 7:52pm PST

Received the latest from Turner Falls Park, the trout stocking has happened and fishing begins today! To mark the occasion below is the Team’s Turner Falls video playlist from YouTube! See sidebar for the email reply to our question on when the Park would be stocked. Do keep Turner Falls Park in mind if planning a trip to Oklahoma; just south of Oklahoma City near the city of Davis.

Here is the video of Saturday’s action at the Flower Mound ponds that were stocked with trout last week. Was a tough round with no bites at Rheudasil Park and one strike at Leonard Johns Park. Did luck into trout after switching from Power Bait to Super Dupers and Kastmasters. Trout wanted nothing to do with them; luckily, tried an inline spinner that was a gift from last Christmas from the Mystery Tackle Box. It was a pink inline spinner in 1/16th oz; name on the spinner blade was Min-O-Spin. Whatever the name, it worked for three of the trout. Then, the bite turned off on spinners. Min-O-Spin Did see others starting to get strikes with bait but could not tell what they were using. Also, noticed trout rising on the surface going for little black midges. Switched to a fly rod and was going to fish a dry fly but already had a Purple Near Deere Variant on the line, so went with it. Sure enough caught trout number four with it. Did have several other missed strikes but had to call it qui

Field updates to expand on our latest edition of iFishNews. We added comments and video clips as well as pictures for our Readers. Also, do mark your calendars as we noticed two events that may be of interest to those in the DFW Metroplex. December 17, 2016 – Pottsboro is hosting a Trout Derby. Looks like a new pond too! March 11, 2017 – 2nd Annual TRWD Flyfest.  We went last year and had a great time! PS: Made it back to Flower Mound Saturday morning. Checked out the three ponds that were stocked with trout. No luck at Rheudasil Park, had one hit at Leonard Johns Park, and caught four at Heritage Park. Stay tuned for th e video! Note: We reference TRWD several times in the video. TRWD is the Tarrant Regional Water District Authority.  

PBRG in Size 14 Made it to Heritage Park – one of the three ponds in Flower Mound that were stocked with trout. Rain let up, so had to make the run down the Tollway for a go at Rainbow Trout. New place… so new that Google Maps does not show the pond. It looks like it is still being built. Regardless, there is a pond, and it was stocked with trout. It’s a small pond that may be the same size as the pond at Waterloo in Denison. Water was murky, and there was a hatch going on. Even saw a few risers go for them. For us, no luck with fishing flies. Had to resort to a PBRG in Size 14 to make a limit today. “PBRG” is Power Bait Rainbow Glitter molded on a size 14 hook. We usually keep a jar in our fishing vest for times like today when the trout wanted bait instead of fishing flies. Overall, the bite was steady with lots of folks getting bit. Power Bait and Corn seemed to be working; did see several taken with fishing flies but could not tell if anyone had strikes with other lures. Fun time…

Rain today has us delayed in fishing. No worries, let’s talking fishing! This round we thank our Subscribers for getting us to the 400 Subs mark! Provide updates on trout stockings, answer questions on a starter fly rod/reel setup and five fishing flies for stocker trout in Texas, and end with a note on how we tie our own leaders! Longer than our normal videos, but we hope it provides Readers/Viewers useful information when they go fishing hopefully once this rain stops! PS: Do check out the article linked to the picture in the sidebar. It provides additional details of two of the fishing flies we mention in today Vlog including suggestions on how we fish them.  

Did a double-take but after several years of posting on YouTube, we hit the 400 Subscriber mark today! Hooray… Thanks to our Readers and Viewers for all the support! Happy TGIF from the COAF Field Team !

As the work week winds down, we look forward to this weekend. A chance of rain may dampen things but just in case we went forward with making a few phone calls and searching the internet to help us decide where to go fishing this weekend. A cold still has yours truly struggling to get healthy to brave the cold and possible rain. No worries, below are quick updates and information that may be helpful to our Readers planning to bend a rod and hook a trout in our area – three are in Oklahoma and one is in a city near the DFW Metroplex!   Quick Updates Turner Falls Park (near Davis, OK) – We contacted the Park and learned this year’s trout stocking remains delayed, but they are targeting mid-December to stock the river. Turner Falls is a Team favorite to fish each year. We hope they release the trout below the Waterfall this year as it makes for easier access compared to the area above the Waterfall. Do check out the videos at the end of this post to see what we mean by easier access – fir