Stocker Trout Fishing News

Latest iFishNews is posted – January 30, 2018 . Do check it out when you get a chance. This edition focuses on trout fishing special events in our area. Of note is TRWD Flyfest and its Big Fish Contest that we like! Also, for those in the Collin County, TX area included a quick video snippet of trout derby ponds in the county. Keep your Saturdays free in February as there are four trout derbies scheduled in the month!

Another update from the Blue River and the trout fishing action from a fisherman we follow on YouTube. Really liking the 3 pounder caught at the end of the video!

Fished Rowlett Community Park Pond Saturday. Been a while since we last fished the pond but luckily, had Google Maps to guide us there. Still have to pass through a subdivision to access the park. Else, it remains as we remembered it… baseball fields, a landfill, and two ponds. Brought the 4wt flyrod with the Trout Max Shooting Head and SlickShooter mono running line. Also, setup with an olive Near Deere set 4′ below a strike indicator. For the spinning gear, used Corn and Power Bait rigged with a simple split shot as well as a carolina-rig when the strikes were extremely light. Also, tried a Super Duper, too. Bite was slow with one big Shad foul-hooked on the Near Deere, and no fish taken with bait or with the Super Duper. Stuck it out for about an hour and half, then moved around looking for activity. Luckily, action picked up in a cove near a feeder creek. In short order had trout striking the Near Deere. Limited out with five, and released two others. Also, saw one fishe...

Short video clip sped up to demo how we tie the Olive Near Deere – the fishing fly we used to limit out at a local pond this morning. Still working the video of the trout action, more to come! For now, do keep this fishing fly handy! PS: Playing a little Shakey Graves’ Roll the Bones in the background… Liking this artist!

Here is a collection of fishing videos starting with our first fishing trip to the Lower Mountain Fork River in Oklahoma in 2014 and ending with our last one on August of 2017. Mainly fished the Beavers Bend State Park – specifically, the Evening Hole, Cold Hole, and Spillway Creek. Of note were the changes to the river due to several floods that changed the landscape and redirected the river itself. Still was good to get out there over the years, and we do hope to return again in 2018!  

Work week is winding down; heard rain is in the forecast but still have fishing rods at the ready for any opportunity to we a line. For now, put a video playlist of the tinkering we did with the Water Wolf Camera last year. Do check them out…   This one shows how turtles can steal your bait without getting hooked! Camera we used…

Finally added the COAF Field Team to the back of our fishing hat! That said, to mark the occasion, one of the Field Team Members has opted for a name change of his “handle” or nickname. Fshng84 in the spirit of famous fly fishermen Lefty Kreh and Lefty Ray has changed his handle to “All-Righty” for two reasons… Since he is a right-handed fisherman, “Righty” kinda worked. It also sounded like the opposite of Lefty… then one of the other Team members kept noting Fshng84’s tendency to say, “alrighty” in videos as well as every day conversation. Therefore, with an added L and the hyphen, Fshng84 changed his handle to “All-Righty” as of January 22, 2018! All-Righty!

Keep this one on your calendars… another trout stocking on the Trinity River in Fort Worth! Always a great time fishing for trout on a river.  

Alrighty, here is another post in our ongoing Fishing Addiction Series. This one is called Points of View… which one applies to you? LOL… “may they never find a cure, fishing addiction! another in our #fishingaddiction series. this one is #9 and is called points of view. Which one are you… LOL! May they never find a cure… A post shared by COAF Field Team (@coaf.field.team) on Jan 21, 2018 at 8:04pm PST

Not able to make the run to the Blue River lately. But, this video sure is a great reminder of the action to be had on the Blue! Liked it so much, decided to compile the videos from last year to the Blue River in Oklahoma! Do check them out!

Quick trip fly fishing Bethany Lakes this morning. Caught only a little Bass but was good to get out and get some fly casting practice in with the 4wt rod and the Trout Max Shooting Head. Still getting used to the slippery mono running line… still liking the extra distance though! The little Bass went for an orange Near Deere… Quick trip #flyfishing #bethanylakes …only one little #bass on a #neardeere …still good to wet a line! A post shared by COAF Field Team (@coaf.field.team) on Jan 21, 2018 at 8:23am PST

Rainy day, so did not plan to go fishing. Ran some errands and ended up having drinks at Mash’d in Plano. Fun time…even got a quick trip in at Bethany Lakes. Struck out but did get some great practice fly casting. For now, going to relive past fishing trips… in this case, kayak fishing on Texoma!   rain is gone, still no #fishing …bummed, but getting #mashed at #mashd …hee, hee! A post shared by COAF Field Team (@coaf.field.team) on Jan 20, 2018 at 11:52am PST

Fished Waterloo Park Pond Sunday 14 January. Two of us limited out on trout! Used Power Bait and Corn and took some video of the Trout reacting to the baits… looked like Corn won out this round! Water was clearer then the last time we fished the little pond. Was able to get an idea what the Trout were doing to the baits… which prompted us to use the Light Lining Technique to catch them! Fun stuff!

Chilly evening and work has us sidetracked from fishing. Was hoping to finish the underwater video edits from this past Sunday, but was not able to… luckily, we can always relive past fishing trips through videos like the ones below!  

Don’t forget to join us on YouTube on our channel – COAF Field Team . And. do check back periodically for our latest videos and/or subscribe!   Join us on our #YouTube #channel and subscribe to see our latest videos. Appreciate the support! We are currently enjoying #fishing for #stocked #trout in our area but will shift to warm water fishing, #kayakfishing, and other #fishing related things when the weather warms up. See our channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/COAFFieldTeam or search COAFFieldTeam … And as always Good Luck and Good Fishing! A post shared by COAF Field Team (@coaf.field.team) on Jan 16, 2018 at 9:51pm PST

Limited out at Waterloo Park Pond on trout but used a light lining technique as the trout were picky! For bait, tried Power Bait but soon learned the trout wanted corn instead. Video below demos the light lining technique; rig used was a split shot set a foot from a size 12 hook. Light lining calls for using a small split shot that does not sink too fast when cast. In the video, we cast the rig, count to 4 or 5, then make a couple of turns on the reel to take up slack, and then watch our rig drift in the current. We repeat this until we feel the trout nipping at our bait, then we maintain line control while we watch our line. If the line slackens, the trout is running in on us and we will take up the slack but not set the hook immediately. If the line tightens, then the trout is moving away and we will give line and continue to wait to set the hook. Timing the hook set will vary, some times the trout will commit to the bait shortly after the initial bite. Other times, the trout will bi...

  Great one to keep handy…!     texasflycaster: FLY FISHING EVENTS 2018 I think I have all the events listed for Texas in 2018 - so far. Are there any more anyone knows about? TroutFest 2018 February 16-18, 2018 Texas Freshwater Fisheries – Fly Fish Texas February 24, 2018 Trinity River Water District – Flyfest 2018 March 10, 2018 Texas Fly Fishing & Brew Expo March 10-11, 2018 Ladyfish 2018 Women's Fly Fishing Festival March 24, 2018 I have the story with more information here - Texas Fly Fishing Events 2018 .I am putting together the tournament list - to publish separately - soon as well. Now that we've killed the word "conclave," maybe it's time to set our collective sites on the word "festival?"     Retrieved from http://texasfishingforum.com/forums

Was able to limit out yesterday at Waterloo in Denison. Caught them on Ultralight Gear and Corn. Did get some underwater video using the Water Wolf Camera as well as practice with the 4wt 8′ fly rod using Rio’s Trout Max single spey shooting head. Still working on the underwater video. For now, below is a snippet of the action and a short clip on the Trout Max! Really liking the distance it provides!   went #fishing yesterday, have some video to edit of uw shots. here is a snippet of one #trout that went for corn at #waterloopark #denison A post shared by COAF Field Team (@coaf.field.team) on Jan 15, 2018 at 7:20am PST    

Been a while since we last posted on our Fishing Addiction Series. Normally, we post videos on our YouTube Channel – see below for Fishing Addiction #1 – #7. This round for Fishing Addiction #8, we put pencil and paper in hand and decided to relive our childhood “stickman” drawings. Fishing Addiction #8 refers to “Selective Memory Syndrome” when said Fishing Addict can recall anything fishing related like when a hatch will start and what fishing fly to use on a given river, GPS coordinates of a Super Secret Fishing Spot, or where a Bruiser fish lurks… but something simple as an errand for his significant other seems to forgotten! “May they never find a cure… Fishing Addiction”      

Received a report from one of our Readers who fished Lost Maples State Park today and despite the cold and windy conditions, a limit of trout was had! One went for an Olive Near Deere and two went for a Guadalupana. The remainder went for a gold Panther Martin spinner. Great report!   #flytying #fishingflies this evening. went with a #guadalupana and two #neardeere to make a sample set! A post shared by COAF Field Team (@coaf.field.team) on Dec 8, 2017 at 8:25pm PST

Action Saturday, January 6 where we fished Waterloo Park in Denison,TX to catch trout for a Catch N’ Cook video requested by one of our Readers. Key bait was Corn. ower Bait worked but the trout really bit on the corn.  Also, caught a couple on the fly using the Micro Flyrod and a Guadalupana! Do check out our Catch and Cook video on our Channel! We clean and cook stocker sized trout by either cutting their heads and gutting them or removing their gills and then gutting them. Cooking them is simple… sprinkle the trout with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Let marinate in the the fridge for about an hour or two, and then pan fry in a cast iron skillet. When done, apply Season Salt to taste, and then “fillet” them with a fork after they are cooked. Simple recipe! Trout at Waterloo for Catch N’ Cook Preps…   Trout Catch N’ Cook Trout…      

Gotta love videos of the Blue River; here is one posted today… has some cold temps and great views of the River!

From the Texas Fishing Forum, found this post about free fly fishing lessons! Do check it out at Texas Fishing Forum.    

Save the dat for PK!         keebranch: FWFF Fly Fish 101 - for trout at PK dam Save the date- Fly Fish 101 On Saturday January 20 from 9:00 am – 12 noon, we will be hosting a free trout lab; that is, you will learn basics for leaders, tippets, and flies for catching trout which are stocked below the dam at Possum Kingdom near Graford Texas. You will not need rods or flies, but will need a valid Texas fishing license to participate. On hand will be a few casting instructors to demonstrate the basics as well as some "fishing instructors" who will help you learn how to mend line in moving current , adjust flies for the best depth to catch fish, and help you learn the best way they know how to catch trout in the Brazos river. Lunch will be provided up in the park near Brazos River authority HQ. and for those who wish to remain fishing will continue. See map below https://dyst39klnifc.cloudfro...

Fly fishing suggestions from a non-expert… thoughts and tips from recent interactions with Readers. May be of interest to some wanting to try fly fishing. PS: Link to article mentioned in video… https://hubpages.com/sports/FlyCasting  

Happy New Year to our Readers! We hope 2018 brings lots of good times especially in the field while fishing for a Bruiser or two. To start the year, would like to invite Readers to check out our latest article, “A Simplified Guide To Fly Casting” . Recently we have had several questions sent to us by Readers related to fly fishing rod and reel combos they received for Christmas. They have never fished with a fly rod before or have some knowledge of fly fishing but do not feel ready to fish with a fly rod. To get them started, we offer suggestions and tips as well as details on the “Start Fast, Stop Fast Concept” used when fly casting. Do check out the article for more details. Good Luck and Good Fishing!