Stocker Trout Fishing News

Here is a HubPages article - " COAF Micro Fly Rod "  that details modifications that I made to a Pen Fishing Rod. The end result is a Micro Fly Rod that may be of interest to fishermen who would like to take up Micro Fishing! Do give it a try when you get a chance! Moreover, judging from the sturdiness of the rod, it looks like it can handle larger fish as well!

It’s live on Amazon! A fishing journal designed specifically for the Fly Fisherman. The journal provides guidelines for capturing specific data useful to Fly Fishing and will improve your fishing catch success rate. Included is a customizable Summary section to collate lessons learned about best patterns, locations, techniques, etc.

May be of interest to some… Trout Fishing Strategy 1,2,3 – Spinning Gear . Targets trout but it can easily be modified for other fish and methods. Check it out!

Variant of the Simple Tenkara Fly that we wrote an article about. This one uses pink tying thread, a size 12 streamer hook, white saddle hackle, and UV Glue. Does not take long to tie, is effective on Bluegill and Trout, and uses minimal material. Do give it a try!

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!

Posted a new online article, “DIY Fly Line Leader” . Expands on a previous post about the two fly line leader recipes we use for trout and striped bass! Picture below is where we used a simple leader formula that we call the Field Team Striped Bass Recipe to land a Striped Bass. Do check it out the article!  

Had a question from a Reader about how we tied the Red Damsel Fly that we used to catch the Catfish at Plano East Senior High School (PESHS) the other day. Below is a short video that details how we tied it. Other than only using two versus three marabou plumes, it is the same as described in our article, “ COAF Damsel Fly “! Do check it out; also included the video from our trip to PESHS!

While fishing in Frisco this past weekend, we met one of our Readers who asked about the Guadalupana fishing fly that we used while fishing the Guadalupe River several seasons ago. Has been awhile since we tied one but we do recall it was an effective fishing fly for us, working on the trout on the Guadalupe River, stocker trout in our local ponds, and Bass in the Spring and Summer months. Having reminded us about the fishing fly, we decided to tie a couple. This round we used the dry fly hackle wrap instead of the palmer hackle wrap that we showed in our article, “COAF Guadalupana Fishing Fly” . Both work well in a given situation, but just in case, we like to have them both in our fly box! Do give them a try when you get a chance! Palmer Hackle Wrap

Been awhile since we updated an online article we published back in 2013. We wrote the article to let Readers know about our favorite soft plastic worm – Gary Yamamto’s 4″ Yamasenko in the Black and Red Flake. A recent post in Texas Fishing Forum’s Bank Fishing – Community Lakes thread, reminded us to update the article as the video showing how we rig a 4″ Yamasenko was removed. We have since updated the article to include a more recent video titled – Weightless Texas Rigged Yamasenko. Do check out the video! Has other tips and video of the action on Senkos at our local pond – Bethany Lakes (Allen, TX).

Had a couple of Readers ask about the fishing fly we have been using to catch the trout feeding on and/or near the water’s surface. We have been using two patterns – the Griffith’s Gnat tied on a caddis hook and the PMC Emerger. Since we could not find instructions online on how to tie a PMC Emerger – short for Plain Mayfly Crooked Emerger, we decided to post an article and video on how we tie one. Do check it out – “Fly Tying – The PMC Emerger” , when you get a chance, and do give this pattern a try!

Posted a new online article, “Water Wolf Camera “, that provides suggestions and tips on using the camera. Still working on testing the camera while trolling; more to come. Till then, do check out the video posted by author and avid surf fisherman John Skinner who has been using the camera to capture video illustrating what he details in his book!  

Been meaning to re-publish our Squidoo article, “Surfcasting Without the Surf” . We completed it and it is now available on HubPages. Do check it out when you get a chance! Given the water being released at Denison Dam this article and combined with our “Fishing Denison Dam’s Tailrace” may be of interest to Readers!  

Re-published an article originally posted as a Squidoo Lens. We have since updated it and posted it online at HubPages – “Guadalupe River Rainbow Trout Fishing” . Do check it out when you get a chance!

Here is a HubPages article – “ COAF Micro Fly Rod ” that details modifications that I made to a Pen Fishing Rod. The end result is a Micro Fly Rod that may be of interest to fishermen who would like to take up Micro Fishing! Do give it a try when you get a chance! Moreover, judging from the sturdiness of the rod, it looks like it can handle larger fish as well!