Stocker Trout Fishing News

More fun catching Bass on the fly with the Mardis Gras Near Deere. Caught ten this time in just under an hour. But, had to call it quits early to go on a pizza run for dinner. No worries… still beats working! Playing the next few days by ear; will see what the change in weather brings. Pattern that worked for us yesterday and today was a fishing fly that simulated a small bait fish 1-1/2 to 2″ in length. If not fly fishing, would go with a small Road Runner of Crappie Jig on a steady retrieve using Ultralight Spinning Gear.

Shifting our focus to warm water fishing. Start things off with Bethany Lakes yesterday for a quick trip. Wanted to see a Bass Fishing Fly we made would get the Bass to take. As it turned out, only had a few light strikes with it. Likely need to scale it down some as the Bass were wanting a small bait fish imitation. In a festive move, decided to tie on the Mardis Gras Near Deere. Started get strikes and landing them soon after. Fishing fly worked well but ended up losing it to a sang, a tree, and a break off… think it was a nice one! Luckily, the Bass were liking the Pink Near Deere, too. Managed more Bass and a nice Bluegill on the pink one. Fun stuff… Daylight Savings Time rocks!