Stocker Trout Fishing News

Originally posted 12-25-2014 Early evening bite at Bethany looked good for some! Despite windy conditions, fishermen were getting bites and some were limiting out. Key notes from the evening were: PowerWorms and PowerBait under a Bobber were getting strikes COAF Griffith's Gnat was working on rising trout Several fishermen using Corn reported no nibbles... striking out without a trout Video below shows action using the COAF Griffith's Gnat.

Originally posted 12-23-2014 Overall, the action had been hit or miss at our local pond.  Trout were actively rising on the surface throughout the day, but fishermen were having trouble consistently hooking up. There were a few fisherman who did get a limit, and as the afternoon progressed, one area of the pond seemed to have a flurry of activity that resulted in a limit being taken in less than 30" by one fisherman.  Key notes from today were: Super Dupers worked early in the day but the bite turned off Bubble Fly Rigs with a Prince Nymph were getting strikes but hook ups were spotty Black Midge Dry Fly were also getting strikes but missed hook sets seemed to be the norm Bubble Fly Rigs with a PowerWorm seemed to be the go to rig/lure today COAF Griffith's Gnat (variant of the Griffith's Gnat) worked well for rising trout For more on the COAF Griffith's Gnat, do see the article, " Griffith's Gnat on a Caddis Hook ". Video clip showing snippets of risers ...

YouTube Shorts Video of underwater action shots of a Trout really liking a Berkley PowerWorm! Ended up catching three trout today but missed a lot more. Fished using the Kastking Zephyr BFS reel and a bubble fly rig but used a PowerWorm instead of a fishing fly. Windy and cold, still had lots of fun!

Made the run to Pottsboro Lake in Grayson County Saturday morning for some Texas Rainbow Trout fishing. Recently stocked with trout, the Team brought fly fishing gear, ultralight spinning gear, and a GoFish Cam to fish the pond. The morning started out with lots of surface activity similar to the trout feeding on a “bug hatch” at our local pond in Allen – Bethany Lakes. In short order, had strikes on the fly using the Generic Black Dry Fly Midge fished with a slow retrieve Our fishing buddy was getting strikes on PowerBait but once he found the pattern – a Power Worm fished with a slow retrieve or a stop and go retrieve, he was able to limit out in short order. Yours truly soon switched to a Power Worm but kept losing the trout when I would set the hook with the rod… I was yanking the worm out of the trout’s mouth. Luckily, after several more misses, I started to hook-up consistently when I kept reeling or cranking the reel to set the hook. The lesso...

Had a fun time on the Lower Illinois River Saturday! Still working on the video of the trip; will post soon as able. For now, here is a snippet of our Fishing Partner catching the First and Last Trout of the day….! Also, here is the link to the article that details the Bubble Fly Rigs we use including the Ajusta Bubble one used by our Fishing Partner this trip… How To Set Up Bubble Fly Rigs.     View this post on Instagram   #video snippet of the action yesterday #fishing the #lowerillinoisriver …fun times! yes, #mylifeisgood❤️ still!! A post shared by COAF Field Team (@coaf.field.team) on Oct 21, 2018 at 1:45pm PDT