Stocker Trout Fishing News

Able to fish this past weekend at Lake Lavon. Made two trips – Saturday to Brockdale Park and Sunday to Highland Park, and then it rained Monday, so we did not fish but still did fishing related things! Did learn that Brockdale Park Boat Ramp is now closed due to flooding. Highland Park remains open luckily! Do checkout the Team updates, and do check back for our follow-up video of Sunday’s fishing and the “Lazy Man Fishing” technique we used later in the day! Slab and Jig Fishing

Answering the mail from questions that have come in from folks, hope this helps…. do post in the comments if there are more questions. Where purchased? Porta-Bote, Suzuki Outboard Team What was the total cost? 839.81 TTL Why did I buy it? Light weight and convenient, works on 12 foot Jon Boat Trolling Motor compared to Outboard Motor? Like the outboard, no battery to recharge Links: Porta-Bote: https://www.porta-bote.com/ Suzuki Outboard Team: https://suzukioutboardteam.com/product/suzuki-2_5-hp-df25s3-outboard-motor/ TPWD Title Info: https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/boating/title-registration-id-requirements/title-requirements Suzuki Outboard Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-Vb1xFRmgFNyGa_erIx5rp2FMxLjd1or Outboard: $765.00 TX Sales Tax: $ 47.81 TX Title: $ 27.00 Total: $839.81 Suzuki Outboard Suggestions

Still breaking in the new Suzuki 2.5hp Outboard but finally got to go fishing, too! Started out catch bait – Shad, at the boat ramp. Then, ran to a few submerged trees for a chance at Crappie. No luck on the Crappie, so opted to run the motor a little before deciding to anchor in a spot that was out of the wind and fish for whatever was biting. Was a fun time catching dinner at the local lake! Suzuki Outboard Suggestions

Fishing updates and related activities from the Team! Finally made it to the local lake to run the 2.5hp Suzuki Outboard. So far so good! Suzuki Outboard Suggestions

A quick upgrade to the old jon boat… seat clamps, padded seat, and a diy tool to tighten the bolts easier. Really comfortable, plus can move it from the bow to stern seat easily! Suzuki Outboard Suggestions

Was a tough round fishing last week. Decided to take the jon boat and put out jug lines with long time Field Team member – Zeke Rutledge. Put in a Highland Park and soon found out the shad were not in the area; knew then that the fishing would be tough. Cast the net at the boat ramp as well as the shallows north and south of the ramp without success. Did bring chicken livers as a backup. After deploy the jug lines, spent the rest of the time searching for shad and checking on the lines. Had a few bites and did manage one Channel Catfish. Was our one and only fish this round; decided to let it go to get bigger. Tough round but still lots of fun fishing! We know the Catfish are there; just got to keep at it… plus always good to recall past trips like the one where we caught a 33″ catfish jug lining (added a snippet of that trip to the video below as a reminder!) PS: Do check back for our next video… fished the Lower Illinois River in Oklahoma for trout this past Sa...

Made the run to Tickey Creek (Lavon) Saturday morning for more jug lining for Catfish. After dealing with a hornet and sorting out the shad from the yellow bass in our cast net, we were able to set jug lines and catch four Catfish this round. Did come back Sunday and had fun catching yellow bass on ultralight gear! Have another video to post for that trip. More to come.  

Round of Jug Lining at Lake Lavon’s Bratonia Park this past Saturday. Fun time with five Catfish caught this round! Slow start but after catching a few shad and letting the jug lines soak, the catfish started biting. Did get a Gaspergou also but released it. Also, had on Catfish on the line but lost it while landing it. This trip was also when we tested the Kayak Fishing Stringer Prototype mentioned in earlier posts. Worked out well but going to try the Kayak Fishing Stringer Prototype 2 next time!