Stocker Trout Fishing News

Able to get a round fo trout fishing at Rowlett Community Park Saturday morning. Was a tough go with temps in the 30s and a slow bite. Fished a Near Deere in White, then Pink, and then back to White without success. Added a Berkley Powerworm and started getting strikes but could not hook them. Did see a couple of turtles that may have been the culprits. Was surprising to see them active on a cold day. After several hours found the pattern… a slow swing of the rod to move the Near Deere / Powerworm slowly through the water, had several bites, and then a trout struck and was on briefly before throwing the hook! Kept at it, and managed to finally hook and land two trout. Ended up losing the Powerworm but by then, trout were striking the Near Deere using a “twitchy” retrieve. Although the bite was slow and the temps were cold, still had a great time fishing… even better to have caught and released two to avoid a strike out! PS: Do check back, next Near Deere Give Away is for two...

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...