New fly line delivered the other day at the Cabelas in Allen. Picked it up but this cold and the recent storms has yours truly sidetracked. Do hope to be fishing a pond sooner than later with the Cabelas CGR 2wt Fiberglass Rod and Orvis Hyrdos SL1 soon!

Quick update from the Team on trout fishing opportunities in the area, upcoming trout fishing events to keep an eye out for, and the Team’s fishing “To Do” list that we are striving to complete….! Trout Fishing Opportunities, Upcoming Fishing Events, Fishing To Do List...

Starting to get over a cold, finally able to make it to the local pond and flex the little 2wt fiberglass flyfishing combo - Cabelas 2wt CGR 6'2" fly rod and Orvis Hydros Sl1 2 wt.

Tied several tenkara fishing flies and constructed a 7 foot tapered leader using a 30lbs, 15lbs, and 6lbs mono recipe. Combo cast easily; reel is lined with Cabelas Prestige Plus 2wt WF floating line. Able to cast 30 plus feet and more without effort.

The fish were lurking near the banks and in the feeder creek. No long cast were needed but was good to know the combo could deliver distance if needed. Midway through the trip, discovered I had missed the first rod guide in my haste to go fishing... going to blame it on the medicine that I am on. LOL!

Overall liking this lightweight combo... makes for a fun fight with little bass and bluegill! Fun stuff...!

Fiberglass Rod Flyfishing with a Tenkara Fly... #cabelas #cgr #orvis #hydros

Missing the Waterwolf Camera. Trying another test of the GoPro setup for underwater action shots of fish. So far, gotta a ways to go. Think this will be a temp solution for now while we search for a replacement to the Waterwolf. Main reason we liked the Waterwolf was the ease of deployment and the video of the action happening even when the bite was slow.

Past lessons learned... Turtles are fast and can steal your bait easily without getting hooked. And, Catfish and Bass will strike a live bait multiple times before finally take the bait! Do check out the video; included clips from the turtles, bass, and catfish action from the Waterwolf for reference!
Lessons Learned from Underwater Fishing Videos - GoPro Take Two! #fishing #gopro #waterwolf

Couple catches from this evening. The crappie even put me on the reel of my 4wt, crazy fun. Also lost a bass that was a little bigger than the one pictured.

Nice fish.

Nice job with the underwater shots.
Interesting to see what is happening.
Thanks for posting.

Thanks Ocelot. Made more mods. Hope the next round gets some action shots!

After several weeks, finally able to get a round of trout fishing in. Headed to Caruth Park Saturday - January 25, 2020, to demo the Trout Fishing 1,2,3 Strategy where we fish with Spinning Gear. Trout Fishing Strategy 1,2,3 - Spinning Gear Aynone?

Able to find the pattern but failed to limit out... missed several hooksets and then the Cormorant showed up to put the trout down. No worries though; got enough video to demo the strategy! Did note others tried catching them on the fly. Did not see any taken on the fly. Trout Fishing Spinning Gear Demo #troutfishing #fishing

Nice job on the spinning 1,2,3 video.
Very thorough and well explained.

Thanks Ocelot!

This round we provide details on the nail knot tying tool, and how we use it to connect our fly line to our leader. The video is pre-recorded and is a demo where we use it to tie a line strike indicator. But, it does double duty in it's the same method used for tying a nail knot variant. The difference is the line strike indicator used a hi vis dacron fly line backing, and the nail knot variant uses 30lbs mono. Do stay tuned for more Live Q&A Chat sessions in the future!

Ordered on a whim from Amazon... Maximum Catch 10ft 2wt fly rod. Planned to mount the Orvis Hydros 2wt fly reel on it and use it in place of the TFO 9ft 6wt with the Echo Ion Reel just for fun...LOL. It's a long rod at 10 feet, liking the blue finish, and wood reel seat. Not bad for $87... do feel some roughness on the rod tip area. Will see how it holds up. Do stay tuned for a follow up video once we fish with it in the near future!

Updates from the last post of trout fishing opportunities in our area. Since last round...
- Possum Kingdom Fly Fishing 101 happened as scheduled.
- Added the Trout Derby at Waterloo Pond in Denison scheduled for February 1.
- Posted the Trout Fishing 1,2,3 Strategy demo using spinning gear for trout.
- Posted the CGR Fiberglass Fly Rod and Orvis Hydros Fly Reel video fishing a local pond.



Trout Fishing Opportunities - Quick Updates

Ordered the MaxCatch 2wt Fly Rod to go with the Orvis Hydros SL1 Fly Reel. The rod is 10' in length and balances slightly forward of the rod grip. First chance to fish was today. Temps were chilly but managed a few little Bluegill and Bass that went for a Soft Hackle and a Marilyn Monroe Tenkara Fly.

Rod feels nice... liking the blue finish and the wood insert for the reel seat. Casts well... able to get familiar with the rod, and find its sweet spot. Main take away from today was to give the backcast time to roll out before starting the forward cast. So far, this combo is looking and feeling good. Will see how it fares this season in 2020!



Fishing with the MaxCatch 2wt Fly Rod and Orvis Hydros SL1