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Re: Went Fishing... [Re: fshng84] #12907672 09/22/18 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by fshng84
Quick update from the Team talks briefly of the recent trip to Texoma for some kayak fishing for Stripers, a little fun with the Ukulele, and the lots of fun with the Standup Longboarding! And then, in preps for answering the mail - request from a Viewer on our YouTube Channel to provide details on how we use a bubble fly rig to fish with fishing flies without a fly rod. Still have a demo to put together for it but for now, made the trip to Cabelas to stock up on bubble floats we use. Quick Update - Bubble Fly Rig Preps.


Rainy Friday, and forecast says 100% chance tomorrow into Sunday. But, the rain does not have us down. Gives us time to catch up on a few things - blogging updates, video edits, and continuing to write the article about the Bubble Fly Rig to answer a Reader's question on how we fish a Bubble Fly Rig. Another Quick Update - Bubble Fly Rig.


Re: Went Fishing... [Re: fshng84] #12913820 09/27/18 03:15 AM
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Article is posted at "Bubble Fly Rigs". Do keep handy this Trout Stocking Season!

Re: Went Fishing... [Re: fshng84] #12917952 09/30/18 08:00 PM
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Still working on the How To Bubble Fly video... did get sidetracked with a request from YouTube on how we made the DIY Tanago Rod - one where we made it with a Cork Handle instead of a Wooden Handle. Quick DIY - Tanago Rod.


Re: Went Fishing... [Re: fshng84] #12919453 10/02/18 01:02 AM
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More sidetracks... this time, more fishing! Too nice an evening Sunday to not go fishing. Went for a quick trip to a local pond. Decided to fish the 4wt Redington Pursuit Rod with the Echo Ion 2/3 Fly Reel spooled with a Rio Trout Max Skagit Head in 200 grains.

Bite started slow but picked up as the evening progressed. Managed catching little Bluegill and Sunfish once we settled on an Elk Hair Caddis. No Bruisers, but after a while decided to use one Bluegill as live bait!

Sure enough had nice Bass take the Bluegill! Fun Fishing the 4wt and Rio Trout Max.


Re: Went Fishing... [Re: fshng84] #12925477 10/07/18 01:33 PM
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The other day we caught a nice Bass using a Bluegill for live bait at Celebration Park's East Pond. Decided to try it again using a Water Wolf Camera to get underwater video of the action. Brought a spinning rod for fishing the Water Wolf Camera and Live Bait Rig. Also, brought the two piece Micro Fly Rod and the midge pattern we tied at Tuesday's Dallas Fly Fishers' free fly tying classes held at Cabelas in Allen every Tuesday this month!

...below is the video of the quick trip to Celebration Park's East Pond that shows how we started the day trying for an action shot with the Water Wolf Camera and Live Bait Rig, fishing with the two piece Micro Fly Rod, and then shifting to a demo of the little fly rod. Quick Trip with the Water Wolf Camera... Two Piece Micro Fly Rod Demo.

PS: Two Piece Micro Fly Rod is made with the top two sections of an 8wt Fly Rod that we broke but did not want to throw it away. Recycled it by making it into a Micro Fly Rod using a reel seat from a Pen Fishing Rod and a mini Fly Reel.


Re: Went Fishing... [Re: fshng84] #12927744 10/09/18 04:22 AM
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Had fun the other day fishing for little Bluegill and Sunfish using midge patterns and nymphs with the Micro Fly Rod. Was trying for the smallest of fishes but hooks were too large to catch the little fingerlings in the local pond.

Put an order in with TenkaraBum for some micro fishing hooks - sizes 26 and 30. While waiting for the order, decided to take the smallest hook in the fly tying box and tie a couple of Micro Fishing Flies. Simple pattern - antron fibers, UV Glue, and the hook. That's it!

Below is the quick tie demo of the Micro Fishing Fly in the "large size" - size 22 dry fly hook.

Simple Micro Fishing Fly Quick Tie for #microfishing

Re: Went Fishing... [Re: fshng84] #12930148 10/11/18 03:14 AM
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Originally Posted by fshng84
Had fun the other day fishing for little Bluegill and Sunfish using midge patterns and nymphs with the Micro Fly Rod. Was trying for the smallest of fishes but hooks were too large to catch the little fingerlings in the local pond.

Put an order in with TenkaraBum for some micro fishing hooks - sizes 26 and 30. While waiting for the order, decided to take the smallest hook in the fly tying box and tie a couple of Micro Fishing Flies. Simple pattern - antron fibers, UV Glue, and the hook. That's it!

Below is the quick tie demo of the Micro Fishing Fly in the "large size" - size 22 dry fly hook.

Simple Micro Fishing Fly Quick Tie for #microfishing


Going to try it... try to catch a fish that can fit on a Quarter using a Micro Fishing Fly! Micro Fishing Challenge...

Re: Went Fishing... [Re: fshng84] #12932396 10/13/18 08:57 PM
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Finished the "How We Fish Bubble Fly Rigs" video to go with the article, "How to Set Up Bubble Fly Rigs"! Video shows the three rigs we detailed in the article.... Lots of fun showing how we fish them; even caught a fish or two!
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Re: Went Fishing... [Re: fshng84] #12941294 10/22/18 02:30 AM
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Made it to the Lower Illinois River Saturday; two of us limited out on Rainbow Trout of which one used the Bubble Fly Rig - "Ajusta Bubble" and PowerWorms to catch his six! Still working on the video but here is a snippet of some of the action! Lower Illinois River.

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Stopped at Cabelas in Allen to check out the Fly Tying Class that the Dallas Fly Fishers have been holding every Tuesday for the month of October. This was the last one for the month, then the Dallas Fly Fishers will shift to Fly Tying Demos on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Also, while there tonight, learned the Dallas Fly Fishers will be hosting a TPWD Basic Fly Fishing Class at LLELA - Lake Lewisville Ecological Learng Area, on Saturday October 27, 2018. Should be a fun time for those interested in learning to fly fish! For more details on the event and the Dallas Fly Fishers, see the links on our blog post. Note: The live feed while at Cabelas had issues; added pictures and past video snippets of fishing trips to LLELA.
More Fly Fishing Things at Cabelas with the Dallas Fly Fishers!

Re: Went Fishing... [Re: fshng84] #12946163 10/26/18 03:38 AM
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Blue River get trout stockings next week; woohoo... Blue River Stocking Update.

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Originally Posted By: fshng84
Made it to the Lower Illinois River Saturday; two of us limited out on Rainbow Trout of which one used the Bubble Fly Rig - "Ajusta Bubble" and PowerWorms to catch his six! Still working on the video but here is a snippet of some of the action! Lower Illinois River.


Finished the video... Fun stuff! Do check back periodically. Trout Stocking Season is just around the corner in Texas, and it starts next week on the Blue River and other locations in Oklahoma. Hope to get a round of trout fishing at the Blue River and/or Medicine Park in November. Limited Out on Lower Illinois River.

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Blue River get trout stockings next week; woohoo... Blue River Stocking Update.


Confirmed Blue is stocked! Blue is stocked... Woohoo.

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Great time of year with trout stockings in Texas just around the corner. Precursor to the happenings in Texas is the Blue River - less than 2 hours from the DFW Metroplex for those interested in Rainbow Trout and fishing a river! That said, TPWD releases its stocking schedule about mid-November, so be on the look out! Be on the watch for it. TRWD however announced its stocking for the Trinity River in Fort Worth as well as TRWD Flyfest 4 (March 2019). Do keep your calendars open for this event - fun one and the chance to catch some nice sized trout is a possibility. For more see, our blog post... at Stocker Trout Fishing. Has links to TRWD's announcement plus past videos from the Flyfest!

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Had a great time fishing the Blue River Saturday;
Originally Posted By: fshng84
Great time of year with trout stockings in Texas just around the corner. Precursor to the happenings in Texas is the Blue River - less than 2 hours from the DFW Metroplex for those interested in Rainbow Trout and fishing a river! That said, TPWD releases its stocking schedule about mid-November, so be on the look out! Be on the watch for it. TRWD however announced its stocking for the Trinity River in Fort Worth as well as TRWD Flyfest 4 (March 2019). Do keep your calendars open for this event - fun one and the chance to catch some nice sized trout is a possibility. For more see, our blog post... at Stocker Trout Fishing. Has links to TRWD's announcement plus past videos from the Flyfest!


Had a great time fishing the Blue River yesterday. Did not limit out but saw others do well!

Also, saw an earlier post that TWPD posted the Trout Stocking Schedule. Like in past years, made a few mods to sort by date and location and posted on our site... Spreadsheet Time Again...

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