Still working the Fishing Fly Giveaway...no winner yet. Was sidetracked to the Texas Coast. Fun time on the coast... Texas Coast. No fly fishing but may be of interest to some thinking about checking the area out!
How We Fished Galveston Fishing Pier - Onsite Update June 22, 2019

Still working on the video on the coast, working a lessons learned about the trip. Here is a quick update from the trip and comments on rod racks we made and plan to post on later as well!
Fishing Galveston - Quick Update #galveston #fishing

Almost done with the lessons learned video... should post tomorrow 8PM Central. Here is the thumbnail for it and link to our YouTube Channel: COAF Field Team

Got the video posted...! May be of interest to some.
Fishing Galveston Pier - Lesson Learned #galvestonpiers

Looks like you had a really good time.
Really enjoyed hearing what worked and what you would do different.
Sounds like you did a really good job changing stuff up till you found something that worked and were able to make non ideal conditions work for you.
I on the other hand do not do that enough. Your video will be more inspiration to give that a try.
Will have to refer back to this before my next trip to the gulf.
Thanks for putting in the time to put this together. You did a really good job.

Thanks Ocelot! Good luck on your next trip to the gulf!

Recorded the video last night but posted today... Happy Independence Day!Recapping past activities and upcoming plans in a quick update video. Do check back with us Monday's 8PM Central for our next video on our YouTube Channel - COAF Field Team!

Happy Independence Day... Quick Update! #coaffieldteam

Setup the surf casting rod and made the run to Brockdale Park (Lavon). Thought the park was closed, planned to walk down from the gate. Arrived and found out it was open. Drove down to the parking area. Lake level is up. Able to get some great surf casting practice in. No fish but did have a few boats come close to the point where we were casting. Was casting well past the wakes they left. Next round... hopefully Denison Dam?
Brockdale Park is Open... Struck Out But Still Fun Surf Casting!

Answering the mail from a Reader's question concerning Denison Dam Tailrace and Lake Texoma. Do check it out and do stay till the end for a bonus tip!
Q&A: How We Fish a Tailrace... Denison Dam Tailrace #denisondam #tailracefishing

Fished Lavon last Friday and struck out, then Denison Dam last Saturday and struck out, too! Went to Texoma last Sunday, and struck out again!

No chance to fish until this Saturday... finally broke the streak by fishing Stoney Hollow Park Pond using the TFO 6wt Fly Rod and Echo Iion 6/7wt reel. OPST Commando Head did well casting into the wind!

Managed a Bass, a fingerling Bass, and little Bluegill as well as a nice sized Bluegill. Used a Tube Fly Popper to take the Bass, a Foam Damsel Variant for the fingering Bass, and then a Red Marabou Damsel Fly and a Guadalupana for the Bluegill!

Lots of fun! Feel much better having broken the streak!

Quick Fishing Update... Finally Broke The Streak

FYI... uncluttered a messy room... How We Organized Our Fishing Rods... DIY Fishing Rod Racks #diy #fishing #rodracks

One rod rack used paracord and two screws to mount fly rod tubes to the wall of our home office / fishing room.

Another rod rack we used was made of wood and mounted to the wall. It costs about $30 to mount 40 fishing rods. Much cheaper than the commercially made ones!

Lastly, we used a PVC Floor Rod Rack to store six fishing rods that we would be using in the near term - surf casting rods, kayak fishing rods, and a couple of EmmRods.

Do check out the overview video and links to videos for more details on how we made each type of rod rack!

Mixing it up this round. Normally do a Near Deere Give Away but since we have been organizing our fishing gear wanted to share the wealth and give away the Paracord Fly Rod Tube Rack we demo'd in a video we posted last week! In parallel, wanted to celebrate National Margarita Day with a toast and a little ukulele time song... "Empty Glass" sounds right! Do check out the video, and do enter guesses in the comments. Will announce a Winner on Monday 29 July in conjunction with the 8PM Central weekly vlog post! Good luck and good fishing! And, Happy Margarita Day!

Looks like they stopped discharging water at Denison Dam and have done back to generating power on a demand basis again. Made it Sunday and caught and missed a few before they started generating power. Put out a couple of videos that may be of interest to some!

Another early post of our weekly video... this one is a "twofer" plus one! First is a video that details how we decide to fish a dam... Denison Dam in this instance. Lots of content and info we hope Viewers find useful when fishing their area. Second video is the trip to Denison Dam on Saturday July 27, 2019. Was a fast bite at first light, then had to adjust after the Power Plant started generating. Plus one is a snippet at the end of the first video where we announce a randomly selected winner of the Paracord Fly Rod Tube Rack!

Do check them out when able, and do subscribe for more "Learn to fish by our trials and errors" videos!
Dam Fishing - How we decide when and how to fish (Denison Dam)?

Tied this one from memory of a fishing fly that was doing well on Striped Bass at Denison Dam. Calling it the Denison Dam Dawber or Triple D. Going to try it out next trip to the tailrace to Texoma - Denison Dam! Stay tuned! #flytying #flyfishing

Simple Fly Tying - The Denison Dam Dawber

Fished Denison Dam early AM Sunday. Was non-Stop action. Lost count of how many were caught and released. Estimated over fifty striped bass after we quit counting!

Caught them between 6AM to 10AM till alarm sounded warning us power plant would be generating soon.

Do join us this round for Denison Dam Fishing - Five Tips for Fly Fishing and learn to fish by our trials and errors!