Trout Stocking Schedule is posted. Made a few mods for ease of reference.

Schedule posted as of 11/19.

Here is a follow-on article that details more on Tandem Rigged Fishing Flies!

Quick update as of Friday evening, November 22:
Wood Net... just finished the new netting for the wood net. Just in time to make a run to the Blue River Saturday morning. More to come on our trip Saturday. Net did well, lost no trout, and limited out!

Trout Stock Schedule... more fun with spreadsheets and modifying the TPWD Winter Trout Stocking Schedule. It's posted on out site; do check it out for an easier to reference schedule with respect to stocking dates in chronological order.

Tandem Rig Article... Hubpages article that provides more details on how we setup tandem rigged fishing flies. Includes suggestions and tips on how we like to fish them!

PS: Limited out this morning on the Blue River, OK. Net worked perfect and Tandem Rigged Fishing Flies were getting struck!

Video of the action from Saturday morning, November 23, 2019 when we fished the Blue River in Oklahoma. Temps were in the 30s and the action was slow but steady. Able to limit out fishing the channel and undercut by the "Island" using Tandem Rigged Fishing Flies and Mop Flies.

Tandem Rigged used was the Too Deere... Leading Near Deere with trailing John Deere to catch five trout.Then, fished a Mop Fly... no tandem rig, to catch and release several. Bite slowed, tried other fishing flies and got a strike or two.

Finally, caught and kept number six to make a limit using a Tandem Rig... Lead Mop Fly and trailing John Deere.Most trout went for the John Deere or the Mop Fly. Also, had a stretch of missed strikes... bummer. As well as no strikes... bite turned off for some reason.

Water was not as clear as last week but the fish were readily taking fishing flies.Also, after cleaning the fish noted a number of them had full bellies of Chartreuse PowerBait!

How We Fished the Blue River Saturday... Limited Out! #flyfishing

Happy Thanksgiving... Running out of Near Deere and Mop Flies... time to tie more. Ended up tying Olive, Pink, and White Near Deere, two variants of the Mop Fly, and some John Deere. All done... now just need to go fishing. Hoping sooner than later! PS: Lots of rain has our fishing plans on hold but see an opening in the weather this weekend.
More Near Deere and Mop Flies...! #flyfishing #flytying

Raining but should clear up tomorrow. That said, when you cannot go fishing, can do fishing related things... here is one.

Re-published a HubPages article for ease of reference and readability that summarizes key information when planning a trout fishing trip to Turner Falls Park - a popular summer park in Oklahoma that becomes a trout fishery in winter! Check it out when you get a chance.

The Team limited out at Turner Falls Park near Davis, Oklahoma with several nice sized ones that went for a Gold Super Duper. Other trout were caught on the fly. Of the trout caught fly fishing, one trout went for a PMC Emerger, another trout took a John Deere, else the remainder taken on fishing flies went for a Mop Fly in Chartreuse with an Orange Egg Sac or Chartreuse with a Pearl Chenille collar. Water was clear, temps climbed to the 60s, and the sun was shining. The wind did kick up as the day progressed. That said, it was a perfect day to be on a river fishing for trout!
Super Dupers and Mop Flies for Turner Falls Trout...!

Had a great time fishing Turner Falls last week for Rainbow Trout. Go to pattern was a Mop Fly that had a Chartreuse body and an Orange Egg Sac.

Simple pattern to tie but tended to spend more time trimming and shaping the Egg Sac as well as ending with lots of wasted egg yarn material.

Decided to try a dubbing loop to this time... so far, liking it. Quick tie, less time shaping, and less wasted material. Do give it a try!

Easier Fly Tying of a Mop Fly Using a Dubbing Loop #flytying

Made it to the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) in Athens, TX for a go at the trout stocked recently! Was an interesting round; the trout wanted "green" fishing flies and lures fished fast. Tried various fishing flies and different retrieves before settling on a short pull, steady retrieve. Did miss a number of strikes as well as lost a few when they threw the barbless hook. That said, did limit out plus has a great time exploring the Center. Do check out the video, and do stay till the end for the bonus.

PS: Was not certain if a fishing license was required. Later, confirmed with the TFFC that fishing is included in the price of admission... no fishing license needed!
Trout Fishing at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center #flyfishing

Made the run to Denison to fish Waterloo Park Pond - small pond that is stocked with trout multiple times each season. Was a chilly morning but the bite started out well using an Olive Near Deere. Had to vary the retrieve to get them to strike. Managed to catch three trout, keeping two and releasing one. Hoped for a larger trout.

Unfortunately, trout changed their minds and quit striking fishing flies. Tried various patterns without success. Turned out the trout wanted PowerWorms! First pink, and then orange. No spinning gear, just brought the fly rod. Luckily, the OPST Commando Head's heavier weight made it a non-issue casting a tandem rigged near deere and trailing PowerWorm.

Do checkout the video... we hope Viewers can learn to fish by our trials and errors. In this instance, no spinning gear... fly rod can still do double duty! Trout Fishing Waterloo - Limited Out using Near Deere and PowerWorms!

Thanks for another good video filled with lots of useful information.
Looks like you had a fun day.
Keep up the good work.

I made the trip up to Denison early Saturday morning and was at Waterloo just as the sun was coming up. It was a beautiful morning
I had my limit by 8:30 a.m. and headed back to Allen. The stocked trout this year were bigger than last year's with a few of them going to 10 1/2"

Very Nice!

Answering the mail concerning questions about fishing at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens, TX. We fished it a couple of weeks ago and limited out on Rainbow Trout. Since then, had requests to provide more details on the specific places fished while we were there. This video intends to provide details as well as a bonus at the end... do stay till the end and do like and subscribe if you like what we are doing! Places to Fish... Revisited Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center!

Still working on getting over a cold but did finish tying the two Olive Near Deere and one Mop Fly for our next Fishing Fly Give Away! Hope to hit a pond or two for trout at some point. Till then, Good Luck and Good Fishing to our Viewers! PS: We will randomly select a winner using our TubeBuddy Tool on December 30!