Texas Rainbow Trout Fishing | Found a Pattern, Limited Out

After several quick trips in the late afternoon/evening fishing for Texas Rainbow Trout that were stocked at Bethany Lakes last Wednesday, finally limited out on a cold Saturday morning.

Trout were actively feeding on something. Even chased but turned away from lures we casted. Trout were picky with one caught on a Rubber Legged Near Deere fished motionless under a Bubble Fly Rig, and then another caught on a Griffith's Gnat using the same rig.

As luck had it, my reel broke... the bail spring. Switched to other rods before settling on the fly rod, fishing the Near Deere with a "twitchy twitch" retrieve. For some reason, the trout wanted movement!

After limiting out, did some catch and release to see if the pattern held. By mid-morning, they wanted the Generic Black Midge Dry Fly in size 16... fished dry as well as wet and changing from a no retrieve to a short pull retrieve.

Later, stopped by in the evening... no lure, no fishing flies, trout were wanting corn. LOL!

Did see others doing well with PowerBait and Mouse Tails throughout the day. Rule of Thumb... be ready to change baits, lures, fishing flies, the retrieve, and/or the rig you are using.

Where To Go Fishing This Weekend in the DFW Area? | Posted December 15, 2020

Some thoughts on where to go fishing this weekend. Last time we posted we mentioned enjoying the Striped Bass fishing at Denison Dam. This round we suggest for those in the DFW area several places especially with the weather looking good. We have trout to be caught either in Texas ponds or the Blue River in OK or the Guadalupe River south in New Braunfels as well as fishing area lakes for maybe crappie and/or catfish.

I haven't seen a recent video of fishing at Turner Falls so far. Have you made any trips there since November 1 ?

Have not fish Turner Falls yet!

Texas Rainbow Trout Fishing | Catch and Cook This Round!

More Texas Rainbow Trout Fishing for yours truly. Made a quick trip to the local pond for more trout. Only three this round that went for the Generic Black Dry Fly Midge. Missed others but no worries... able to try the Easy Baked Trout Recipe again but this time added Jalapenos! TASTY!

I got a Penn reel a few years ago- I hate it. I hear the cheaper ones aren't actually made by them though.

Bummer. Have old and new Penn reels. So far, no issues.

Fly Fishing Tips from the Little Red Book of Fly Fishing | iFishNews Fishing Podcast 33

Fly Fishing Tips from the Little Red Book of Fly Fishing | iFishNews Fishing Podcast 33

Number 14 in the "Little Red Book of Fly Fishing" podcast series where I review fly fishing tips in parallel to the current Winter Trout Stocking Season in our area.

This week it's tips 50 through 55!

Tip 50: Finding Your Mark
Tip 51: The Swing
Tip 52: Doing the Continental
Tip 53: Weighty Matters, Part 1
Tip 54: Weighty Matters, Part 2
Tip 55: Weighty Matters, Part 3

Do check back on our next episode in the series where we discuss tips 56 - 61.
Tip 56: The Difference between a Good Fisherman and a Great One? A BB
Tip 57: Knockout with the Bolo Punch
Tip 58: Seeing the Light
Tip 59: The Thin, Clear Line
Tip 60: Live With It
Tip 61: Feeling Skitterish

Good Luck and Good Fishing!

Texas Rainbow Trout Fishing | What Worked This Round - Power Worms Crankie, No Yankie!

Made the run to Pottsboro Lake in Grayson County Saturday morning for some Texas Rainbow Trout fishing. Recently stocked with trout, the Team brought fly fishing gear, ultralight spinning gear, and a GoFish Cam to fish the pond.

The morning started out with lots of surface activity similar to the trout feeding on a "bug hatch" at our local pond in Allen - Bethany Lakes. In short order, had strikes on the fly using the Generic Black Dry Fly Midge fished with a slow retrieve.

Our fishing buddy was getting strikes on PowerBait but once he found the pattern - a Power Worm fished with a slow retrieve or a stop and go retrieve, he was able to limit out in short order.

Yours truly soon switched to a Power Worm but kept losing the trout when I would set the hook with the rod... I was yanking the worm out of the trout's mouth.

Luckily, after several more misses, I started to hook-up consistently when I kept reeling or cranking the reel to set the hook.

The lesson learned today was "crankie, no yankie" when fishing a Power Worm on a slow and/or stop and go retrieve.

A review of the GoFish Cam confirmed the trout wanted movement, else tended to ignore the bait/lure. Also, it showed trout can inhale and quickly spit out a lure without getting hooked.

Do check out the video and the underwater footage of Saturday morning's trout fishing action at Pottsboro Lake in Pottsboro, Texas!

Texas Rainbow Trout Fishing | Waterloo Park Pond in Denison

More Texas Rainbow Trout Fishing in the DFW area. This round takes us to Denison, TX... just north of Dallas. Recently stocked with Rainbow Trout; we try our luck finding the pattern.

Waterloo Park Pond is a small pond but can be challenging at times. This trip yours truly limited out using PowerBait Trout Bait; fishing buddy managed three trout - two on PowerBait and one on a Gold Super Duper.

Able to get some underwater video of the action, but still need to tinker with the rig to get a more consistent point of view of the action.

Waterloo has lots of green stuff on the bottom, and when the trout tend to the bottom, it's tough getting the camera to set right while resting on the bottom as well as avoid clobbering the camera's view.

No worries, did get enough to learn... trout wanted PowerBait Trout Bait over Power Worms, Nuggets, and Eggs. And, at least this round, they did not go for corn.

Do check out the video. And, do check back, have another video where we fished Denison Dam on the Oklahoma side using shad for bait coupled with the GoFish Cam... lots of small stripers in the footage!

Texas Rainbow Trout Fishing | Two Plus One Tips for this Stocking Season

No fishing today, but made time to post two fishing tips that may of interest for those fishing the Texas Rainbow Trout Winter Stocking this season, and then we added one more that applies more to the warmer fishing season.

First tip is on the Adjusta Bubble we like using for our Bubble Fly Rigs. Issue we have is when trying to thread the fishing line through the rubber stop, the line tends to curve and as a result it hangs up on the rubber. Easy fix... "spin it"! Spin the Adjusta Bubble as you thread the fishing line.

Second tip is modifying the PowerBait Rig we mention in our article - "PowerBait Fishing Rigs for Rainbow Trout". Specifically, Trout Fishing Rig #2 that is similar to a Carolina Rig. We skip the slip swivel and use 30lbs dacron backing tied on to the fishing line with a slip bobber knot and some Superglue.

The Plus One tip is reposting the "Making My Senkos Last Longer with Superglue" video to explain why we have Superglue in our fishing vest.

Hope these are helpful this season! And do check back for more videos as we fish the Texas Rainbow Trout Winter Stocking season.

Texas Rainbow Trout Fishing | Which Technique Works Best?

Had some fun this past weekend fishing for Texas Rainbow Trout at Pottsboro Lake in Pottsboro, TX. Brought the @GoFish Cam to get some underwater video; able to capture some of the action. But, was sidetracked on a quest... Which technique works best for trout?

We tried the "Cranky, No Yanky" technique that calls for keeping a tight line and reeling faster when the trout strikes. This one worked the best; no need to use the rod to set the hook, just reel faster.

And, we tried the "Rip Thy Lips" technique... this was not the preferred method for limiting out. This technique calls for setting the hook immediately and with a strong pull of the rod at any indication of a strike.

Was a fun time; windy conditions... but we limited out. Do check out the video; added underwater footage of the trout moving about at the end of the video.

Fly Fishing Tips from the Little Red Book of Fly Fishing | iFishNews Fishing Podcast 34

Fly Fishing Tips from the Little Red Book of Fly Fishing | iFishNews Fishing Podcast 34

Number 15 in the "Little Red Book of Fly Fishing" podcast series where I review fly fishing tips in parallel to the current Winter Trout Stocking Season in our area.

This week it's tips 56 through 61!

Tip 56: The Difference between a Good Fisherman and a Great One? A BB
Tip 57: Knockout with the Bolo Punch
Tip 58: Seeing the Light
Tip 59: The Thin, Clear Line
Tip 60: Live With It
Tip 61: Feeling Skitterish

Do check back on our next episode in the series where we discuss tips 62 - 69.
Tip 62: Negatives and Positives
Tip 63: When in Doubt (Set the Hook)
Tip 64: No Clear Indication
Tip 65: First Impressions
Tip 66: Ready, Set, Go
Tip 67: Dress for Success
Tip 68: Watch That Line
Tip 69: When Shorter is Better

Good Luck and Good Fishing!

COAF FIELD TEAM LIVE STREAM | 2020 FISHING SUMMARY

Happy New Year! Impromptu livestream to recap our fishing activities in 2020. Hope to keep on fishing and posting in 2021! Good Luck and Good Fishing!

Fishing Updates | COAF Field Team | Dual Live Stream

Beta test of a dual live stream on @COAF Field Team on YouTube and COAF Field Team on Facebook.

Test was promising, even had folks join and did a little impromptu Q&A. Liking the folks joining!

Do let us know if this format works... will plan to host more dual live streams in the future.