Some scouting with the UW camera for a fish or two and more...

Go Pro Hero 5 to Phone Underwater Camera Rig

Been itching to get more underwater camera actions shots. Wanted to try a camera setup that uses the Wi-Fi connection to a mobile phone to get live action shots of what is happening underwater.

Understood the Wi-Fi connection is lost soon as the Hero 5 goes underwater. The Go Pro will keep recording but you can no longer control the Go Pro with your phone.

Found a workaround that uses cable like in Cable TV cable to maintain connectivity when the Go Pro is underwater.

Made a rig and planned to field test is soon as the hand heals but while testing the rig my sinking the camera in a bucket, learned the Wi-Fi connection stayed connected.

I did not lose connection until I was 20+ feet away from the bucket. Will have to test this in a pond. But, this is promising!

Do check back, plan to try testing the connection with and without the rig to see if the Hero 5 stays connected!

DIY Live Underwater Video Feed | GoPro to Phone Rig | Field Test

Finally, I was able to test the DIY GoPro to Phone Rig that would allow me to control my GoPro using my phone as well as allow me to see the live video feed to my phone.

Simple rig that used PVC, COAX TV Cable, a metal extension with a GoPro mount to hold the GoPro and another mount to hold the phone.

While testing the rig in a bucket the GoPro would stay connected via Wi-Fi as far as 20 feet without the rig.

However, in the field, the camera lost the Wi-Fi connection. I needed the DIY GoPro to Phone Rig to stay connected.

The rig worked!
- I could start and stop the recording, turn it off and surprisingly... back on too!
- I watched the live video feed; no fish but it was a field test more than a fishing trip.
- And, even stay connected up to 10 plus feet away. I did not have to have the phone touching the cable.


Links are included in the description and a live stream I hosted to detail how I made it...link.

YouTube Shorts video of our DIY GoPro to Phone rig for getting a live feed view of the underwater action when fishing a pond. Cool stuff... this rig telescopes and uses a Hero 5. Check back as we are trying a variant of this one that uses a GoFish Cam and a telescoping fiberglass pole.

YouTube Shorts video of our first test of the DIY GoFish Cam to Phone Rig that enables a live feed to while the camera is underwater!

Micro Fly Rod and DIY GoFish Cam Phone Rig | It Works! | Field Test 2

Another round in the field with the DIY GoFish Cam and Phone Rig that allows us to see the underwater action while fishing.

Brought the two piece micro fly rod to work the feeder creek for a Bluegill that we would use as live bait.

Caught two little ones but let them go in hopes of a bigger size fish. Then. caught a little Bass before finally catching a Bluegill for live bait.

After deploying the rig, soon had Bluegill as well as several Bass check out the live bait.

Liking this DIY GoFish Cam to Phone Live Rig. Will say this round was a success!

Checkout the video!

Live Stream we did yesterday of an earlier trip testing the GoFish Cam to Phone Rig...

YouTube Shorts video of the bass lurking in our local pond, using the DIY GoFish Cam to Phone Rig to get a live feed of the action below.

Here is a one before we lost the Water Wolf Camera!

Older video when I first got a camera that worked underwater...

Here is a past video when I first got the GoFish Cam...

Updated our website - StockerTroutFishing.com check it out at. New look as 2022 approaches!

Trout Fishing with PowerWorms #shorts

YouTube Shorts Video of underwater action shots of a Trout really liking a Berkley PowerWorm! Ended up catching three trout today but missed a lot more.

Fished using the Kastking Zephyr BFS reel and a bubble fly rig but used a PowerWorm instead of a fishing fly. Windy and cold, still had lots of fun!

Trout Fishing | Bubble and PowerWorm Rig Worked This Round

Decided to fish Pottsboro Lake in Pottsboro Texas this past Saturday. After a little rain in the morning, made it to the pond just as a cold front rolled in.

Cold and windy, did manage three trout. Planned to catch trout using ultralight lures and a BFS Rod/Reel, but trout wanted PowerWorms.

Good thing I had the Bubble and Fly Rig handy, just swapped the fishing fly for a PowerWorm.

Bite was steady, just kept missing the hookset. Did get a few Bluegill and a Bass on the PowerWorms. Plus got some underwater video of what was lurking in the pond!