May be of interest to some wanting to fish the Blue River Catch and Release Area. Below is a map that calls out several key points of interest that may be useful for the first-time fisherman.
See more info at... Blue River C&R Area

Texas Trout Stocking | Places We Like for the 2021-2022 Season

Our local pond - Bethany Lakes, gets its trout stocking tomorrow - December 9, 2021.

To kick-off the Texas Trout Stocking Season, we posted a video that describes places we like to fish for the 2021-2022 Season. Specifically, three counties in near the DFW Metroplex and then the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center.

Do check out the video, and do let us know how this Season is going for you... "are you catching a trout or two, or more?"

Bookmarked the video for ease of reference. No need to watch the full video.

Introduction 0:01 Link

Collin County 0:50 Link
Bethany Lakes, Allen 0:50 Link
Warren Sports Complex, Frisco 1:29 Link
Frontier Park, Prosper 2:03 Link
Towne Lake, McKinney 2:54 Link
Murphy City Hall, Murphy 4:05 Link

Denton County 4:33 Link
South Lakes Park, Denton 4:33 Link
Lake Lewisville Ecological Learning Area (LLELA), Lewisville 5:26 Link
Heritage Park, Flower Mound 5:59 Link
Leonard Johns Park, Flower Mound 6:35 Link


Grayson County 6:59 Link
Pottsboro Lake, Pottsboro 6:59 Link
Waterloo Park Pond, Waterloo 7:31 Link
Pebblebrook Pond, Sherman 8:25 Link

Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, Athens 8:53 Link

Suggested Fishing Gear for first day of stocking 10:44 Link

DFW Fishing | Bethany Lakes Trout Stocking

Texas Trout Stocking Season is in full swing. Our local pond received its stocking Thursday, 12/19. Yours truly made a quick trip after work to the pond and noted lots of folks catching trout.

Trout were active, and bait seemed to be the key. I opted for lures and managed to catch two trout - one on a Gold Super Duper and another on a PowerBait Worm (it's a lure isn't it?).

Fun times, even cooked up the two using a simple recipe of Garlic Powder, Season Salt, and Jalapenos!

Made it back this morning and caught three on Super Dupers. Will get that video posted at a later date.

Fun times!

Tried a Bubble Fly Rig but as it turned out, bait was what they wanted!

DFW Fishing | How I Fished the Super Duper at Bethany Lakes

Fishing updates and related activities from the Team! This round caught three trout... two on a Gold Super Duper and one on a Silver Super Duper on a Friday morning quick trip.

Did go back Saturday and caught three more on the Gold Super Duper. But, no video.

Back Sunday morning and finally limited out using a Black Roostertail. Video in the works stay tuned.

For this round, check out the retrieve that I was using when fishing the Super Dupers!

I love fishing spoons. Unfortunately I had to work all day saturday and had my kids sunday so no trout fishing for me yet.

Good luck when you go; I noticed a Cormorant lurking about by the warming cables.

Texas Trout Stocking | Limited Out After Finding the Pattern

Back to the local pond for more trout fishing. Cold temps with frost had changed the pattern. Eventually found a lure and a retrieve that worked. Limited out casting to passing schools of trout. Do check out the video to see how I found pattern.

YouTube Shorts video of yours truly trout fishing using a Kastking Zephyr BFS reel and a Fire Tiger Roostertail, and then a Penn Pursuit spinning reel and a Black Roostertail. Steady but fast retrieve was key!

Casting Ultralight Lures for Trout #shorts

YouTube Shorts video where I practice casting ultralight lures using a Kastking Zephyr BFS reel lined with 10lbs Spiderwire which has an equivalent diameter to 2lbs monofilament. 1/16oz Roostertail gets one trout to strike!

Still educating my thumb. As a workaround while I train my thumb, I will line the reel with about 100 plus feet of braided line. This allows me to cast all line on the spool, and if I do get a backlash, I can quickly untangle the line and get back to casting.

This round was a little more tricky to get dialed in due to the windy conditions and the thin diameter of the line which tended to hang up on the arbor knot I used to attach the line to the spool.

Do check back, plan to try more BFS fishing for trout in the next few weeks.

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!

Fly rod would have been a tough one today with all the wind. Location was Pottsboro Lake in Pottsboro.

Kastking Zephyr BFS Reel Product Review | Pros, Cons, And Tips

Product review of the Kastking Zephyr BFS Reel where yours truly details why he likes the reel noting pros, cons, and tips... more like suggestions for those interested in trying BFS fishing but at a entry price point that is much easier on the wallet compared to other reels! This is the reel I have been using to cast 1/16oz Roostertails for trout recently.

Next step to try are casting fishing flies using a specialized weight.