For the rest of the season, I plan on fishing these public ponds:
Southern Cross Pond in Round Rock
Shirley McDonald Park Pond in Round Rock
Miller Park Pond in Temple
Lake view Park Pond in Copperas Cove

Then, sometime in the summer of 2024, some trout fishing in northern Colorado!

I have been slaying the dinks in Royse City. So far fishing pressure has been very light. Fished with a small inline spinner this morning and they were hitting it on the drop during stop and go retrieve. It was like fishing for schooling sandies. Cast to a swirl and fish on.

Double limit Canyon Trail Race. Gold Super Duper Lures was all we used.

Headed out this morning to catch some more dinks in Royse City.

The Royse City dinks were nailing the power bait and trout nuggets early. Mid morning the Panther Martin bite was on. Ended up with 13. All were released. More comorants have shown up and watched one get a trout.

Tomorrow last stocking of the stocking season at Millers Park Pond and Southside Lions Park Pond. Catch em while you can. Also plenty of trout are still holding in some past area stockings.


Side Note: Still some late February and early March stockings on the schedule.

Fished the Guadalupe River, Saturday 2/17. Easily limited out and caught many more which were released. The dependable Gold Super Duper got it done.

Reports are they are catching very good quality trout at Millers Pond in San Antonio. 12 to 15 fish are common catches. Get em while they last.

Canyon Trail Race and Huaco Springs- Guadalupe River was stocked today. 1100 fished stocked. Friend of mine went this morning and easily limited out with some good quality fish. 12 to 14 inches.

Miller Park Pond in Temple was stocked at 10:30 AM yesterday. I did not catch a single rainbow trout!! But look at these two yellow cats that were by catch. I threw 6 different lures over about 3 hours of fishing for rainbows. My little Rooster Tail spinners caught these two catfish, several small bluegills and a chunky 13 inch largemouth bass. This was the most fun I have ever had fishing for rainbows!!

Channel Cat's. Perfect eating size, if you were keeping fish. Nice ones.


Side Note: It has been a strange bite at some stockings this year. I have been to several stockings when the truck had arrived and not a bite. It took 4 to 5 hours to get a limit if you were lucky. Have gone back the next day and limited out easily with plenty of throw backs. I have had better luck going the day after the stocking day. Also some water bodies still have good quantities of fish days and even weeks after a stocking. The bite this year was a challenge, on some trips for sure.

Guadalupe River and the Blanco River were stocked this week for the last time this season. Plenty of trout waiting to be caught.

Blue Hole Park in Georgetown received 1500 more rainbows this past Monday. This stocking was not on the schedule but it was a great surprise! Very little fishing pressure and I had an epic few hours of fishing. Caught all my fish on a 1/16th ounce white Rooster Tail. Released them all back in the river unharmed so maybe some kids can catch them in the next few days. Caught some quality fish like the picture! Big thanks to TPWD and the city of Georgetown for this great program!

By the way this was today 3-1-2024

Myself and good friend Steve fished the Bull Frog Pond stocking in Manor TX. There were about 20 anglers waiting for the stocking truck to arrive. Truck arrived around 10am. Bite turned on at 11am and most anglers there were catching some very nice Rainbow Trout. Myself and Steve easily limited out and caught a bunch more that were released. Gold Super Duper Lures got the job done. The trout stockings are coming to an end and there are still plenty of fish in some of the water bodies that have been stocked over the stocking season. Catch them while you can.