Everyone seems to miss a vital point. The fish are raised and released to be caught.It's all we have here in hot old Texas so we make the best of it. It's actually a pretty cool program to let people have a "taste" of the trouting experience.Why, even the yankees can break out their flyrods and hand-ties and go at it.
Those 9" pink and flabby stockers fight very hard. I can't hardly imagine catching a 2 or 3 pounder.

most all fly fishers are outfished for these stockers from what ive seen by powerbaiters and lure chunkers. oops

I have seen times when a fly on a fly rod were tearing 'em up.Like every other cast. The damn constant swooshing noise was almost as irritating as their attitudes.

not a lot of difference in the taste when they have pink meat or white meat(been in the creek a while or not)

i have caught both in broken bow. LOTS of those trout have been there a while.

interesting. didnt think to brine mine. i like smoked trout

i deboned a 22 incher once and laid it out skin down(split to the tail).... my guests tore it up.

Yea, I use a brine with kosher salt, brown sugar, and cayenne pepper. Smoked with pecan wood and some rosemary wood I got from digging up an old rosemary bush. It came out AWESOME!

Thinking to go with my son this week to south lake in Denton for trout fishing. Anyone knows on what day they stock the trout? The schedule says they stock trout every other week and I believe next stocking is this week.

Fished Huaco Springs; limited out on Scrappy Stockers. Even "slipped" and got a dunking while wading. Glad the temps were not cold! Brought Powerbait but ended up catching them all on fishing flies! Today's Video.

Cant tell you what day they stock it but can tell you that there are plenty in the pond now to catch. Rainbow power bait was working good last week.

Thanks.

Quick trip to Huaco Springs. Strong winds... managed one Stocker Trout. Little one that was released. Today's Video.

try rio raft if you get a chance

Haven't been on this site in forever. Just getting back to fishing after a few months.

I tried for trout at Tom Bass I last week and didn't get a bite. Any advice or tips for Tom Bass park in pearland?

I caught a 3.5lber about a month back that was stocked. Fought like a 5lb. bass

We were there earlier this week and we didn't get any bites either. They are supposed to be stocking it tomorrow so if it isn't too rainy, I'm planning to check it out after work. Otherwise, will try on Saturday. That pond has gotten really shallow and I have found it hard to fish the last couple of times we've been. Hope things improve.

Also - the big pond/lake at Tom Bass 3 is supposed to get stocked next week with around 2000. Looking forward to trying that one as well.