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Sunday, December 08, 2024
Saturday, May 18, 2024
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Sunday, February 04, 2024
Try This When Fishing Trout Magnets... Limit Out! 😃 #fishing #troutfishing #ultralightfishing
Used these three retrieves to limit out on trout fishing trout magnets. Give them a try!
Friday, November 10, 2023
Blue River Oklahoma Fishing | First Trout Limit for 2023-2024 Season!
Updates for the day
Saturday, March 04, 2023
Caruth Park Trout Fishing - Streaming Live from my #GoPro
Fun time limiting out on trout. Able to post an impromptu livestream at Caruth Park!
It includes all the mistakes and missed strikes while recording live. It took about an hour of fishing using fishing flies and other lures before I found what worked.
Ultralight Baitcasting a 1/16oz Rooster Tail - black with silver blade, fished on a slow retrieve was the go to method.
Although I limited out, I should have finished sooner but I kept losing trout while landing them. No worries, great excuse to keep fishing!
BPS MicroLite Rod |
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Quick Update Before the Artic Front | Average Joe's Broadcast, Let's Talk Fishing Series 😎
A few updates from recent happenings from the Team!
Key Items This Round:
- Artic Front is inbound with temps dropping over the next few days.
- Trout Stockings took place in Rowlett, Coppell, and Denton as scheduled.
- Fished Pottsboro and limited out using PowerWorms and Super Dupers.
- Also, first time using a Centerpin Reel, have to practice casting more!
- Plans over the next few days are to stay warm and prepare for the Christmas festivities!
Sunday, December 18, 2022
First Time Center Pin Fishing #flyfishing #fishing #fun
First time fishing with a Center Pin Reel. Had to practice and get my timing and release down. Managed to catch two Trout, improve my casting, and then closed out with ultralight baitcasting to get three more trout to make a limit.
Do check back for more Center Pin Fishing. New way to fish for yours truly. Would be a great way to fish the tailrace at Denison Dam, Lewisville Lake Ecological Learning Area, and other rivers.
For now, going to keep practicing at local ponds!
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Let's Talk Fly Fishing - Blue River Oklahoma Recap - Average Joe's Live Broadcast @COAFFieldTeam
This round I recap Sunday's fishing trip to the Blue River in Oklahoma - specifically,
- Fishing flies I used
- Exploring the area north of Hughes Crossing
- What worked and what did not work
- And, what I would do next round
Do checkout the livestream, and do checkback for more Livestreams from the Team!
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Let's Talk Ultralight Baitcasting for Trout This Season! - COAF Field Team's Live Broadcast
This round we discuss ultralight baitcasting aka Bait Finesse Systems Fishing for Trout this Stocking Season!
Do checkout the livestream, and do checkback for more Livestreams from the Team!
#fishing #troutfishing #livestream
PS: Here are the videos mentioned in the livestream.
- How I Set My BFS Reels.... No More Backlash?
- Texas Rainbow Trout Fishing | Ultralight BFS Fishing for Trout with 1/16oz Roostertails
- Trout Were Liking Inline Spinners... BFS Fishing Works!
- What Worked For Us Trout Fishing the Blue River... Ultralight Bait Casting and More!
- How We Caught Sand Trout at Galveston Fishing Pier
Wednesday, November 02, 2022
Try This Fishing Fly for Trout....
Here is the fishing fly that produced for us recently on the Blue River in Oklahoma. Tried various fishing flies before settling on the Near Deere. Trout were taking both olive and white with the key factor being the presentation and retrieve - short pull retrieves! Do give it a try!
Else, try a Wooley Bugger |
Monday, October 24, 2022
Trout Near My Feet! Step Lightly Wading a River. #fishing #flyfishing #shorts
Decided to tie a Wooley Bugger to my @GoFish Cam several seasons back, and then "troll" it in a shallow side creek to the main channel of the Blue River. Was surprised how many trout were in the less than knee deep water as well as some that were near my feet! Step lightly when wade fishing!
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Ultralight Gear, Inline Spinners, and Stocked Trout... An Excellent Combination
Monday, September 12, 2022
Trout Fishing | Bubble and PowerWorm Rig Worked This Round (Dec 21, 2021)
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! Do check out the video!
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Blue River Fishing #tbt #shorts
Past trip to the Blue River fly fishing for trout. Used various flies including this one - the Producer! See full video at COAF Field Team
Monday, March 21, 2022
Trout Fishing, Found a Pattern #shorts
Here is a video short of yours truly trying to catch a trout or two after figuring out the pattern. Trout were wanting no retrieve, minimal movement... or a long pull and then hold while the fly sank. Used a Pat's Near Deere, and then a Pat's Rubber Legs.
Sunday, February 27, 2022
Trout Fishing Murphy City Complex Pond
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Trout Fishing Murphy City Complex Pond | Livestream in Murphy, Texas
After only a strike and a miss, decided to post a livestream while trout fishing at Murphy City Complex Pond. Saw lots of folks, with limits being taken on PowerBait and PowerWorms as well as lures. Gold Super Duper worked for some in the morning. Later, Silver Super Dupers were getting bit. Key was to cast mid-pond , let the lure sink, and retrieve slow... much slower than the retrieve that worked last weekend in McKinney's Towne Lake.
Wednesday, February 02, 2022
Fishing the Blue River in Oklahoma
For several Winters the COAF Field Team focused on fishing local community lakes and ponds for Rainbow Trout. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department would publish its Winter Rainbow Trout Stocking Schedule the latter half of November each year. The Team reviewed the schedule and adjusted work/personal commitments to maximize their chances at fishing for the scrappy Trout.
These locations included Bethany Lakes in Allen, Towne Lake in McKinney, and the Commons Pond in Frisco. Of the three, Bethany Lakes typically received a stocking mid-December, and then stockings in Towne Lake and Commons Pond would follow the next year in mid/late February.
About four years ago, the Team decided to try fishing the Blue River in Oklahoma. They heard from others that the River was less than two hours away, was stocked weekly starting November through March the following year, and offered an excellent opportunity for larger Rainbow Trout compared to the little Stockers being released the Team's area.
The Team's first fishing trip to the Blue River was November 13, 2010. The Team caught Trout; moreover, they saw some Bruisers that went easily over five possibly ten pounds! As it turned out, a Trout Derby was in progress. In support of the Trout Derby, larger fish were included in the stocking.
Since then the Team has returned several times to fish the Blue River with good results each time. More important, when the Trout fishing bug strikes, they have discovered a day trip to the Blue makes for a good cure!
Saturday, December 18, 2021
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!
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Fishing for Trout with Yakima's Roostertails #shorts
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!
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