Trout Limits Being Taken At Towne Lake This Valentine's Day

Fished Towne Lake in McKinney this afternoon. Was able to sieze an opportunity to fish between cold fronts which turned out to be good thing.

Action started slow with no hits on bait or lures but did observe Trout being taken using flyfishing gear and fishing flies and spinfishing gear with a bobber and bait set-up. Unable to determine lure or baits being used; regardless the action was steady with a number of limits taken. And, one fisherman confirmed limiting out using Roadrunners.

Tried Gold Superdupers, Silver Superdupers, and Mepps Spinners without success for about an hour. Switched to fishing Orange Powerbait using a splitshot rig and limited out in about 30".

PS: Cormorant have showed up, so Trout fishing may be tough having to compete with them. Also, Game Warden was checking licenses!

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Record Snow In the Metroplex, Delay In Fishing Reports, Till Then....

Record snow in the DFW Metroplex has hindered the Field Team's fishing activities.  We are unable to post fishing reports but expect to start up again once things thaw out.

Till then,.... The Field Team was "cornered" by our significant others to watch DVDs that hint (remind) us that Valentine's Day is this weekend.

We are "movied out" at this moment but decided to make the best of the situation by picking a song in one of the movies we watched, and then posting a playlist of YouTube videos about it.

The Field Team opted for Steve Earle's "Galway Girl" from the movie "PS I Love You" with Gerard Butler and Hillary Swank.  Song is a great pick me up when you are having cabin fever and sounds even better when drinking an Irish Ale!

We all chose one, and then posted them in a playlist - "Galway Girl Playlist"!  Here is one from the Team's playlist.



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Towne Lake Trout Action Was Hot Again This AM!

Update:  Stopped by Towne Lake this afternoon to see if the action this morning carried into the afternoon.  It did with limits being taken by fishermen using bait and lures.  Also, as things do change, gold colors seemed to be the key with Chartreuse and Firetail Rooster Tails (gold blade) in size 1/16 and Gold Superdupers being favored lures!

Fished Towne Lake in McKinney again this morning.  More cold temperatures but were easily ignored as the Trout action was hot.  Caught one using Corn and four using lures! Conducted an impromptu Field Test, switching lures frequently.

End result: Silver bladed spinners were getting more strikes than gold.  However, we did not have a Chartreuse Rooster Tail which one fisherman was using to catch Trout on every cast!

For bait, noted others catching them on Bread, Corn, Salmon Eggs, and Powerbait. That said, things could quickly change, be ready to adjust and try different lures and baits!

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Cold Morning But A Lot Of Action At McKinney's Towne Lake This AM

Checked out the Trout Derby in McKinney this morning. Cold temps but a lot of action for many participants. Looked like the bait of choice was Powerbait in Chartreuse and Orange with a few caught on Salmon Eggs as well as Corn!

Fished for a little while and had a few hook-ups but lost all but one which went about 10" in size. However, others were easily limiting out on "Stocker"-size Trout!

 

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Trout Derby At Towne Lake in McKinney

The McKinney Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department is hosting its annual Trout Fishing Derby on Saturday, Feb. 6 from 8 a.m. to noon (East Pavilion at Towne Lake, 1405 Wilson Creek Parkway).

More than 4,700 Rainbow Trout are planned for release into Towne Lake for the derby. The event is open to the public, and prizes will be awarded to the first 300 kids who catch their own fish. Casting clinics are available to all attendees.

The derby is free for kids. Adults 17 and over pay a registration fee of $3 and must have a fresh water fishing license. For more details, see link.

Event gets busy but is a lot of fun for the kids!

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One Bluegill on a Black Midge Submitted for the OFFC!

Tied a few fishing flies last night for the "One Fishing Fly Challenge (OFFC)". This month's challenge called for Midges. Tied several Black Midges in Size 20 and 22, and then went to Bethany Lakes today to try them out.

Had several strikes and missed hook-ups but did catch one fish - a 5" Bluegill using a Size 22 Black Midge under a strike indicator. Submitted the picture, and confirmed its posted on the OFFC's Picture Board.  Good start but suspect February's challenge will be tough; big fish don't seem to care for small Midges!

PS: Looks like the Lower Pond at Bethany Lakes is being worked on, may be fishable later in the year.

 

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Order Arrived From The FlyShack....

Order arrived from the FlyShack this afternoon.  Ready now to tie a few fishing flies in sizes 16, 20, and 22!  Also, ordered a few size 14 Wooly Buggers, Parasol Midge Emergers (in size 20 and 22), and various flytying material.

Placed the order last Tuesday, package arrived today!  Slight delay in filling the order but did not mind given the free shipping offer.

 

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HubPages Article - "Midge Fishing Flies"

Posted a new HubPages article that is line with the One Fishing Fly Challenge's selected fishing fly for February - Midges!

Check it out for a quick read - "Midge Fishing Flies"!

Field Team's "One Fishing Fly Challenge"

The Field Team decided to begin documenting its informal flyfishing contest - the "One Fishing Fly Challenge", where the Team selects a fishing fly to see who catches the biggest fish.

Time periods for the Challenge have varied from one day to one month in the past. For ease of tracking, the Team decided on one month challenges.

For February, the fishing fly selected is Midges. They can be fished wet, dry, on a bubble and fly rig...  all that matters is the fish was caught using a Midge fishing fly!

Feel free to checkout the results and/or join in on the challenge.  The rules are simple, and everyone is a winner - no prizes just fun!

Link to the "One Fishing Fly Challenge"

Three Bullheads On Bread

Quick trip to Celebration Park this afternoon. Caught 3 Bullheads using Bread for bait. No Bruisers but still fun to get out before the cold front arrives tonight!

Still on standby for the flytying material from the FlyShack; Field Team continues to take its coffee break during the weather delay.  Plans are to update the Team's Squidoo Lens "Black Coffee Review" article as we take our break!

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