Caught a nice size Catfish while fishing our local lake – Lake Lavon. Caught it on juglines fished in 10 feet of water. Caught other smaller Catfish; the largest went 32 inches! Was fishing from a kayak.
Decided it was better to and it at the boat ramp. For this podcast, we summarize the trip and point out some key lessons learned to take with us on the next trip!
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Last week made a quick pond fly fishing trip to Bethany Lakes. Used the MaxCatch 2wt fly rod but this time went with a 2wt WF fly line instead of the Rio Trout Max skagit head.
Fun time after finding the Bluegill that were lurking mid-pond. But, had to call it short when I lost the Foam Spider they were liking… did get a little Bass to hit a Near Deere though!
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Fun time juglining and kayak fishing Lake Lavon Saturday. Even caught a personal best Blue Catfish from a kayak… went 30 plus inches!
Did catch a bigger one several years ago on Lake Lavon but that was in a jon boat and with a fishing buddy. This one was caught and landed by yours truly!
Lots of fun… had to make a run to shore to land it. Lots of winds and waves and no net; did not want to risk losing it trying to land it in the kayak.
Longer than normal video… includes details on the kayak jug lines used and setting up the first group of three jug lines.
In keeping with the COAF Field Team’s motto… “Learn to fish by our trials and errors”
This round we review the GoFish Cam! We purchased the GoFish Cam to replace our lost Water Wolf Camera. After tinkering with it and taking out on several fish scouting trips; here is our an initial impression of the GoFish Cam – specifically, what we like, would like and really like!
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Fun time at Lake Lavon fishing juglining for Catfish. Made modification to flagging juglines to better see when a catfish struck. Put in at Lavon’s Highland Park after catching shad at the boat ramp. Three of us went fishing; team managed to catch three Catfish and one Gar.
Overall, liking the modified juglines… but may need to try fishing with Circle Hooks; this round used J-Hooks and had several strikes but no hookups.
More to come!
More GoFish Cam Fish Scouting at the local pond. Was sidetracked from scouting for fish with the GoFish Cam when five hot air balloons were passing by. One seemed to be low but quickly climbed higher.
Still learning the GoFish Cam but am liking the ability to scout likely areas holing fish. This round added a plastic tube to keep the baited hook from landing close to the lens and blocking our view of the area… seems to work.
Mainly Bluegill and Sunfish again, but did get a glimpse of a Bass passing by!
Do check back for more GoFish Cam Fish Scouting!
Went fishing at Lake Lavon. Caught three Catfish and a Gar fishing juglines. Put in at Lake Lavon’s Highland Park around 8AM; bite did not start till around 10AM. Do check back will get a video posted; able to put the GoFish Cam on one of the juglines… hopefully, will see a fish or two!
Took the GoFish Cam camera yesterday for another round of scouting the local pond for what is lurking below. Had some catfish strike a doughbait but forgot to turn the GoFish Cam recording on. Lesson learned… went back this morning to scout the same spots plus a drainage channel that we know holds fish.
Still have some adjustments to make with the GoFish Cam and its setup but did manage to capture the underwater action to include a bass that had a Panther Martin inline spinner in its mouth!
Do stay tuned for more as we seek out other areas to go scouting with the GoFish Cam!
This round we talk about cast nets and catching bait… shad in particular. Recently, we learned we could freeze shad for use at other lakes. That said, it’s has been hit or miss catching them. But, we do have a few bags ready to go for our next fishing trip.
Do check out this week’s podcast where we talk about where, how, and why we cast net for bait!
For a change of pace, decided to checkout the Waterfall Pool at the local pond. Normally catch little Sunfish, Bluegill, and the occasional Bass.
Brought the two-piece Micro Fly Rod and started fishing a Near Deere with the Corq Strike Indicator, but switched back to the Line Strike Indicator… fish seemed to be distracted from the fishing fly and wanting to strike the Corq.
Also, tied a Scud on as the Near Deere was just too big for the little fish in the pool.
Fun time catching and releasing the scrappy fish… but of course, had trouble with determining which cast would be the last cast for this trip… aka “one more cast” for your’s truly!
