Cabelas CGR 2wt Fiberglass Fly Rod and Echo Ion Reel | Small Feeder Creek Fly Fishing #cabelas #flyfishing #fiberglassrod

Decided to fish a little feeder creek with the Cabelas CGR Fiberglass Fly Rod. It’s a 2wt with an Echo Ion 2/3wt Fly Reel. Handy fly rod that makes for fun fishing for little bluegill, sunfish, and fingerling bass!

Been using the Cabelas CGR off and on over the years, and have not had any issues… do need to make a slight adjustment in timing the cast as the fiberglass rod has a slow action.

Liking the rod and the ability to take advantage of rod’s slow action to get a fishing fly to where the fish are lurking… of course in this case, a little feeder creek required minimal casting distance.

PS: Lots of rain that morning caused another pond upstream from where we fished to overflow. Able to catch a Bass being washed down the feeder creek. See it at…

Cabelas CGR Fiberglass Rod 2wt
Echo Ion 2/3 Fly Reel: https://amzn.to/2JvGgjZ

Click on pictures to see more about Cabela’s CGR Rod/Reel Combo and deals they are offering!

TBT - Lower Illinois River Trout Fishing Anyone?

Another fun trip and a good one to remind us cool weather is coming soon and so is trout stocking season! See video at https://youtu.be/rO1GSkrhwPo

TBT - Denison Dam Fly Fishing | Personal Best on the Fly!

More beat the heat with TBT to Denison. See full video at Denison Dam Fly Fishing on YouTube!

Got lucky… plan was to fish the Blue River but recent rain diverted us to the Red River – specifically, the tailrace to Lake Texoma at Denison Dam!

Fun time fly fishing at Denison Dam!

• Echo Ion Fly Reel 4/5 wt: http://amzn.to/2ql1EhN
• Redington Classic Trout Fly Rod (9′-4pc-5wt): http://amzn.to/2rENFHu
• OPST Commando Head (200 grain): http://amzn.to/2zftMuC
• OPST Lazarline Running Line: http://amzn.to/2gTrjOU

TBT - How We Fished the Blue River, Oklahoma Saturday... Limited Out!

Beat the heat with a Throw Back Time to the Blue River last year. See video at: “How We Fished the Blue River, Oklahoma Saturday… Limited Out!”

Fly Fishing Tips from the Little Red Book of Fly Fishing | iFishNews Fishing Podcast #22

Second in our “Little Red Book of Fly Fishing” series where I review fly fishing tips in preparation for the upcoming Trout Stocking Season.  This week I touch on tips 5 through 8!

Tip 5: Don’t Get Cocky
Tip 6: Stop! In the name of love (and a good cast)
Tip 7: Hitting the Wall
Tip 8: Throw a drink in my face

Do check it out!

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More Pond Fishing | Spincasting Roostertails| #zebco #spincasting #pond

Another pond fishing round with Spincasting gear… Zebco Authentic 11 and Roostertails keep working. This time at the pond behind In-N-Out Burger. Bass were bigger than the fingerling Bass caugth the day prior at a different pond. No Bruisers but still lots of fun catching them on ultralight gear.

Fish preferred the Firetail Roostertail in 1/16oz. Did try a White Roostertail but only a few short strikes. Did see a number of fish trail the inline spinners… at times, had to use the stop and go retrieve to get them to take!

Gear Used:

• Zebco 11 Micro Reel: https://amzn.to/2Y8dK0H
• Berkley Lightning Rod 4-1/2ft (discontinued)
• Shakespeare Microcast Combo

Pond Fishing - Zebco Authentic 11 Spincasting and Roostertails

Saturday morning pond fishing with the Zebco spincasting micro reel again. Roostertails were working on the little bass but missed hooksets left only two Bass caught and one Sunfish.

Lost the 1/16oz Firetail Roostertail. Only had a 1/8oz White Roostertail. Could feel them nipping at the lure.

Overall having lots of fun reliving the past with the spincasting combo. Did have to respool the reel… there was not much on the reel. Good thing no Bruisers, else could have spooled me.

PS: Reel was re-spooled and made it out Sunday morning… more Bass and Bluegill but from a different pond.

Do check back for more fishing fun!

GoFish Cam | Modified Rig Take 1 #gofishcam #underwatervideo #fishscouting

Made adjustments with the GoFish Cam and rigging it for underwater video action shots when scouting local ponds for fish.

Liking it but do need to make more adjustments to keep it level and floating upright.

With a little more tweaking, should be able to get it where we like it.

Do check out the video – left the underwater footage as is other than clipping out the reeling in and out of the camera.

Fun stuff!

Fly Fishing Tips from the Little Red Book of Fly Fishing | iFishNews Fishing Podcast #21

In preparation for the upcoming trout stocking season, decided to dust-off the “Little Red Book of Fly Fishing” and review the tips. This week I touch on tips 1 through 4!

Tip 1: Dare to be different
Tip 2: The Grip
Tip 3: Point your cast
Tip 4: 10 and 2, too little

Do check it out!

Denison Dam Fishing | Caught a Gar, Lost a Big Fish, Almost Lost GoFish Cam

Last Saturday headed up the road for some Denison Dam Fishing. Got there at first light. Learned they have bright LED street lights that make the area bright along the Texas side of the river!

They were not generating; water level was low, and the bite was slow. Did deploy the GoFish Cam and almost lost it to a snag. Lots of braided line. Dove in the river and retrieved it after cutting away the snag… lots of braided line in the water!

Around 10:30AM, they started generating power. Stuck around to fish the river in hopes the current would bring more fish to feed. Luckily, did not strike out… caught a gar that went for shad!

Later, had a few more good strikes but missed the hook set. Did get one to stay on but lost it after nearing the bank… it was a big one!

Do check out the video!