Question from a Viewer on the Tie-Fast Knot Tyer Tool and how I used it to make a line strike indicator. Made a short video that explains it. May be of interest to others. Click on the picture or go to this link – Tie-Fast Knot Tying Tool.
The Tie-Fast Knot Tying Tool is what we use to make a line strike indicator for fly fishing as well as a variation of a loop to loop connection for our fly line to leader when our fly line does not come with a pre-formed loop.
YouTube Shorts video of a #TBT to Charlie the Maltese Puppy back then on his first kayaking trip, or maybe swimming trip!
He did well after the initial dunking. Once dried, he did not want to leave. Oh well, next time Charlie!
Do check out our Amazon Page where we have collated products we have used in our past fishing trips. We started the page for ease of reference when answering Readers questions. It is still a work in progress as there are a number of items that we have been asked about. Do check back and/or follow the page use the [Follow+] button to get notifications as we post them.
YouTube Shorts video where I practice casting ultralight lures using a Kastking Zephyr BFS reel lined with 10lbs Spiderwire which has an equivalent diameter to 2lbs monofilament. 1/16oz Roostertail gets one trout to strike!
Still educating my thumb. As a workaround while I train my thumb, I will line the reel with about 100 plus feet of braided line. This allows me to cast all line on the spool, and if I do get a backlash, I can quickly untangle the line and get back to casting.
This round was a little more tricky to get dialed in due to the windy conditions and the thin diameter of the line which tended to hang up on the arbor knot I used to attach the line to the spool.
Do check back, plan to try more BFS fishing for trout in the next few weeks.
YouTube Shorts video of Charlie the Maltese Doggy out and about fishing with us in the old jon boat at the local lake!
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!
Back to the local pond for more trout fishing. Cold temps with frost had changed the pattern. Eventually found a lure and a retrieve that worked. Limited out casting to passing schools of trout. Do check out the video to see how I found pattern.
Our local pond – Bethany Lakes, gets its trout stocking tomorrow – December 9, 2021.
We have always enjoyed fishing for stocker trout; we even created a website – StockerTroutFishing.com (http://stockertroutfishing.com/), to collate notes and tips from past trips into a central repository.
The site has been helpful over the years and partners well with our YouTube Channel – COAF Field Team (https://www.youtube.com/channel/coaffieldteam).
To kick-off the Texas Trout Stocking Season, we posted a video that describes places we like to fish for the 2021-2022 Season. Specifically, three counties near the DFW Metroplex and then the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center.
Do check out the video, and do let us know how this Season is going for you… “are you catching a trout or two, or more?”
Answering the mail concerning one of Oklahoma’s fishing regulations that some may not be aware of… check out the video!
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Day after Thanksgiving decided to fish Denison Dam on the Oklahoma side for a go at the Striped Bass that tend to lurk near the drainage pipe that flows even though they are not generating power or releasing water.
Brought medium spinning gear and the pier rods with the Penn Squall 15 reels that worked well on our trip to Galveston earlier in the year.
Bite was slow but then picked up later once our fishing partner fund them lurking near the far wall. No Bruisers but still had a great time!
