Podcasts On The Fly musing… Podcast 08 - Jugline Fishing Q&A #catfishing

Podcast for some Question and Answer discussion on Jug Lining!

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Podcasts On The Fly musing… Podcast 07 - More Jugline Fishing on Lake Lavon #catfish

Podcast about more Jug Lining at our local lake - Lake Lavon!

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Podcasts On The Fly musing… Podcast 06 - Five Tips For Fly Fishing in a Kayak #kayaking

Podcast to provide our Listeners insight on fly fishing from a kayak!

 

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Related video and the video podcast version posted below for those who prefer video!

Podcasts On The Fly musing… Podcast 05 - Jug Line Fishing Lake Lavon. #fishing #update

This podcasts talks about jug lining for Catfish at our local lake - Lake Lavon!

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Podcasts On The Fly musing… Podcast 04 - TGIF Woohoo… #fishing #updates

Closeout the week with a little wine while we discuss fishing plans for the weekend! Key items this round:

- Still liking Strebel Creek Vineyard's Firehouse Red Wine

- Blue River trout are still biting after 6 weeks from the last stocking

- Tenkara fishing local ponds for a quick trip this weekend

- Temperature drop has a pattern mixed, play it by ear

- Livestream Podcast planned for Sunday on iFishNews at 6PM Central

- More videos and podcast in the future are planned!

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Podcasts On The Fly musing… Podcast 03 - Tenkara Fishing in Close Quarters?

Another Tenkara Podcast for our audience!

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Podcasts On The Fly musing… Podcast 02 - Virtual Q&A with Three Bassmasters!

This podcast brings three Virtual Bassmasters for a Q&A Session. Guess who they are?

Podcasts On The Fly musing… Podcast 01 - Tenkara Fishing #coaffieldteam #tenkara

This one is our first podcast, no more beta testing!

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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!

Tinkering About... Made a DIY Whip Finish Tool! #flytying

Prototype Worked But...

Work is work but still cannot help but think about fishing. This time, I thought about making a Whip Finish Tool that was just a tad bit larger than the one I bought from Cabela's.

After a little brainstorming, I made a prototype using spring wire from little marker flags used for marking buried lines and cables before a contractor digs up the ground.

Prototype worked but the diameter needed to be smaller.

Let's Try Again!

Next round, I decided to head to Hobby Lobby for ideas. In short order, I picked the parts listed below:

• .047" Music Wire
• 3/32" Brass Tube
• 4mm Round Copper Beads
• Super Glue

Using pliers, diagonal cutters, and a vise grip, I cut and formed the Music Wire into a Whip Finish Tool using one I bought from Cabela's as a template. 

• The modification I made was to lengthen the gap of the tool. This allowed easier whip finishing larger flies that end "mid-body" like the Foam Grasshopper.
• Once the wire  was shaped and cut, I cut brass tubing to make a rotating handle and placed copper beads as spacers at both ends of the handle. 
• To complete the DIY project, I bent the end of the wire to secure the copper bead and added Super Glue for good measure.

Simple to make... do give it a go and make your own DIY Whip Finish Tool!

Till next time, Good Luck and Good Fishing!

PS: If you decide to go the simple and quick route, can always buy a DR Slick Whip Finish Tool courtesy of Bass Pro Shops!