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Fly Fishing Lake Glenn | Pat's Near Deere

A quick trip fly fishing a Pat’s Near Deere for whatever bites at Lake Glenn!

Quick Fly Tying and Catch At the Local Pond.

Checked out TRWD Flyfest. Was a fun time. Lots of video footage of the trout contest.Live stream Is posted except for heat 4. Still working on a high lights video of the contest. More to come. For now here is a quick tie and catch video to kick off the warm water fishing season!

Mystery Tackle Box Unboxing!

Mystery Tackle Box arrived! Livestream unboxing and Team updates!

Fun time this past weekend in Oklahoma! Limited out at the Blue River, then checked out some local happening in OKC!

Mystery Tackle Box had some cool lures for panfish and trout.

Plus… TRWD Flyfest is this Saturday. Plan to be there to checkout the Big Trout Flyfishing Contest and more!

What Worked For Us Trout Fishing the Blue River... Ultralight Bait Casting and More!

Had Friday off last week. Made the run to the Blue River to try trout fishing using ultralight fishing gear. We left the fly fishing gear at home.

Your truly and opted for a Bait Finesse System Combo that truly has me hooked. Our fishing buddy went with an Ultralight Spinning Combo.

Tried various lures and in the end, it came down to Super Dupers and presentation, changing the retrieve as needed based on the trout striking or more importantly on what they were nor striking!

Do check out the video an in keeping with out motto, "Learn to fish by our trials and errors"... let us know if the video was helpful!

#baitfinesse #bfsfishing #ultralightfishing

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Fishing Gear:

• Shimano Reel 17 Scorpion BFS XG Right https://amzn.to/3K6KwFV
• Kastking Zephyr with clicker: https://amzn.to/3KB9H3D
• Kastking Zephyr: https://amzn.to/3sFbrPe
• BPS Micro Lite Rod: bassproshops.vzck.net/RyLezv
• BPS Graphite Series 3' Casting Rod - GRS30MT https://bit.ly/BPS3ftRod
• Wordens 3206-S103 Rooster Tail in-Line Spinner 3 Pack, Sz 1/16OZ https://amzn.to/3G6TFM2
• Luhr Jensen Super Duper bassproshops.vzck.net/3PO9Py

Quick Fishing Update | Oklahoma This Weekend

Quick update on this past weekend's fishing fun. Made the run to the Blue River in Oklahoma where we fished with Bait Finesse Gear and Ultralight Spinning Gear. Two fished; two limits taken!

But, was not just about fishing. Able to checkout the happenings at the OK State Fairgrounds - specifically, the Gun Show and the Backwoods and Outdoor Show.

Shout out to the folks we saw this weekend! Great meeting Kevin at Scotty's One Stop, Scott at the Gun Show, and the Official Fish Boss at the Backwoods and Outdoor Show!

Do check back; still editing the Blue River video. Will post later this week!

Till then, Good Luck and Good Fishing!

What I Did Again To Limit Out Trout Fishing... 5 Steps Worked!

Fished another pond for trout and limited out. Tried the five steps detailed in another video. Looks like they worked! Just needed to find the pattern. Check out the video!

Link to other video... "What I did to limit out for trout."

Followed the same five steps as outlined below:

Step 1 - Observe

Step 2 - What worked before?

Step 3 - What is Different?

Step 4 - Give them what they want!

Step 5 - Catch a limit!

Ended up limiting out on trout suing Silver Super Dupers!

#baitfinesse #bfsfishing #troutfishing

 

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Super Dupers!

How I Set My BFS Reels.... No More Backlash?

Here is a short demo video showing how I set my BFS Reels. In this case, it's two BFS Fishing Combos listed below. 

Give it a try, and let us know how it worked for you!

Bass Pro Shops Microlite Fiberglass Rod 

Kastking Zephyr BFS Reel with reel clicker

6lbs Stren Mono

1/16oz worm weight

Bass Pro Shops Graphite Series 3' Rod 

Kastking Zephyr BFS Reel w/o reel clicker 

4lbs Stren Mono 

1/16oz DIY Inline Spinner

The video shows two Kastking Zephyr BFS Reels but I use the same process when I setup my Shimano Scorpion 17 BFS-XG Reel! 

It works well, do give it a try!

#baitfinesse #bfsfishing #fishingtips

No Fishing… DIY Honey Do. #lazysusan

Originally published October 20, 2019

Alrighty, last weekend was sidetracked with a DIY Honey Do to make a Lazy Susan. Simple build… got it done! Turned out nice. Matched the table too. Able to get  back to fishing again in short order. Whew!

Another Front On the Way [1-06-2015]

Originally published January 6, 2015

Noticed the weather forecast is warning of another cold front arriving this week. Looks like cold temps and wintry precipitation is likely. Moreover, no reports from the Field Team. Suspect they are hot and heavy working their day jobs to "mess" with fishing.

No worries for this Blogger... or as Glenn  calls me, "The Weblog Admin". That said, since I am a volunteer and don't get paid, I do like being referenced as "The Weblog Admin"!

So until the next report, here is picture that the Team sent. From his notes, it sounded like the birds return each year to Waterloo in Denison!

Trout Fishing Murphy City Complex Pond

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Trout Fishing Murphy City Complex Pond | Livestream in Murphy, Texas

After only a strike and a miss, decided to post a livestream while trout fishing at Murphy City Complex Pond. Saw lots of folks, with limits being taken on PowerBait and PowerWorms as well as lures. Gold Super Duper worked for some in the morning. Later, Silver Super Dupers were getting bit. Key was to cast mid-pond , let the lure sink, and retrieve slow... much slower than the retrieve that worked last weekend in McKinney's Towne Lake.

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The Team is excited to announce the start of our Amazon Bookstore - COAF Field Team Press!

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Fished a Feeder Creek This Round [1-04-2015]

Originally published January 4, 2015

Cold temps and short on time; no Trout Reports today. Did get a snippet from Fshng84 who went fishing at the Feeder Creek to Bethany. He reported little Bluegill/Sunfish on Soft Hackle and Tiny Midges.

Looked like fun especially on a 3 Weight Fly Rod. Did note that the Tiny Midge used was the same one used on the Blue River when a midge hatch starts up and the Trout start slurping them up just before they break the surface.

Video of the Bluegill/Sunfish action

Beware Bigger Fish Below... #shorts #pondfishing

Local trout derby scheduled today; rain and snow in the forecast. May need to stop by tomorrow instead of today. That said, there are bigger fish lurking in the pond. Be prepared to haggle with them over a fish or two!

Fun Time Yesterday [1-04-2015]

Originally published January 4, 2015

The Team had a fun time yesterday catching Rainbow Trout. Here is a photo of one of the Stockers caught; this is also the trout that made the cover of our magazine Stocker Trout Fishing!

Fly Fishing Journal: Increase Your Fishing Success!

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A fishing journal designed specifically for the Fly Fisherman. The journal provides guidelines for capturing specific data useful to Fly Fishing and will improve your fishing catch success rate. Included is a customizable Summary section to collate lessons learned about best patterns, locations, techniques, etc.

Team Limited Out at Waterloo [1-03-2015]

Originally published January 3, 2015

Received an update from the Team... limited out at Waterloo! 

• Two went for the GRHEN on a Tandem Rig Near Deere and GRHEN.
• Remainder went for PowerBait. 

Overall, it looked like a number of fishermen limited out. Bait seemed to outdo lures. No worries, Good thing our fishing buddy figured out the pattern this round and had PowerBait ready to go!

Fixing a Cast Net, Braille Line Repair #diy #fishing #repair

After several temp fixes to broken braille lines to the cast net, finally took the time to replace them all. Hot day but got it done! Took slightly longer… added an extra braille line on the fly when I noticed a portion of the net was drooping lower than the others!

PS: One change to the fix for the next net. I would attach the new braille lines next to the old ones, and then cut the old braille lines. No measuring needed!

Saturday Morning…? [1-03-2015]

Originally published January 3, 2015

Saturday morning... Looks like the rain is letting up. Checked the local ponds and noted water levels are up.

Have not heard from the Team about the action at Bethany Lakes but will post an update as soon as they report in.

That said, here is a picture showing the water is flowing at Bethany Creek Pond (just up the road from Bethany Lakes)!

Water is flowing!

PS: City of Denison is hosting a Trout Derby today at Waterloo Park Pond! For more info, go to the city's website.