More Near Deere Give Aways… this one is round three for 2019! This round has… One Olive Near Deere One White Near Deere Two No Herl Griffiths Gnats Where: YouTube Channel – COAF FIELD TEAM When: January 24, 2019 @8pm Central US How: — Like on Facebook @CoafFieldTeam — Comment on YouTube (of this video)… [read more]

Here is a simple tie for an already simple pattern… it’s a Griffith’s Gnat less the Peacock Herl. Mainly use this one as a trailing fly to a tandem rigged lead streamer like a Wooley Bugger or Near Deere. It’s fished wet but can be fished dry as well. Tends to do well when “bugs”… [read more]

We like the Echo Ion Fly Reel for various reasons and for several seasons thought we had the complete line of reel weights. They come in the following weights: 2/3, 4/5, 6/7, 7/9, 8/10, and 10/12. After a little cleaning of the “fishing play room” learned we did not have the 7/9 weight. In short… [read more]

Made the run up the road on Hwy 75 to Denison to fish Waterloo Park Pond for Rainbow Trout. Restocked last weekend, plan was to limit out, and then run further up the road to Denison Dam tailrace to fish for Striped Bass. Cold temps that stayed in the 30s all day put a slowdown… [read more]

Been having a tough time making time for fishing but was able to breakaway and make the run to a place we never fished before… Carrollton Sports Complex! Before heading out, made a stop by the Post Office to mail the Near Deere Fishing Flies to our Winner of the random drawing held Friday, January… [read more]

Congrats to our WINNER – Kyle Micks! He was selected in a random drawing of the Near Deere Fishing Flies in Olive, Pink and White!

Posted in the TPWD Winter Trout Stocking Schedule is a pond that we have not fished before. Not able to check it out but heard reports of others trying without success. Also, not certain if they are at the right pond nor where in Carrollton it is located. Checked the TPWD Community Fishing Link and… [read more]

Been hosting live sessions on YouTube and Facebook to answer questions from viewers. Added a give away of fishing flies in one session. Might as well do another one… plan to host on our YouTube Channel at COAF FIELD TEAM on Friday, 1/11 at 8pm Central. Details provided in the description of our last session…. [read more]

Picked up a new fly rod on New Year’s Day at Cabelas… a TFO Professional Series II in a 9′ – 6wt four piece rod. Paired it with the Echo Ion Fly Reel (6/7). Tried it briefly using the Rio Trout Max spey line. Worked well but replaced the spey line with a 6wt weight… [read more]

Re-posting another in the Fishing Addiction series… this one also started as a comic strip but trying a whiteboard version of it. Fishing Addiction – Symptom #2 POV… Points of View! Which one describes you? May they never find a cure…!