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Here is the fishing fly that we used in a Tandem Rig when fishing the Blue River in Oklahoma Sunday. Had struck out Saturday but came back Sunday and managed to out five trout on the stringer. Had a couple that went for a Tandem Rigged Near Deere with trailing Rainbow Warrior, else it was… [read more]

Was a fun weekend trout fishing on the Blue River in Oklahoma! Recent rains made it tough Saturday with trout caught mainly using bait. Of note were Salmon Eggs and PowerBait. The Team tried their luck with fishing flies, Power Worms, Mouse Tails, and Salmon Eggs. Unfortunately, it was a strike out. Still had a… [read more]

Cold front rolled in and temps drop and rain rolled in. Gave it a week and things warmed and rains quit. Made a run to the lake for jug lining fun. Three of us this round, took the Jon Boat and the Kayak. No Shad to catch with the cast net. Bought some at a… [read more]

Thanks for those who commented on our Blue River Fishing Infographics video we posted last week. Appreciate the support, and oh by the way, bonus time… time to pick a winner of the Near Deere Give Away! Congrats to the Winner!

A Year Round Trout Fishery! The Lower Illinois River is one of two year round trout fisheries in Oklahoma. It is stocked with Rainbow and Brown Trout by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) as water conditions allow. To help fishermen interested in fishing the Lower Illinois River, we created an infographic and posted… [read more]

Follow-up on yesterday’s video post on Blue River Fishing and places to fish. This one is an infographic and video about Fishing Licenses and other info for fishing the Blue River, OK! Key Links for reference: Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Home Page: https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/ Online Purchase: https://license.gooutdoorsoklahoma.com/ Contact Us: https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/contact Oklahoma Fishing Guide 2019/2020: https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/law/guides?qt-guides=1#qt-guides… [read more]

Trout season is just around the corner with our neighbors to the North in Oklahoma getting a stocking of the Blue River in November. As we get lots of questions asking about fishing the Blue River, decided to post this video and provide details on an Infographic we published on our blog – Hope it… [read more]

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!

Fished Celebration Park East Pond. Water was low and the bite was not on. Tried freelining a bread ball on the EmmRod Kayak King Rod. No luck. Went to Bethany Lakes and fished the Wapsi Bream Getter on the 4wt Redington Fly Rod. Caught Bass and a Bluegill. Since no keepers this round, fried a… [read more]

Cooking Yellow Bass #cooking #kayakfishing Here is a brief video on how we cooked the Yellow Bass we caught kayak fishing the other day. Easy method when dealing with small fish… Step 1. Scale the fish Step 2. Butterfly the fish by splitting from the backbone Step 3. Clean and rinse the fish, removing guts… [read more]