Near Deere

Made the run to Pottsboro Sunday for another round of fly fishing for trout. Started late in the day due to the rain in the morning. Colder and windier than it was on Friday. Luckily, the trout were active and we were able to limit out. Since we knew the trout were there… decided to… [read more]

Another winner randomly selected using our TubeBuddy tool to chose from comments posted on our video – “Trout Fishing at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center”! Simple rules… comment on the video, have a valid email address to validate the winner and coordinate shipping, and a US mailing address. Do checkout the video and some quick… [read more]

Made the run to Denison to fish Waterloo Park Pond – small pond that is stocked with trout multiple times each season. Was a chilly morning but the bite started out well using an Olive Near Deere. Had to vary the retrieve to get them to strike. Managed to catch three trout, keeping two and… [read more]

Happy Thanksgiving… Running out of Near Deere and Mop Flies… time to tie more. Ended up tying Olive, Pink, and White Near Deere, two variants of the Mop Fly, and some John Deere. All done… now just need to go fishing. Hoping sooner than later! PS: Lots of rain has our fishing plans on hold… [read more]

Video of the action from Saturday morning, November 23, 2019 when we fished the Blue River in Oklahoma. Temps were in the 30s and the action was slow but steady. Able to limit out fishing the channel and undercut by the “Island” using Tandem Rigged Fishing Flies and Mop Flies. Tandem Rigged used was the… [read more]

Made it to the Blue River in Oklahoma Saturday. Had a great time. Water was clear and fish were active and once we figured out the pattern… able to get them on our stringer! Started with a Tandem Rigged Near Deere and John Deere; same setup that did well last Sunday. Unfortunately, was not the… [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]

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!

Another fishing fly give away of the Near Deere – a favorite pattern of the COAF Field Team! Do check out the video for details and see the links below for more about the Team! PS: Do check out the bonus info, too!

Alrighty, getting questions about the micro fly rods we use as well as another Near Deere Give Away! This round we show four Micro Fly Rods: Telescoping Micro Fly Rod A variation of the Telescoping Micro Fly Rod Wine Cork Handle Micro Fly Rod And, Two Piece Micro Fly Rod And then, we end with… [read more]