Excellent Fly-Fishing Opportunities at Possum Kingdom Dam

Possum Kingdom Dam, a reservoir of Brazos River, is located in Palo Pinto County, Texas. The location offers excellent fly-fishing opportunities. Continue reading to learn more valuable information.

Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department stocks fish in the area, making Possum Kingdom Dam a prime location for fly fishing. The site at the dam's base offers anglers' access to trout, sunfish, white bass, carp, and stripers.

Scenic Location

Besides, the area is a prime location for fly-fishing; it is typically a beautiful and serene area to spend time yourself enjoying the sport. The area rustles more with other anglers on the weekends, but it is a lovely location to seek a quiet place during the weekdays.

Planning Your Fly-Fishing Excursion
Pack your fly-fishing gear
Secure a location near the bridge at the dam
Cast your favorite bugger across the river
Allow the bugger to sink for approximately ten seconds
Use short quick movements to strip it back
If needed, add a smaller fly behind the bugger (placing distance is roughly one and a half foot apart)
Concentrate on the riffles below the dam bridge

Fly Fishing at PK

Included with this article are two videos of interest related to fly fishing at PK. In one, you will gain insights on how to fly fish below the dam after a significant flooding release at PK. Texas Fly Caster will include insights into techniques and tactics found useful. Next, Fly Fish TX will offer his insights into striped bass fly fishing.

Visting Possum Kingdom Fish Hatchery

In the area, you can also take some time to visit Possum King Fish Hatchery. The hatchery is located at 401 Red Bluff Road in Graford, Texas – immediately below the dam.

Hatchery tours are offered each Tuesday at 2:00 pm and on Fridays at 10:00 am. Individuals are welcome routinely; groups of ten or more will need to arrange a time before the tour.

The PK hatchery is located on approximately one hundred acres of land. Fish produced at the Possum Kingdom Fish Hatchery including the following:

Striped bass
Koi carp
Channel catfish
Hybrid striped bass
Walleye
Smallmouth bass
Rainbow trout
Saugeye

Which Bugger Do You Use at PK?

While many fly-fishing enthusiasts prefer the olive wooly bugger for catching in the area, which bugger do you usually use? Please leave your notes for other fishing enthusiasts to review!

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Possum Kingdom Lake Current Weather Alerts

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Possum Kingdom Lake Weather Forecast

Tuesday

Sunny

Hi: 89

Tuesday Night

Clear

Lo: 62

Wednesday

Sunny

Hi: 89

Wednesday Night

Clear

Lo: 60

Thursday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 87

Thursday Night

Clear

Lo: 66

Friday

Sunny

Hi: 89

Friday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 66

Extended Weather Forecast

Possum Kingdom Lake Water Level (last 30 days)

Water Level on 10/15: 997.19 (-1.81)

Water Level Details

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Fishing Report from TPWD (Sep. 24)

FAIR. Water stained; 82 degrees; 1.19 feet below pool. Stripers are slow to fair with live bait in 20-40 feet of water. Put your baits down in areas that you have marked fish recently and slowly move around with your trolling motor. You will bump into smaller schools of fish, but it will take patience while you wait for a bite. Sand bass are m fair to good moving quickly in 20-25 feet of water on main lake points and sand flats. Chrome and white seem to be out producing all other colors. Catfish are still fair to good with shad in 10-20 feet of water fished on the bottom. Baited holes are your best bet to catch numbers but will not produce big fish. Bait with cattle cubes and wait 2-3 hours before fishing. Use punch bait for best results on baited holes. Catfish should be spawning, so expect a slower bite. Water clarity is 2-6 feet of visibility but slowly becoming clearer. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service. This week has been a warm week, which has caused the bite to slow a bit. The fish are still moving fast. Water temperature is in the high seventies with 3-4 foot visibility. The striper and white bass are hitting topwater in the early morning and late afternoon. Fish are stacking up on shallow points in 10–20 feet, with sporadic surface feeding early and late when there is a little wind. Fish are feeding on very small shad so downsize your swimbaits, slabs and topwater baits. The eating-size 1–3 pound catfish bite is absolutely on fire. Limits are coming in fast, often within just a few hours, using punch baits and dip baits. For channels and blues, baited holes in 20–25 feet near points and flats are paying off. The crappie bite has picked up nicely. Minnows are the go-to in 12–20 feet of water around structures and brush. Largemouth bass are crushing topwater at first light, then shifting to shallow crankbaits around dock legs as the sun climbs. Shaky heads are producing steady catches as well. Once the sun gets higher, a Texas-rigged worm fished in 15–2

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