Was fishing the local pond for Trout fishing a Trout Magnet with a BFS Reel. No Trout but I did not strike out. Only caught one... Nice One!
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Green Foam Grasshopper This Round! #flyfishing
Able to get a round of fishing in this evening. Caught Bass, Bluegill, and Sunfish while fly fishing at Bethany Lakes. Went with a Foam Grasshopper to get them today! Hoping the colder temps are done, and we can get back to kayak fishing!
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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Shake a Z-Man Ned Rig in Front of a Bass? Caught One! #fishing #livestream #bass
Was walking the bank looking for Bass on beds. Saw two in the shallows but no bed nearby. They were just lurking near the bank. Shook a Ned Rig in front on one Bass' nose... Caught him!
Saturday, March 04, 2023
Last Bass Yesterday
Bass #6 from yesterday... actually, it was Friday afternoon, March 3, 2023. On a whim, I decided to fish the local pond for a go at Bass. I had struck out earlier at another pond - Murphy pond that was stocked with trout.
I observed Bass in the shallows setting up spawning beds, so I figured the local pond - Bethany Lakes, may have Bass doing the same.
I did see several Bass beds but did not target them. I opted to blind cast and do a quick impromptu GoPro Mobile Livestream.
As it turned out, I caught six Bass... five were in the livestream video, number six was not. Below, is the the video of Bass #6.
BPS MicroLite Rod |
Saturday, November 12, 2022
Caught a Big Bass Just a Few Months Ago... #fishing #snowday #bass
Snowed yesterday but go figure... just a few months ago kicked off the Vintage Lure Series with this nice one! Fun stuff... time to shift to cold weather fishing and start targeting the trout stocking in our area. Do stay tuned as we are out about this Season!
Monday, September 12, 2022
Can a 30 Year Old Lure Still Catch Bass? #bassfishing #shorts
Tuesday, September 06, 2022
$2 Vintage Lure Catches a Big Bass! #fishing #bass #vintage
Round One of the Vintage Lures Series kicks of the series with an estimated 7+ lbs Bass measuring 23 inches in length. Fishing a Bait Finesse Systems combo and a $2 vintage lure - Cisco Kid Diver, we picked up antiquing in Oklahoma. Great start to the series!
Gear Used:
- Shimano Reel 17 Scorpion BFS XG Right https://amzn.to/3K6KwFV
- BPS Micro Lite Rod: https://bassproshops.vzck.net/RyLezv
- Cisco Kid Diver 1300
Saturday, July 30, 2022
How Many Fish...? 🤔#shorts
Out and about for a quick trip fly fishing a pond... One-Handed Spey Fly Fishing style! Using a 175grn OPST Commando Head on a 4wt, 8ft fly rod and fishing a Betts Hand Tied Popper. No need to cast far but was good to know a distance cast was at my fingertips! How many fish this round... three!
One-Handed Spey Wish List
- OPST Pure Skagit Commando Head https://amzn.to/2X83dF0
- OPST Commando Smooth (Integrated) Skagit Shooting Head https://amzn.to/2YQKM8L
- OPST Pure Skagit Commando Micro Tips https://amzn.to/3htb2fE
- OPST Pure Skagit Lazar Line https://amzn.to/3hmH2lG
Monday, April 11, 2022
Rooster Tail Works for Bass | Bait Finesse Style
BFS fishing the local pond. Started with a popper but switched to a Rooster Tail and had fun catching Bass.
Shimano Scorpion 17 BFS-XG reel still rocks with the Bass Pro Shops Microlite Fiberglass rod!
Friday, April 08, 2022
Tenkara Fishing Works for Bluegill and Bass, too!
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Another Bait Finesse Senko Bass
Another quick trip opportunity for Bait Finesse Systems fishing at the local pond. Got a Bass with a Senko! Awesome!
Trip Report
- Date: 2/14/22
- Time: 1705-1805
- Location: Bethany Lakes, Allen, TX
Key Take Aways:
- Warm day with temps in the high 60s, cooling quickly after sunset.
- No action by the “East Spot” of the Main Pond.
- No action in the Back Pond’s “North Culvert” or “Drain”
- Slow presentation of Senko in deeper areas was best chance at Bass
- “Line Watching” works, slight movement detected.
- One Bass caught and released at the Main Pond “Culvert”
Gear
- Rod – Bass Pro Shops Graphite Series 3ft Rod
- Reel – KastKing Zephyr BFS Reel with Reel Clicker
- Line – 6lbs Stren
BFS Lure Data
- BFS Lure Data
- Senkos, Gary Yamamoto
- Black/Red Flake
- 4″ Size
Fish Data
- One Bass
- 13″ Length
- Senko
- Slow Retrieve with Stop and Go
Lessons Learned
- 4″ Senko continues to produce at Bethany
- Blk/Red Flake in Watermelon seems to be preferred
- Cast, let sink to bottom, then stop and go at a slow retrieve
- “WATCH THE LINE” for the early indicator of the Bass picking up the Senko
YouTube Shorts Video – COAF FIELD TEAM CHANNEL
Thursday, December 30, 2021
Ultralight Baitcasting with a Mepps Inline Spinner
Decided to run down the road to the local pond (Bethany Lakes) and see what was biting. Brought the KastKing Zephyr BFS Reel and Ultralight Lures and left the fly rod at home. Plan was to fish Roostertails but switched to a Mepps Inline Spinner since the Trout seemed to be interested in them – specifically, a copper bladed Mepps Inline Spinner. Trout were following the spinner but not striking which was promising given they ignored gold, silver, and black.
For fun and games, fished only the copper bladed Mepps Inline Spinner to see how many fish I could catch. Worked the banks of two of the four ponds at Bethany Lakes… “Main Pond” and “Back Pond”. Caught a number of fish – Bass and Bluegill.
Check out the video, and do guess how many I caught…?
bfsfishing #kastkingzephyr #pondfishing
Saturday, December 25, 2021
Texas Trout Fishing | Three Trout, Three Bass, and Lost More
Fished Bethany Lakes Friday morning for a chance at the trout. Trout were there actively feeding. Bait seemed to be catching them fished under a float. The winner hands down was a homemade dough bait that one fisherman was using. Yours truly caught three trout fly fishing, caught three Bass as well but his mojo was off losing a lot more trout that stuck the fishing fly. Did notice the trout wanted movement. Did get strikes using a Black Midge, Rainbow Warrior, and a Griffith’s Gnat. As the morning progressed, noticed it was best to recast if no strike after counting to 10 when fishing dry flies. There were a number of Bass near the pier with three caught using a White Producer – fishing fly we bought at Scotty’s One Stop on a trip to the Blue River in Oklahoma. Fun stuff!
See our suggested fishing flies at our COAF Field Team Shop.
Sunday, August 29, 2021
15 Bass Lurking in the Local Pond | GoFish Cam Confirmed
Here is the follow-up video showing the underwater footage taken with the GoFish Cam. We used the Micro Fly Rod to catch live bait, then baited the camera rig, and struck out… had multiple strikes including one that broke the line.
Compared the picture of the Bass caught last week that went 20″; would say it would have gone the same size, too! Counted fifteen bass in the video; do check our count and let us know if we miscounted!
Saturday, July 24, 2021
OPST Commando Head | One Handed Spey | Pond Fly Fishing with the Simple Foam Fly!
Having fun pond fly fishing for Bluegill and Bass with the OPST Commando Head on the Redington 4wt Rod. Caught one fish using a Foam Grasshopper but switched to a larger size Simple Foam Fly.
Lost count of the fish caught, did have several throw the fly on us, but overall was a great morning fishing the local pond!
Tuesday, July 06, 2021
Pond Fly Fishing for Bluegill and Little Bass!
Video of yesterday’s pond fly fishing action on the 4wt Redington Fly Rod and Echo Ion Fly Reel. OPST Commando Head worked well for reaching out mid-pond but most strikes were nearer to shore.
Sunday, June 13, 2021
Pond Fly Fishing | Bass and Bluegill on the Simple Foam Fly
Break in the weekend “honey do’s”… made a run to the local pond fishing the Simple Foam Fly on a 4wt for a Bass or Bluegill or two!
Tuesday, February 09, 2021
YouTube #Shorts | Fun One | Bass on the Fly
Another YouTube Shorts video to add to the playlist; trip to the local pond fishing with a fly fishing gear. Several fish caught with this Bass being the largest. Went over 15″, caught and released to get bigger; maybe will catch him again when the weather warms up again.
Friday, July 03, 2020
Fishing the Comal River at Landa Park #flyfishing
Made it to New Braunfels for some fishing fun. Planned to fish the Guadalupe River by Faust Street Bridge, but it was closed. Headed to Landa Park and fished the Comal River. Was a slow bite with only one Bluegill and a Bass caught. Both went for a Guadalupana!
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