COAF Griffith's Gnat Took Three Trout This Round

Quick trip to Bethany this evening. Took three on a COAF Griffith's Gnat in about 20", and then missed several others. 

Ended the day with three Trout plus one from another fisherman who caught it on a PowerWorm. 

Wind was tough but luckily Trout were still taking dry flies! Sent report/video to StockerTroutFishing.com; they posted it as well.

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Got Two This Round

Stopped by earlier in the day and struck out. Was a tough time with the cold and wind. Hoped for rising trout that would go for the COAF Griffith's Gnat. No luck... called it quits and headed to the casa to warm up. Planned to go later when the trout would be rising (hopefully)!

Made it back around 3PM and tried the Griffith's Gnat without success, switched to other fishing flies, and then switched to a Spinning Rod/Reel and a Super Duper. Had one strike but no hook ups.

Finally, trout started rising around 5PM.  Hooked three, landed two, and lost one in 20". Had to leave them biting though... till next time!

Sent report to our Partners at StockerTroutFishing.com; do check it out - Today's Post.!

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Windy and Cold at Bethany... Merry Christmas!

Windy and cold at Bethany; was hoping to get a few hits from risers on the Griffith's Gnat.

Saw a few but none in range to cast. Will have to wait till they start rising consistently again to try on a dry fly again.

Time to get inside and get warm again!

For now, the Team would like to say, "Merry Christmas to our Readers!"

Fishing Not Catching!

Frustrating day but still had fun fishing instead of working. Fished Bethany Lakes and tried various fishing flies until a pattern was found.

Been having trouble figuring out what fishing dry fly to use for the rising trout. After several rounds, settled on the COAF Griffith's Gnat. Had tried a Black Midge Dry Fly and had "nudges" but no hook ups yesterday and today.

After changing fishing flies several times, tied on the COAF Griffith's Gnat and started getting strikes. Ended up only catching one but did hook five others that came off when trying to lift the Trout out of the water.

May need to tie a few more and try fishing it again to confirm it's no fluke!

For more about today's action, check out the latest post at StockTroutFishing.com - "Took A While But Found a Pattern".

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Struck Out at Bethany Lakes Today

Struck out today but did get one to strike on a Gold Super Duper. Saw others doing well using Super Dupers sight casting to feeding fish. Also, saw one fisherman take one on a Bubble Fly Rig.

Sent a report in to StockerTroutFishing.com... looks like they already posted the report... "Super Dupers and Bubble Fly Rigs at Bethany Lakes"!

Fast Web Admin... also like the info about River Park in Fort Worth... "Trinity River Trout Stockings at River Park"! Have seen some nice sized Trout caught from River Park.

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Bethany Lakes Trout Stocking Tomorrow

Well looks like out partner site beat us to the punch. Bethany Lakes gets it's Trout Stocking tomorrow.

Do check out the post the latest post on Stocker Trout Fishing; should be helpful to some thinking about fishing for Trout tomorrow.


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Fly Fishing This Round

After fishing the mid-morning at Bethany Lakes, decided to go back in the afternoon with fly fishing gear. Caught Sunfish using the COAF Guadalupana, then a Bass on a COAF Damsel Fly, and then another Bass on a Near Deere. Followed by a couple of Bluegill and a Fingerling Bass on the Near Deere. Great time fishing the local lake. Sure beats work!



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Senkos Worked Again

Fished Bethany Lakes around mid-morning. Went with baitcasting gear and used Gary Yamamoto Senkos instead of the Gander Mountain Brand ones. No strikes after an hour of fishing, and then lost a Bass while bringing it in.  Then, started hooking up... ended with four Bass. Largest went about 14" in size. Fun suff!

Did see little Bass chasing bait fish in the shallows. May come back later and try catching them on the fly with a Guadalupana!



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Switch Rod and a Senko... Swenko This Round!

Took out the Switch Rod and tied on a Gander Mountain Senko, and then fished Bethany Lakes this evening.  Missed several Bass but after a short while was able to time the hook set... managed to catch eight Bass this round. For reference, calling this Swenko Fishing! Fun stuff!



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Plastics Worked This Round...

Made it out to Bethany this evening for a round of fishing. Fished with Gander Mountain's Senko style plastic worm. The worms look like Gary Yamamota Senkos but are lighter and have a hook groove molded in the body.

After getting used to casting the lighter plastic worm, was able to hook up with a few Bass. Lotta fun... ended up catching and releasing eight Bass!



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Near Deere Gets a Few at Bethany Lakes This Evening

Tried the Near Deere Fishing Fly this evening at Bethany Lakes. Caught a couple of Bluegill and Bass. Did miss a few as well. No worries; was still a fun time catching them on the fly!



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Crankbait Again This Round

Fished Bethany again this evening. Same setup as yesterday - a crankbait. Ended up catching several Bass; did miss a couple as well. No worries. Good to wet a line before the start of the weekend!


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Crankbait This Round

Fished Bethany this evening. Had a short while before the sunset; managed to catch several Bass, missed a couple of Bass, and then hooked into a nice Catfish! All went for a crankbait!




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Quick Trip to Bethany Lakes This Evening

Made it to Bethany Lakes this evening for a quick trip! Caught a Bluegill and a Bass.  Missed others but just was not quick enough to hook up.  No worries... sure beats working!

Did get a new lens cover for the GoPro; no more scratches!  Looking forward to try it out tomorrow while kayak fishing at Texoma tomorrow!



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Quick Trip to Bethany This Round

Already missing the coast... did make it to the local pond for a quick trip. Slow action with a little Bluegill and Sunfish caught, and then missed strikes and spooked a fish.

PS: Learned today that any color jug line float other than orange is legal for Texas recreational fishermen starting September 1, 2014! Here is the TPWD Link.




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Slow Go This Round

Slow go this round. Fished Bethany this evening; was not able to go earlier this week. Lots of rain though, so it's all good. Managed to catch three Bluegill... first one went for a Guadalupana, next one wanted a Foam Grasshopper, and the last one took a Balsa Popper Fly.  Did have several missed strikes from Bass and Bluegill. Not sure why so many missed strikes... guess that's what happens when you miss a week of fishing.

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Quick Trip... Mojo Was Off This Round

Fished Bethany Lakes this evening. Mojo was off this round with too many missed hook sets and thrown hooks. Did manage to get two Bass. No Bruisers but still fun. One took a Tube Popper Fly; the other went for a Foam Damsel Fly.
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Quick Trip with a Balsa Popper Fly This Round

Late start today; made it to Bethany for a quick trip. Fished with a Balsa Popper Fly we made the other day. Managed to catch several Bass and a couple of Sunfish this round. Fun stuff!



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Found a Pattern This Round

Fished Bethany this morning. Started with a Foam Damsel Fly, then a COAF Guadalupana, and then a Foam Grasshopper. No luck with the Damsel Fly, one Bluegill on the Guadalupana, and one Bass on the Grasshopper.

Then, noticed small dragonfly looking bugs hovering over the water's surface. Not sure what they were, but they looked to be about a Size 12 and were reddish/brown. Found a Size 12 Dry Fly that had a little color to it in the fly box. Tied it on the line, and started hooking up with Bluegill and a couple of little Bass!

Fun stuff!



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Slow Action This Round

Start the 4th of July Weekend with a quick trip to Bethany Lakes.  Had some rain earlier in the day; water levels were up and fish were feeding in the shallows. Things started of with a missed hook set, and then no hits for a while.  Then, lucked into a little Bluegill, and a couple of Bass.  All went for a Foam Damsel Fly!



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