Able to make it back to the East Pond this evening. Chummed with bread but had to ball the bread up into dough balls and sink them because a trio of ducks decided to eat the floating bread.
Slow start with no hits for 15", and then it picked up. Caught four Sunfish and one scrappy, little Catfish on the Cigarette Egg Fly.
All were caught slowly crawling the fly below the water's surface. Note: See the Catfish's belly in the picture below; it is bloated most likely from the dough balls.
Sunfish:
Catfish:
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Friday, February 22, 2008
Celebration Park - February 22, 2008
Stopped by at lunch today, despite the cold, to check out the East Pond. Fish were there and nibbling at the bread chum but could not get a hook-up on the Cigarette Egg Fly. Had some light strikes fishing it slowly on the bottom; most likely they were small Sunfish. Will try again later hopefully when it warms up this weekend!
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Quick Updates
Quick updates from the team.
In the City Of Allen:
Celebration Park. Our team has been using the North and East Ponds at Celebration Park for testing two fly patterns - Bread Fly and Cigarette Egg Fly, created by one of our members. Both fishing flies have been successful at catching Bluegill, Sunfish, and Catfish and are designed to imitate a piece of bread.
To fish them, we have been chumming with bread to attract the fish, and then casting the fly to the chummed spot. As we are fishing a community lake where a number of park goers feed the resident ducks, the fish have grown accustomed to feeding on bread. We were concerned about the ducks and seagulls eating the chum before the fish at first; however, the birds tend to stay away as long as we kept the bread within 20' to 30'.
The North Pond is a sure bet for Bluegill and Sunfish with the Cigarette Egg Fly producing excellent results the first time we tested it. No dryfly floatant is applied. Instead, as the fly became waterlogged, it slowly sinks below the surface at the same rate as the bread. Even more enticing is the coloring of the filter material, the nicotine stains produce a color pattern that closely resembles a rolled piece of bread with its brown crust.
The East Pond is also good for Bluegill, Sunfish, and Catfish. Our best Catfish so far is a 20" Catfish (slightly over 2 lbs) caught with a Bread Fly fished wet and pulled slowly through the chummed spot. We have not tried the Cigarette Egg Fly in the East Pond but plan to do so once the weather clears.
Also, in either pond, we have found the Prince Nymph and Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear Nymph patterns work well for Bluegill and Sunfish.
FYI: Instructions for tying the fly patterns have been posted on the Web Log. If unable to locate the posts, use the Blogger Search Function on the top of this page, entering "Bread" or "Cigarette" as the search criteria.
Other Locations:
Frisco Commons. Frisco Commons is still seeing trout activity after receiving its stocking 9 February with Salmon Eggs being the preferred bait. Earlier reports indicated lures and fishing flies were taking trout; however, recent reports suggest fishing with bait.
Towne Lake in McKinney. Towne Lake is scheduled for its trout stocking this weekend. To kick-off the event, the city of McKinney is hosting a Trout Derby on Saturday, 23 February. From previous trout stockings, we have observed lures and fishing flies work well the first week (sometimes two weeks) after a pond is stocked. So, fishermen who want to take trout on artificials should plan to fish Towne Lake this weekend!
Denison Dam Tailrace. The tailrace is seeing some activity with reports of smaller-sized Striped Bass being taken on shad imitations. Overall, it is still hit or miss for fishermen given the a large number of shad in the area. A lot of bait, live or dead, is in the tailrace; therefore, fish are being more selective. Give it a try and check the generation schedule and the release schedule for Denison Dam to get a feel for when they are releasing water / generating power (see link posted in the sidebar).
Good luck and good fishing!
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Celebration Park - February 20, 2008
Fished the North Pond at lunch today to test out the Cigarette Egg Fly. Chummed with bread, and then fished for about 15 minutes. Caught five fish ranging in 4" to 6" in size. Hooked but missed a lot more.
Did not apply dryfly floatant; opted to let the fly slowly sink like a water-soaked piece of bread. Also, fish readily hit the Cigarette Egg Fly despite the chum dissipating.
Results are promising! Will keep testing it out and post results.
FYI: Latest Audio Fishing Reports has been posted. See the audio player in the sidebar.
Fish caught on Cigarette Egg Fly
Did not apply dryfly floatant; opted to let the fly slowly sink like a water-soaked piece of bread. Also, fish readily hit the Cigarette Egg Fly despite the chum dissipating.
Results are promising! Will keep testing it out and post results.
FYI: Latest Audio Fishing Reports has been posted. See the audio player in the sidebar.
Fish caught on Cigarette Egg Fly
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Another Fishing Fly - "Cigarette Egg"
Here is another fishing fly that can be used like the Bread Fly. It is called a Cigarette Egg because it is made from a cigarette filter.
Basically, it is tied like a Glo-Bug Egg but instead of using Glo-Bug Yarn, I used a cigarette filter. Had to improvise as the only Glo-Bug Yarn I had was chartreuse.
Separating the filter from the cigarette, remove the paper from the filter. Then, break the filter material length-wise into three pieces. The material is fluffy and almost feels like Glo-Bug Yarn.
Have not fished it yet but will post results first chance I get.
Good luck and good fishing!
Illustrations:
Separating the filter from the cigarette, remove the paper from the filter. Then, break the filter material length-wise into three pieces. The material is fluffy and almost feels like Glo-Bug Yarn.
Have not fished it yet but will post results first chance I get.
Good luck and good fishing!
Illustrations:
Monday, February 18, 2008
Instructions on tying a "Bread Fly"
Below are a series of illustrations showing how to tie a "Bread Fly" for your reference. Other material was used for the body and wing but the inner core from a polypropelene rope seemed to get the most hits at least for the ponds we fished.
Material used are as follows:
Thread: White Dacron
Body: Inner Core of Polypropelene Rope (1/4" Diameter)
Wing: Same as Body
Hook: Mustad Lazer Live Bait Hook - Size 6
Other: Super-Glue and Head Cement
Illustrations (Steps 1-4):
Illustrations (Steps 5-7):
Illustrations (Steps 8-9):
Illustrations (Steps 10-11):
Material used are as follows:
Thread: White Dacron
Body: Inner Core of Polypropelene Rope (1/4" Diameter)
Wing: Same as Body
Hook: Mustad Lazer Live Bait Hook - Size 6
Other: Super-Glue and Head Cement
Illustrations (Steps 1-4):
Illustrations (Steps 5-7):
Illustrations (Steps 8-9):
Illustrations (Steps 10-11):
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Celebration Park - February 17, 2008
Fished the East Pond this morning; finally caught one of the larger Catfish. Caught it using flyfishing gear, a Bread Fly, and chumming with bread. Catfish went 20" in size and just over 2 lbs.
Started fishing on the surface but did not get a strike. Soaked the bread with water, and then chummed a spot by letting the bread sink. Then worked the Bread Fly slowly along the bottom.
Not a bad size for a community pond Catfish. Fun fight on a flyrod!
Bread Fly
20" Catfish
Friday, February 15, 2008
Celebration Park - February 15, 2008
Had another go at the East Pond. Chummed with bread and caught two Catfish and one Bluegill on another variant of the Bread Fly. Used dubbing material, a palmered hackle, and larger size hook. Also, hooked but lost a nice size (2-3lbs) Catfish; this time my tippet brook off.
Catfish 15" Size
Catfish 9" Size
PS: Stopped by later that night and caught two more Catfish. One on a Bread Fly; other on a baited hook. One went 15" in size; other barely broke 10".
Catfish 15" Size
Catfish 9" Size
PS: Stopped by later that night and caught two more Catfish. One on a Bread Fly; other on a baited hook. One went 15" in size; other barely broke 10".
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Celebration Park - February 12, 2008
Celebration Park - February 12, 2008
Checked the East Pond at lunch today. Despite the wind and drop in temperature, Catfish, Sunfish, and Bluegill continued to take bread chum floating on the surface. Will have to try catching one of the larger Catfish on a Bread Fly this weekend.
Have been experimenting with different material for tying a Bread Fly. So far, have tried deer hair, rabbit fur, bath sponge, and the inner core of poly rope. The poly rope seems to work the best, just need to work on the hook size.
More to come later.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Celebration Park - February 10, 2008
Fished the East Pond to catch a Catfish using Flyfishing gear. Chummed the pond with bread and started catching Bluegill and Sunfish. Catfish followed with the action remaining steady.
A lot of strikes but few hook-ups with Catfish. Did hook but did not land a nice size Catfish - maybe 2-3Lbs. Kept at it for a couple of hours finally landing one on the Bread Fly.
Sunfish caught on the Bread Fly
Catfish caught on the Bread Fly
Saturday, February 09, 2008
Celebration Park - February 9, 2009
Fished the North and East Ponds this afternoon. Caught three small Sunfish on flyfishing gear using a Prince William Nymph in the North Pond. Caught two small Bluegill using a Bread Fly in the East Pond.
Bread Fly is a pattern that I use when fish are feeding on bread thrown in the water by park goers to feed ducks and by fishermen chumming for fish. Probably could have caught a lot more Bluegill but I had to leave for home.
Will give it a shot tomorrow and post results.
Monday, December 31, 2007
Bethany Lakes: December 31, 2007
Fished Bethany Lakes for Trout this evening using fly-fishing gear. No trout taken. Tried a Bead Head Hares Ear Nymph with a Dryfly on a dropper. No strikes but did see one Trout actively feeding on the surface.
Saw others fishing with minimal success; however, one fisherman did catch a Trout using Bread fished about two feet below a bobber.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Bethany Lakes: December 21, 2007
Fished Bethany Lakes for trout this morning. Changed tactics from flyfishing to baitcasting. Fished about 2 hours and limited out with 5 trout. One went 10.5", another went 9", others were small stockers. All were caught using Corn fished on the bottom.
Observed other fishermen catching them on PowerBait. Could not tell what color was hitting, but when I cleaned the trout, their stomach contents were mainly Corn and a nymph-like "bug". Did note one Pink and one Chartreuse PowerBait nugget in one of the trout.
Today's Catch:
Closer look at the 10.5" Trout:
Stomach Contents:
PS: Stopped by later in the afternoon. Observed others continuing to take trout using Corn, Bread, and PowerBait. Bread and Corn were getting consistent action with a lot of light nibbles; saw more missed strikes then hook-ups. Action was not fast but consistent enough for some to ltake their 5 trout limit. Cormorants remain in the area but fishermen are still getting action.
Observed other fishermen catching them on PowerBait. Could not tell what color was hitting, but when I cleaned the trout, their stomach contents were mainly Corn and a nymph-like "bug". Did note one Pink and one Chartreuse PowerBait nugget in one of the trout.
Today's Catch:
Closer look at the 10.5" Trout:
Stomach Contents:
PS: Stopped by later in the afternoon. Observed others continuing to take trout using Corn, Bread, and PowerBait. Bread and Corn were getting consistent action with a lot of light nibbles; saw more missed strikes then hook-ups. Action was not fast but consistent enough for some to ltake their 5 trout limit. Cormorants remain in the area but fishermen are still getting action.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Bethany Lakes: December 20, 2007
Monday, December 17, 2007
Bethany Lakes: December 17, 2007
Things have slowed at Bethany. Saw three trout taken this afternoon; all were using bait. Not certain but it looked like they were using bread for bait/chum. May need to look elsewhere for trout. Saw a posting that Waterloo Park in Denison was seeing activity. Waterloo was stocked this past weekend.
PS: Stopped by at 7:30PM to try a "bread-crumb" fly that I made. No hits but caught a Bluegill when I switched to a red Glo-Bug.
Bluegill on a Glo-Bug:
PS: Stopped by at 7:30PM to try a "bread-crumb" fly that I made. No hits but caught a Bluegill when I switched to a red Glo-Bug.
Bluegill on a Glo-Bug:
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Bethany Lakes: May 9, 2007
Fished Bethany Lakes upper and main ponds. Used two Gray and Brown Rabbit Fur Minnor Variants. Caught medium to large Bluegills. Wanted to try the new Bread Crumb Fly but decided against it. Wanted larger fish to hit rather than the small ones.
Method: Fly-fishing
Lures: Gray and Brown Rabbit Fur Minnow Variants - Red-Gilled and White Flashabou
Catch: 4 Bluegill
Catch: 4 Bluegill
7" Bluegill
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