More Fish On a COAF Damsel Fly

Hoping for a repeat of yesterday with the purple COAF Damsel Fly. Caught some nice looking Catfish yesterday.  Today, caught Bass.  No Bruisers but still a fun time, especially on a Four Weight!

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Catfish, Bass, and a Bluegill Go For a COAF Damsel Fly This Round!

Fished Bethany Lakes this evening. Late start on a windy day. Started out trying to get a Bass or two on a Tube Popper Fly. Two missed strikes and lots of wind to deal with made for a change. Decided to switch to a COAF Damsel Fly. The one we tie with Purple Marabou and Red Tying Thread. Used a Gold Bead Chain and size 10 hook (ran out of size 8 hooks).

Glad we switched to it; caught four Catfish, three Bass, and a Bluegill.  Three of the Catfish went 17"-18"; one went about 15". They put up a good fight especially on the four weight fly rod!

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Sunday Morning Round at Bethany!

Sunday morning round at Bethany Lakes.  First strike ended with a missed Bass using the COAF Purple Damsel Fly.  Kept at it, and hooked a Bass after a while.  Small guy that went for a Balsa Popper Fly.  Then, switched gears working several Bluegill beds.  Caught Bluegill and Sunfish using a Balsa Popper Fly and a Foam Grasshopper!

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Griffith's Gnat on a Caddis Hook Made a Difference This Round!

Cold front came and changed the pattern slightly.  Had a couple of Bass strike at the Purple COAF Damsel Fly but messed up on the hook set; did manage to land one.  Not a Bruiser but still counts!

And then, noticed bugs flying about and ripples in the water where something was feeding on them.  Seen this happen in the past after a cold front passes and things start to warm up, a hatch occurs and then the Bass and Bluegill start feeding on them.

Good thing we had a Griffith's Gnat Variant handy.  It's the one we tied using a Caddis Hook. Made a difference this round, catching a few, missing a few, having fun with all of them!

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Bethany Lakes for a Round!

Went back out for another round of fishing; this time went to Bethany Lakes.  Having run out this morning, tied a purple COAF Damsel Fly to restock the fly box.  This time used red tying thread instead of olive.  Not sure if it made a difference but did catch eight Bass this round. Fun stuff!

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Stoney Hollow Park This Round

Decided to fish Stoney Hollow Park pond in Plano Friday evening.  Had good success there in the past.  This round went with a five weight fly rod and a Purple COAF Damsel Fly in size 12. Been having good success with the size 12 lately.

This round started slow but did pick up with Bass, Bluegill, Sunfish, and a Crappie!  Did see a Bruiser Bass lurking in the area but was not interested in a fishing fly.  Fun stuff; gonna have to come back for another round later!

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