Russell Creek Park Pond

Decided to try another pond in Plano for this evening's round.  Stopped at Russell Creek Park and fished the pond located there.  Managed to catch a number of Bluegill and Sunfish using the White Grasshopper Variant.  Lost count but would say more than 20 were caught and released.  Was surprised that no Bass struck the fishing fly.  Fun stuff!

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Bethany and then Oak Point!

Started the day with a trip to Bethany Lakes.  Used the Bait Casting Rod and Senkos.  Managed to catch seven Bass before calling it quits.  Largest measured 17" in length!

Then, for a change of scenery, went to Oak Point Nature Preserve in Plano around 11AM.  Fished with a Fly Rod and used a Lefty Deceiver.  Caught a Bass (slightly smaller than the 17" Bass at Bethany) and two Crappie. 

Like Bethany, had more misses than catches but still had a fun time. Been awhile since we last fished Oak Point.  Just like before, it still has a lot of vegetation along its bank and saw a number of water snakes.  Even got some video of one snake that "sneaked" away.


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Bethany Lakes



Oak Point

Fly Rod This Trip to Bethany

Brought the fly rod this evening to Bethany.  Caught five Bass and two Shellcracker using a Yellow Grasshopper Variant.  Then, caught one more Bass on a Lefty Deceiver; had to switch fishing flies as Grasshopper's legs were really beat up by the fish!  Fun stuff!

PS:  Met two fishermen who were having success with Senkos.  Found out they started using Senkos after reading our Blog.  Good to hear their hook up rate increased.  Thanks for reading our Blog!

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Quick trip to Bethany this morning; only had a little time before other commitments pulled us away from our true love - Fishing!  Bass and Bluegill were readily taking White Foam Rubber Grasshopper Variant.  Fun stuff catching them on the surface!

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Front Is Coming; Bite Still On at Bethany

Decided to give Bethany another try this evening before the cold front arrived. Nasty weather forecasted; looked like the Bass were active despite the windy conditions.  Lefty Deceiver was working catching several Bass, but ended up losing the Deceivers to snags.  Switched to a White Damsel Fly and caught a Bass, then lost it to another snag.  Then, switched to a Purple Damsel Fly until a Bass really tore it up.  Finally caught two more Bass using a Brown Damsel Fly.

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Another Day; A Different Fishing Fly - Lefty Deceiver!

Another day at Bethany for a quick trip.  Brought the five weight fly rod and a different fishing fly - a Lefty Deceiver.  Had used this one in the past for Striped Bass way back when.  Decided to try it on Bass.  Been seeing a number of Bass chasing smaller fish away when they come near them.

So, made the Lefty Deceiver in Size 2 and about 3.5" long to simulate a smaller fish to aggravate the Bass.  Looks like it worked, catching seven Bass in about 40" of fishing... fun stuff!

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