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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Another Round... Foam Grasshopper Worked Well

Fished Bethany this evening. Started out fishing the Red and White Tube Fly that we used yesterday while kayak fishing. Had a strike and a miss, and then a hook up with a Bass.  Then, after no takes for a while, switched to a White Foam Grasshopper in Size 12.  Managed catching a couple more Bass, then lucked into a bed of Bluegill.  Caught a number of them, then switched to a Green Foam Grasshopper in Size 10.  Was able to catch a couple more Bass that went about 13", and then closed the round with one last Bluegill!  Fun stuff!



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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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Another Round at Bethany This Evening

Another round at Bethany this evening.  Action was not as good as yesterday but it stayed steady. Caught Bass using the new - Redington Pursuit 4WT 8'.  Rod feels good; too bad the hook sets were not in time.  Missed a number of Bass.  Started fishing a Foam Grasshopper in Size 8.  Caught a couple; missed more than a couple.  Switched to a Size 12 and was hooking them but kept losing the bigger ones when they threw the hook.  Settled on a Size 10 and had more caught then missed with it.  Liking the new fly rod; still liking the top water action on the Grasshoppers!

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Bruiser Shellcracker Takes a Foam Grasshopper!

Here is a picture of the 9" Shellcracker that went for a Foam Grasshopper!  Thought it was a Bass at first.  This one made the Fish Bulletin Board... Cool beans!

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Bass Were Liking Grasshoppers This Round!

Another round at Bethany this evening. Brought another Crawdad Pattern to test. Was able to get one Bass to take it, else action was slow.

Switched to a Prince Nymph and started catching Bluegill and Sunfish; caught several and then decided to try a Grasshopper.

Started with a Size 10 White Grasshopper.  Caught a Bass, missed several others, and then caught one finally.  Then, switched to a Size 8 Green Grasshopper.  Ended up catching more Bass with more consistent hook sets!

Fun stuff... Bass were liking Grasshoppers this round!

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