Fly Tying - Simple Foam Rubber Grasshopper

Cold temps and sleet, stayed indoors today. But, here is an article from the Team in preparation for warmer weather.  It's an article that provides instructions on tying a "Simple Foam Rubber Grasshopper"!

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Tying Fishing Flies...

Been busy tying fishing flies to re-stock the fishing vest.  Started yesterday tying various fishing flies as well as re-trying some beat up Grasshoppers, and then closed out the effort with today tying several Olive Wooley Buggers and San Juan Worm Variants... Worm Clusters!  Cannot wait to give them a try!

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Another Round; Slow Action, Two Bluegill and a Miss

Went fishing this morning.  Arbor Day Celebration ongoing.  The parking lot was full.  Lots of new trees planted.  Can tell the designer was not a fisherman.  Several trees were planted close to the bank and easily hang up a cast or two.  Also, noticed they did not take into account the normal water level of the Horseshoe Pond... no worries.  Although the action was slow, did catch a couple of Bluegill and missed a Bass.

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Nice Weather; Went Fishing!

Really nice weather, so... went fishing.  Slow action but did manage a little Bass, a couple of Bluegill, and a decent Shellcracker!  Used a Grasshopper to get them this time... Fun stuff!

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20 More Fish on the Fly at Bethany!

Went with the fly rod again and headed to Bethany this evening.  Was a tough go with all the algae; much different than yesterday!  Did manage to catch 20 fish this round; caught them on a Grasshopper, Dry Fly, and a Globug.  No Bruisers; still a lot of fun!  No action shots, just pictures of fish. PS: Met TFF's Future Biologist; was great meeting!  Only if the algae was not so bad....

20 Bluegill/Sunfish and 5 Bass Yesterday...

Went with a Fly Rod yesterday when we fished Bethany Lakes.  Question came up on the Texas Fishing Forum about fly fishing at Bethany.  Overall, we tend to get more strikes when fly fishing; yesterday's outing seemed the case compared to the Senkos we used on Monday. Caught 20 Bluegill and Sunfish and 5 Bass.  The Bluegill and Sunfish tended to be small... not as big as we saw earlier when they were on their beds at least in the Back Pond.  No Bruiser Bass either but they did put up a nice fight on a Four Weight; even got a few action shots!

Should Have Went with a Smaller Sized Grasshopper

Went with a Fly Rod today.  Fished a Size 8 Grasshopper.  Should have went with a smalled sized one.  Had a number of Bluegill hit but only two were hooked and landed.  Also tried a Dry Fly but the fish did not want it.  Better luck next time!

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Bethany This Evening

Fished Bethany this evening.  Took an old fiberglass fly rod and fished the Guadalupana and a Foam Grasshopper Variant.  Caught a few Sunfish on the Guadalupana, and then started getting Bass on the Grasshopper.  Fun stuff!



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Back to Bethany this Round!

Had a lot of fun fishing Galveston this past weekend; would like to go back for another round.  Till then, it's back to Bethany this round!  Fished with the Five Weight Fly Rod and used a Lefty Deceiver and a Grasshopper to catch a few fish. Today's total - five Bass and two Bluegill!

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60 Fish This Round at Russell Creek!

Back to Russell Creek in Plano for more fishing.  Wanted to see how many fish could be caught before we had to leave.

Brought the Four Weight Fly Rod and made a slight variation to the Grasshopper Fishing Fly.  Used a size 12 Caddis Hook this time; seemed to get more hookups.

Also, used a Dry Fly, Lefty Deceiver, Damsel Flies, and a Griffith's Gnat.  Ended up catching and releasing 60 fish.

Two were Bass; they were small ones but did see some nice ones lurking in the area!  Just did not want to strike.

No action shots this time; just video of the fish.  Sped the video to show all 60 fish.  Also, have some footage of two snakes mating (possibly). 

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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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Grasshopper Variant Again This Round at Bethany

Went with the Four Weight Fly Rod and the Grasshopper Variant at Bethany this evening.  Grasshopper worked well yesterday; looked like it did well again today!  Caught seven Bass and one Sunfish this round.  Fun stuff on light tackle.

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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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Bethany and Kroger Park this Round

Fished Bethany this evening.  Was hoping for more surface action  with the Foam Beetle.  Had a few strikes but no hook ups.  Switched to a White Damsel Fly and started catching Sunfish, Bluegill, and a few Bass.  After a break, decided to checkout Kroger Park across the street.  Caught a Bluegill and a Bass on a White Grasshopper Variant. Did see a couple of Bruisers on their beds; too bad they did not want to bite.  Fun stuff!

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Quick Trip To Bethany This Evening

Quick trip to Bethany this evening given a late start.  Fished a Foam Beetle and caught a little Bass and a Sunfish.  Lost the Beetle to a snag... switched to a White Grasshopper Variant and caught two more Bass.  No Bruisers but was fun catching them on the surface!

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Two Bass and a Sunfish at Kroger Park This Evening.

Fished Kroger Park this evening.  Caught two Bass on an Olive Crawdad and then a Sunfish on a Yellow Grasshopper Variant.  Did see some Bruiser Catfish feeding on leftover bread that someone had left after feeding the ducks.  Had several hookups on them but could not keep on the hook long enough to land them!

Two Bass and a Sunfish at Kroger Park This Evening.

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Morning Outing To Bethany Lakes....

Fished Bethany Lakes this morning and caught the usual suspects... Bass, Bluegill, and Sunfish. Used an Olive Damsel Fly, then  Deer Hair Bug, and closed with a White Foam Rubber Grasshopper Variant. Fun stuff!




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Shadow Lakes and Bethany Lakes Today.

Another trip to Shadow Lakes for another go at the Bass. Tough go but managed to catch two Bass and three Sunfish.

Went on to Bethany Lakes for more Bass action. Caught one on the Deer Hair Bug, then lost it. Switched to the Yellow Grasshopper Variant and caught one more Bass!





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