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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Two Bass This Round at Kroger Park.

Fished Kroger Park this evening.  Caught two Bass using the Brown Damsel Fly Variant.  Worked slowly across their beds; the Bass could not resist.  One went about 12" other went just over 14".  Fun stuff catching them!

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Blue Fox Spinner Continues To Work at Kroger Park!

Could not stay indoors given the great weather we are having.  Did a quick trip to Kroger Park and fished the Blue Fox Spinner.  Caught two little Bass.  Fun stuff; beats working!

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Waterlogged Baitcasting Rod/Reel Combo Comes Through at Kroger.

Recovered a waterlogged baitcasting rod/reel combo while fishing the other day.  After a little elbow grease and "reverse engineering" was able to get the reel back to working condition!  Took it out to Kroger Park this evening and fished a Carolina-Rigged Half-Quatro (hand poured Senko Worm variant).  Caught a Bass and had several other light strikes... not bad given the spool was frozen solid when we found it.

Waterlogged Baitcasting Rod/Reel Combo Comes Through at Kroger.

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"River Why" Tip Comes Through!

Went back to Kroger Park this afternoon for a go at the Catfish.  Brought Ultralight Gear and Bread for bait.  Unfortunately, struck out miserably.  Not a bite at all.

Did see Bluegill and Bass working the shallows. A quick check of the gear on hand... an Ultralight Spinning Rod/Reel, Bread, Hooks, and an Olive Wooley Bugger found on the floorboard of the truck.

Taking a tip from the movie "River Why", wrapped the Olive Wooley Bugger with Bread (mud was used in the movie) and casted the fly using the Ultralight Gear.  Shortly after casting the Wooley Bugger, the Bread broke apart and was able to fish the fly!

Caught one Bass and a Bluegill, hooked but lost two other Bass.  Not a bad outing saved by a piece of Bread!

"River Why" Tip Comes Through!

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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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Been Away But Made It To Kroger Park This Evening!

Was able to break away from the "Salt Mines" this evening. Opted for a quick trip to Kroger Park and Flyfishing Gear.  Caught mainly Bluegill and one Bass but did see a few Bruisers working the shallows.... too bad they were not interested in a Deer Hair Bug, Wooley Bugger, Damselfly, Clouser Minnow,....

Been Away But Made It To Kroger Park This Evening!

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Kroger Park - Bluegill and a Bass.

Stopped by Kroger Park this morning to flex a flyrod and to see if the lower water levels and hot temps have affected the action.  Water is low but luckily the fountain has been running and has kept things relatively cool.  Managed a few Bluegill and one little Bass.  Did see fish working the shallows in the shaded areas... none wanted a fishing fly though. Bluegill struck Dry Flies; Bass went for the Purple Damsel Fly!

Kroger Park - Bluegill and a Bass.

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Struck Out Last Night...!

Struck out last night at Auburn Springs and Kroger Park. Hope to turn this trend around over the 3-Day Weekend... hopefully! Tied a Deer Hair Bug to replace the Red and White Surface Popper lost while fishing Stoney Hollow the other day. Tied using a similar sized hook as the Red and White Surface Popper. Should be able to handle a Bruiser or two!

Update:  Fished Stoney Hollow Park and caught two Bass on the Surface Popper.  Had a number of missed strikes.  And, had a water snake check out one of the Bass.  Had pictures of the Bass and the water snake... but erased them by accident. 

Deer Hair Popper Works Out Well at Kroger Park!

Went to Kroger Park this evening and fished with the Deer Hair Popper.  Surface action was good with Bass readily taking the fly!  Caught four but missed more... slow reflexes, bad eyes, aging,... any excuse for missing a strike.  Lotta fun regardless!

Deer Hair Popper Works Out Well at Kroger Park!

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Made a Topwater Lure... Caught Two Bass!

Decided to make a homemade topwater lure.  Whittled out a lure out of cedar last night, put a quick coat of paint on it, and soon as it dried... went fishing!  Caught a nice Bass at Kroger Park, and then went across the street and caught one more Bass.  Glad to see the homemade topwater lure worked!

PS: Like the cedar wood because of the added weight; only one backlash on the baitcasting gear this round.

Made a Topwater Lure... Caught Two Bass!

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Jitterbug Keeps Working....

Hit Kroger Park and Bethany well after dark.  Caught one Bass and a Frog (second one this year) on a Jitterbug at Kroger Park.  Went across the street to Bethany Lakes.  Caught a Bass, lost a Bruiser, and missed more Bass.  Also, saw a Raccoon working the banks for food.

Bass and a Frog Go For The Jitterbug!

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Two Bass At Bethany, One Bass At Kroger Park... On Buzzbaits!

Was not able to test out the trailer hook this morning.  Lost the Buzzbait to a Tree Fish.  Switched to another Buzzbait rigged with a Fluke.  Caught two Bass at Bethany Lakes with the larger one going about 14" in size.  Then, went to Kroger Park and caught one that was less than a foot from the bank.  Went about 16" in size.  Fun morning!

Two Bass At Bethany, One Bass At Kroger Park... On Buzzbaits!

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Buzzbaits Do It Again!

Went to Kroger Park and caught a Bass on a Buzzbait this evening.  Then, went across the street to Bethany and caught a Bass (went about 15" in size) on a Buzzbait as well!  Had several more strikes but just could not set the hook in time.  May need to add a trailer hook to increase the hooksets.  Regardless, the two Bass caught this evening were larger than the others we caught on Ultralight Gear....

One Bass at Kroger Park, Another At Bethany!

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Kroger Park Again, Bass and Bluegill Were Liking Dry Flies!

Went back to Kroger Park today.  Caught one Bass on a Damsel Fly, then had a tough go until we tied a Dry Fly on.  Bass and Bluegill were taking them on the water's surface!




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Bethany Quick Trip At Noon, Then Kroger Park in the Late Afternoon,...

Made a quick trip to Bethany Lakes at noon today.  Tied more Olive Damsel Flies to replace lost ones.  Good thing, was able to hook and land one that went about 15" in size.  Slow retrieve and subtle strikes were the norm today.

Then, fished Kroger Park in the late afternoon and caught more Bluegill!  Caught a few on a Dry Fly with a lot of misses.  Then, switched to a Grass Shrimp Pattern that we tied but have yet to catch anything on it until today!

Bluegill really liked the Pattern.  Bass checked it out and struck but missed setting the hook.  May need to adjust the size, these were tied on a Size 16 Hook.




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Kroger Park Outing Gets More Bluegill and a Bruiser That Broke Off

Went back to Kroger Park.  This round brought Fly Fishing Gear instead of the Tenkara Rod.  Caught a Bluegill on the Olive Damsel Fly, then lost the fly to a Bruiser Bass.

Switched to an Oliver Wooley Bugger and caught more Bluegill.  Hated losing the Bass, easily would have took the lead in the One Fishing Fly Challenge!  Oh well, next time!


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Tenkara Fishing at Kroger Park, Yields a Few Bass and Lots of Bluegill!

Took the Tenkara Rod out to Kroger Park yesterday.  Caught a few Bass (no Bruisers) and lots of Bluegill.  Quit counting after 25,... no worries, all were caught and released!  Was a tough go at first with a lot of missed hooksets but finally started hooking up a consistently using a Size 14 Wooley Bugger (Unweighted).





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Bethany Lakes in the Morning; Kroger Park in the Afternoon!

Fished Bethany Lakes this morning.  Caught several fish using the Damsel Flies we tied last night.  And then, lost the Fishing Flies to snags.

Had to go back to the fly tying table and make some more.  Then, went back out in the afternoon and fished Kroger Park, and caught more fish!  Nice today but really windy.  No worries, did a lot of "creative" casting to get the fly to the fish.




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Cold Weather Rig Gets Slow Results On A Warm Day

Fished Bethany Lakes and Kroger Park on a warm weather day.  Used the Trout Rig that we used on the Blue River for Trout - Olive Wooley Bugger with a Nymph Trailer under a Strike Indicator.  Caught a little Bass and a Bluegill at Bethany Lakes; caught three Bluegill at Kroger Park.  All struck the Nymph instead of the Olive Wooley Bugger. Did see Bass and Bluegill/Sunfish lurking in the shallows but not actively feeding.