Missed Two, Caught One on a Lefty Deceiver This Round

Fished Bethany Lakes this round. Brought the Five Weight Fly Rod and used a Lefty Deceiver. Had a nice one take the fishing fly but lost it when the knot broke. Need to pay better attention to knots! Kept fishing and had one take; was briefly on the hook before it came off. Kept at it, and finally caught one this round. Not a Bruiser but still counts!



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Slower Action This Round But Did Get a Nice Catfish!

Lost the Lefty Deceiver yesterday.  Tied another one and fished Bethany just before noon before it rained. Ended up losing it after a nice fish struck and broke the line.  Caught a little Bass on a Wooley Bugger on the next cast but decided to head back home and tie another Deceiver.  Made it back to Bethany after the rain passed, slower action but did manage several fish including a nice 20" Catfish that made the Fish Bulletin Board!

Soon after releasing the Catfish, ended up losing the Deceiver to a snag!  Re-tied another one later in the afternoon and returned to Bethany in the evening.  Caught two Bass before calling it quits!  Really liking this fishing fly!

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Another Round at Bethany with the Fly Rod!

Went with the fly rod Saturday morning.  Fished the main pond with a Lefty Deceiver and caught four Bass.  Lost the Deceiver to a "Tree Fish"; switched to a Foam Rubber Spider Variant after no luck with a Wooley Bugger.  Caught several more Bass. Fun stuff especially liking the top water action!

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Fly Rod This Round!

Brought the five weight fly rod this evening to Bethany.  Used a Guadalupana to get a couple of Sunfish and a Bluegill.  Tried a Foam Grasshopper Variant and had a couple of strikes but missed the hook set.  Switched to a Lefty Deceiver and caught several Bass and a Sunfish! Also, saw one fisherman catch and release a nice looking Catfish caught using bread for bait. Nice Catfish!

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Fished Bethany This Morning

Fished Bethany this morning; had a little rain but was not enough to call it quits.  Caught Bass, Sunfish/Bluegill, and a nice Shellcracker using several fishing flies - BH Antron Streamer, Lefty Deceiver, and a Foam Spider.  Edited this morning's video to show a few highlights of the outing; tried a slow-motion feature for a Bass we lost and a Bass we caught!  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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Bethany Creek, then Bethany Lakes This Round

Checked out Bethany Creek; caught two Bass using a Lefty Deceiver.  No Bruisers but did see a couple of nice looking ones lurking in the area!

Then, went down the road to the Back Pond at Bethany Lakes.  Noticed the area nearest the Feeder Creek was covered with algae.  Went on to the deeper end, and worked a Foam Spider.  Caught three Bluegill and two more Bass!

Fun stuff!


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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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Went with a Fly Rod this Time!

Went with a fly rod this time and fished Bethany Lakes; caught Bass and a couple of Bluegill.  Sped up the video this time.  Lotta fun catching them!  Started using a Lefty Deceiver, then switched to a Grasshopper.  Bass were biting; even caught two well after dark!

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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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Three Bass and a Shellcracker This Time

Short video clip of today's catch.  Missed a lot more than was caught; still had a fun time!   Caught the Bass using a Lefty Deceiver.  Caught the Shellcracker using a BH Nymph.  Fun stuff.

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Only Two Bass This Time

Caught two Bass on a Lefty Deceiver.  Missed a lot more; regardless, was a nice day to get some casting practice!

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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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