Stoney Hollow Park Again This Morning

Decided to fish Stoney Hollow again.  Same setup as yesterday - Five Weight Rod and a COAF Damsel Fly. Windy conditions but the action was steady.

Caught three Bass and a Sunfish, and then had video camera issues.  Ended up erasing the video; User error!

No worries; kept fishing and caught two Crappie and a Bass and Bluegill using the Purple COAF Damsel Fly in size 12.  And then, lost the fishing fly to a snag on the backcast.

Switched to an Olive COAF Damsel Fly in size 10 and caught more Bass and Bluegill. Not sure how many were caught and released as well as threw the hook; no matter... had a great time fishing!

PS: Need to tie more; down to one Olive COAF Damsel Fly and no Purple ones.  Gave one away to another fisherman; hope it helps him catch a Bass or two!

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Stoney Hollow Park This Round

Decided to fish Stoney Hollow Park pond in Plano Friday evening.  Had good success there in the past.  This round went with a five weight fly rod and a Purple COAF Damsel Fly in size 12. Been having good success with the size 12 lately.

This round started slow but did pick up with Bass, Bluegill, Sunfish, and a Crappie!  Did see a Bruiser Bass lurking in the area but was not interested in a fishing fly.  Fun stuff; gonna have to come back for another round later!

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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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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

Five Bass and a Little Bluegill at Plano East This Thanksgiving Morning!

Decided to fish Plano East Senior High School's pond this morning.  Went with the Rip and Rap Rapala crankbait and caught five Bass and a little Bluegill.  Largest went ~15"-16" in size. Fun stuff for a Thanksgiving morning!

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Tenkara Fishing Today - Small Pond and Little Creeks!

Fished the small pond at Suncreek Park in Allen, catching only one fish using the Tenkara Rod.  Moved on to a secluded section of Spring Creek in Plano and caught 20+ little fish (Perch and Bluegill), and then closed out the trip fishing a shallow creek in Chislom Park (Plano).  More little fish.  No Bruisers but was good to check out some "other" places that we have not been to in a while.  Also, was good practice working a nymph in a "river" setting.  Hope it works out for Trout later this year.

Stoney Hollow Park... Bass Go For the Surface Popper, Too!

Stopped by Stoney Hollow Park in Plano to fish the pond.  Had not been there in a while but was pleasantly surprised that the Bass were liking the Surface Popper, too!  Only bad thing... lost the Red and White Deer Hair Bug after a Bass wrapped the line around a snag.  Good to have the back up Green and White Deer Hair Bug.

Stoney Hollow Park... Bass Go For the Surface Popper, Too!

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