Fishing with a "Stick, Line, and Fly"

Decided to try the Tenkara Rod out yesterday before the cool front arrived.  Fished the Feeder Creek and the Back Pond using a Grasshopper Variant.  Caught some Scrappy Bass and Bluegill.  All close to the bank.  Fun stuff!

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Olive Crawdad Gets a Sunfish, Purple Grasshopper Gets a Bass

Morning trip to Bethany.  Colder temps and cloudy.  No worries, was able to get a Sunfish on an Olive Crawdad.  Then, switched to a Purple Grasshopper and caught Bass.  No Bruisers, still fun, just need to adjust the pattern with the weather change.

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Purple Grasshopper Variant This Time,... Less Missed Strikes

Another go at Bethany this evening.  This time grabbed the Three Weight Flyrod and went with the fly that was already on the line - a Purple Foam Grasshopper Variant.  Some rain and overcast skies.  Action was steady with less missed strikes this time.  Caught 7 Bass and 7 Bluegill/Sunfish.  Water level is up from the recent rains; caught most less than 10' from the bank!

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Slow Day, Caught Several Fish Luckily

Went to Bethany to try the Deer Hair Bread Fly we made yesterday.  Had several strikes but no hookups.  Switched to a Nymph played around with the Sunfish.  Then, switched to a Purple Foam Grasshopper and caught Bluegill.  And then, switched to a Foam Diver and caught  a little Bass and lost a few more.

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Four Fish on Four Different Fishing Flies

Fished Bethany this evening.  Went with flyfishing gear again.  Windy day but managed to catch four fish - a Bluegill on a Purple Grasshopper, a Bass on a Guadalupana, a Bass on a Foam Diver, and a Bass on a White Grasshopper!  Fun stuff!

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Flyfishing This Round

With all the "green growth" making it tough to fish with the inline spinner, decided to go with flyfishing gear this round.  Caught Bass and Sunfish, lost a Bruiser, missed a lot more strikes on nesting Bluegill, and worse,... lost the Purple Grasshopper.  Bruiser struck it twice, chased it, was hooked solid, but broke the line with ease.  Gotta go with a heavier tippet than 4lbs test.

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Purple Grasshopper Variant!

Went to Bethany around 1PM.  But, forgot to bring the flybox and other things.  Only had a three weight outfit and a Purple Grasshoppenr variant!  Did well!