Nice Day; Caught Several Fish

Nice day, too nice not to go fishing. So, headed to Bethany to see what was biting this morning. Slow action but did catch a little Bass and then some Bluegill.  Used a Strike Indicator and a Prince Nymph fished 1.5' below the indicator.

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Only One This Round But It Was a Nice One!

Only one this round but it was a nice one.  A Catfish that went for a BH Olive Wooley Bugger. Used the Switch Rod and a Strike Indicator set up.  Glad to have used the indicator; Catfish took the fishing fly lightly.  Barely even moved when it struck.  Measured the Catfish; went almost 21" in size!

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Only One Little Bass This Round.

Was worried that the rain and cold would keep us from fishing today. Luckily, it did not.

Managed to catch a little Bass at Bethany using the same rig as the last few outings - BH Antron Streamer under a Strike Indicator.

Caught only one but did lose three others while trying to land them.  No Bruisers this round.

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Strike Indicator, BH Antron Streamer, and Slow Retrieve....

Cold front rolled to drop the temperature to the 30's.  Throw in a strong wind and the wind chill made things feel colder.  Sun was out though, so decided to brave the cold and fish Bethany.  Lasted less than 30" - forgot the gloves so hands were too numb to fish properly.  Did manage to catch four little Bass as well as lose one.  Strike Indicator, BH Antron Streamer, and a slow retrieve made it happen.  Strikes were light with the key being setting the hook soon as the indicator showed any change in movement (or in this case non-movement).

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Two Bass at Bethany... Strike Indicator and BH Antron Streamer Worked!

Went back to Bethany for a quick trip using the Three Weight from Cabelas.  Fished a GRHEN and a BH Antron Streamer.  No takers on either until we added a Strike Indicator.  Fished sloooooooooow.... Caught two Bass but lost four others.  One was a Bruiser.  All struck with barely a hint of bite on the BH Antron Streamer.  Fun stuff!

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Two Shellcrackers on a BH Antron Streamer

Made it to Bethany right before dark.  Was able to try out the Strike Indicator, fishing a BH Antron Streamer on a slow retrieve.  Slow presentation is the key when the cold temps change the pattern.  This round... caught two Shellcrackers that went about 7" in size!

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Strike Indicator and a BH Nymph....

Saw a YouTube Video for a diy strike indicator.  Liked it, so made a couple and went to Bethany to test it out.  Simple to make requiring a little "O" Ring, Glo-Bug Yarn, and Thread!  Field test gives it a thumbs up.... caught one little Bass and lost another while bringing it in.  Liking this setup - a BH Nymph under a Strike Indicator.  Keeping this setup handy for later when Trout Stockings begin again later this year!