Russell Creek Park Pond This Afternoon!

Fished Russell Creek Park Pond in the heat of the day.  Was a tough go with a few hits using the Guadalupana and a Dry Fly.  Then, switched to the Gold Ribbed Hares Ear Nymph and a slow retrieve.  Caught a number of Bluegill and Sunfish and several fingerling Bass.  Overall, was a fun time!

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Friday Quick Trip!

Fished Bethany this evening.  Stuck with what is working... Trout Magnets and an Ultralight. Managed several Sunfish and two Bass. Bass were shallow and striking on a steady retrieve! Fun stuff!

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30" Quick Trip This Afternoon

Fished Bethany this afternoon.  Went with the Trout Magnet and the Ultralight this time.  Caught mainly little Sunfish, a Bluegill, and two Bass.  One Bass was about fingerling size; the other went about 13".  Fun stuff... did notice that most were striking at the end of the retrieve.

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Caught a Few; Missed a Few....

Fished Bethany this morning with the Fly Rod.  Caught a few and missed a few.  One Bass and several Sunfish. Did have one Bass break the line though.  Fun stuff!

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Bethany This Round... Mini-Jigs Again!

Made it to Bethany this evening.  Rained this morning briefly; not enough to restore the water level.  Still low but the fish were biting.  Things started out slow but managed to catch Bass, Bluegill, Sunfish, and even a Catfish!  Fun stuff!

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Mini-Jigs Again This Morning!

Went to Bethany Lakes this morning with mini-jigs and an ultralight again.  Caught a couple of Bass and Sunfish/Bluegill.  Ended the outing with several Fingerling Bass. Been noticing surface activity yesterday and this morning; could not get them to take a lure until this round. Turned out to be the Fingerling Bass making all the splashing!

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Mini-Jigs This Round at Bethany!

Been a little while since we fished Bethany Lakes.  Made it this evening luckily.  First thing that caught our eye was the low water level.  Can see Cypress knees and bare ground that was once underwater not too long ago.

Brought the Ultralight this round and started fishing Senkos. Had several bites but could quickly tell they were small ones.  Switched to a Pink Trout Magnet - a mini-jig that works well on small fish.

First fish was a little Bass caught in the Lower Pond, and then it was Sunfish in the Canal. Later, moved to the pier in the Horseshoe Pond and had a few light strikes before hooking into a Bluegill lurking deep.

Then, decided to cast parallel to the pier and work the lure slowly back to where we were positioned.  Managed to hook into a decent Bass that went 15" in size.

Fun stuff!

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Quick Trip to the Comal

Was on the road today.  Decided to give the Comal River in New Braunfels a try. Really hot day.  Could see fish lurking in the holes in the river.  Saw Bluegill, Sunfish, Tilapia, and Bass. Managed to catch four Bluegill/Sunfish; could not get the Bass to bite.  Even the Bruisers lurking in the area!

20 More Fish on the Fly at Bethany!

Went with the fly rod again and headed to Bethany this evening.  Was a tough go with all the algae; much different than yesterday!  Did manage to catch 20 fish this round; caught them on a Grasshopper, Dry Fly, and a Globug.  No Bruisers; still a lot of fun!  No action shots, just pictures of fish. PS: Met TFF's Future Biologist; was great meeting!  Only if the algae was not so bad....

20 Bluegill/Sunfish and 5 Bass Yesterday...

Went with a Fly Rod yesterday when we fished Bethany Lakes.  Question came up on the Texas Fishing Forum about fly fishing at Bethany.  Overall, we tend to get more strikes when fly fishing; yesterday's outing seemed the case compared to the Senkos we used on Monday. Caught 20 Bluegill and Sunfish and 5 Bass.  The Bluegill and Sunfish tended to be small... not as big as we saw earlier when they were on their beds at least in the Back Pond.  No Bruiser Bass either but they did put up a nice fight on a Four Weight; even got a few action shots!

Sunfish and Bluegill on the Fly this Round

Fished Bethany this morning with a Fly Rod.  Caught a number of Sunfish and Bluegill using a Crappie Jig Variant, a Guadalupana, and a Dry Fly.  Most went for the Dry Fly; caught 25+ fish but none were Bruisers.  Even caught a little fingerling Bass.  Fun stuff!

A Stick, Line, and a Fly This Round!

Went with a simple set up this round. Fished a Tenkara Rod and a Guadalupana and worked the banks and shallows.  Caught 22 Bluegill, Sunfish, and even some Shellcracker/Sunfish Hybrids.  Fun stuff using a "stick, line, and a fly"!

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No Bruisers This Round

Brought Trout Magnet Jigs and an Ultralight to fish Bethany this evening.  No Bruisers this round; mainly little Sunfish and a Bluegill or two.  No worries... still beats working!

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Jigs and Ultralight This Round

Took Jigs and an Ultralight this morning to Bethany Lakes.  Wanted to see how the Trout Magnet Jigs we bought last Trout Season would do.  Ended up catching a 7" Shellcracker, and then missed several Bass that threw the jig.  Ended the outing with four Sunfish caught from the Canal.  Good to see the Trout Magnet worked, especially when used with Slip Bobber!

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Three Sunfish This Round

Caught three Sunfish this round; had several other strikes but missed them.  Oh well... still was fun.  Did see a nice Bass caught by another fisherman though.  So they are there lurking.

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Went with a Guadalupana This Time!

Fished Bethany this morning.  Brought the 4-Weight Fly Rod and fished a Guadalupana.  Caught Bass, Bluegill, and Sunfish.  Also, saw others having success fishing with Fly Fishing Gear!  Good stuff!



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Bethany This Evening

Fished Bethany this evening.  Took an old fiberglass fly rod and fished the Guadalupana and a Foam Grasshopper Variant.  Caught a few Sunfish on the Guadalupana, and then started getting Bass on the Grasshopper.  Fun stuff!



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More Fun at Russell Creek Park!

Spent the afternoon fly fishing at Russell Creek Park in Plano.  Mainly used the Yellow Foam Spider but did catch a few with a Pheasant Tail Nymph and a Griffith's Gnat.  Caught and released 34... 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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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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