Sunfish and Bluegill On the Fly This Round

Late start today and short on time.  Decided to try for Sunfish and Bluegill on the fly at Celebration Park's North Pond.  Started with a GRHEN, then switched to a Size 20 Dry Fly.  A lotta of small bugs in the air and falling on to the water's surface that the fish were feeding on. No Bruisers but still lots of fun!  Even caught a Shad or Minnow looking thing!

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A Sunfish, a Miss, and a Bass!

Slow day today but did manage to catch a little Sunfish.  Followed by a missed strike, and then a Bass to closeout this round.  Fun stuff even on a slow day!

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Quick Trip This Round

Late start today but did make it for a quick trip to Bethany Lakes.  Caught a few Sunfish and Bluegill; little guys but still fun to catch.  All went for a Griffith's Gnat.

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Fun with Panfish

Had fun catching Panfish today.  Worked the Waterfall and the Lower Pond and hooked and landed a number of Bluegill and Sunfish!  Midges, Dry Flies, Griffith;s Gnats, Prince Nymph... all were working with the bigger fish going for the Griffith's Gnat. Suspect its "bugginess" is what attracted the fish!

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Little Bluegill and Sunfish on Midges this Round!

Fished Bethany Lakes this afternoon; really nice day with warmer temps compared to yesterday.

Was hoping for Bass this round; ended with little Bluegill and Sunfish using Midges.  Really little guys but with a Size 20 Midge was able to catch and release a few!

Not a bad day to spend on a warm, sunny day!

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A Sunfish, a Little Catfish, and a Green LED Fishing Light Field Test

Fished Murphy City Hall Pond for Trout.  Ended up breaking off the last Size 12 COAF Guadalupana in the fly box.  Had been a consistent producer for Trout.  Gonna have to tie more and refill the fly box.

Switched to a Prince Nymph and struck out, then switched to Bread and started getting some strikes but no hook ups. Had brought a Bread Fly in hopes of hooking a fish with it.  Ended up catching a Sunfish and a little Catfish on Bread.

Did get a chance to test out the 6v Green LED Fishing Light.  Worked great; still working on the 9v version of it.  Circuit board is done; just need to get the PVC body completed.

Cold evening but still a lot of fun!

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Quick Trip to Bethany This Evening

Nice weather and enough light to give it a shot at Bethany this evening.  Fished Bethany Lakes with fly fishing gear.  Used the new fishing fly that worked on Trout at Frisco Commons yesterday. Calling it a Gold Tinsel Fly for now.

Started out fishing the Canal with one Bluegill that followed the fly, and then fished the Main Pond and was able to catch a Bass and a Sunfish.

Fun stuff on a nice short-sleeved weather evening!

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Another Try on the Guad...

Fished a new place just downriver from Mountain Breeze Resort.  Promising area in the Trophy Zone.  Only managed to catch a Longear Sunfish on a COAF Guadalupana Fishing Fly.  Did see two other fishermen, who caught a Trout and lost a Trout.  Good to know there are fish lurking in the area!

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Caught a Few Scrappy Ones This Round

Short on time but the urge to fish would not go away.  Decided to grab the four weight fly rod and a COAF Guadalupana Fishing Fly and head to the North Pond at Celebration Park.

Really light strikes but luckily got a fix on the hook set and caught a few Sunfish and Bluegill! Have found that catching these scrappy ones makes good practice for the Rainbow Trout that are soon to be stocked in the community lakes and ponds!

Fun stuff.... now going to hunker down during the cold front that is soon to arrive.

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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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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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A Stick, a Line, and a Fly at Celebration This Round!

Simple fishing this evening catching little Bluegill and Sunfish on a Tenkara Rod.  Used a Tenkara Fly until we lost it to a snag. Switched to a Guadalupana without a break in the action... Fun Stuff!

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Steady Action This Evening

Cool front to arrive tomorrow evening we think.  Decided to try another round at Bethany. Steady action this evening.  Caught several Bass; used Senkos on a weightless Texas-Rig. Fun stuff!

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Inline Spinner Does Well, then Bread Gets a Catfish!

Fished Bethany this morning before the rain arrived.  Caught Bass and a Sunfish using inline spinners.  No Bruisers but was good to see the Bass were active.  Then, noticed something feeding on the surface on Bread.  Switched to Bread and freelined it.  Ended up catching a 20" Catfish! This one makes the Fishing Bulletin Board. Fun stuff!

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Inline Spinner Did Well This Round

Checked out previous blog posts for September and noticed Inline Spinners and Spinnerbaits seemed to work well for the month.  Decided on using an Inline Spinner this round; caught six Bass, one Sunfish, and one Catfish.  The Catfish went 16" in length!  This one gets posted on the Fishing Bulletin Board.  Fun stuff... posted a video but for some reason could not keep track of the number of Bass caught.  Rechecked the videos; it's six Bass.

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Bite Still On at Bethany

Another round at Bethany; bite was still on.  Caught Bass and Sunfish using a Clouser Minnow and a Foam Rubber Spider Variant.  No Bruisers but action was steady.

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Fishing on the Fly at Celebration

Checked out the North Pond at Celebration Park yesterday.  Noticed a lot of fish activity the day before, so decided to try a Streamer and a Dry Fly.  Caught a few Sunfish and Bluegill on the Streamer; caught more on the Dry Fly!  Lost count but would say 30+ were caught and released.  No Bruisers but still a lot of fun!

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Fly Fished Bethany This Round

Fished Bethany this evening using Fly Fishing Gear and a Streamer Variant.  Caught several Bass, little Sunfish, and a Bluegill.  Water level is low.  Also, found out that Lake Lavon has only one public boat ramp open - Little Ridge Park.  Looks like kayak fishing and trot lining are on hold for now.  Hope rain comes soon!




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Crappie Jigs This Round

Went to Bethany this morning.  Started out with a Crappie Jig and Trout Magnet on a tandem rig.  Noticed the fish were going for the Crappie Jig, so switched to just a Crappie Jig.  Caught several using a steady retrieve, then noticed the Bass were chasing bait fish in the shallows; started going with a fast retrieve and caught more.  Later noticed the Bass were going for the bait fish balling up along a deeper section of the Main Pond, so started dropping the jig where the bait fish were balling up and caught a few more Bass.  Lots of fun. No Bruisers but still a great time!

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Rainy Morning... Bite Was Steady!

Rained this morning; was a good thing.  Noticed the Back Pond's water level has risen; other ponds are still low though.  Caught mainly Sunfish and Bluegill; did get some Bass as well.  All on Trout Magnets and an Ultralight. Fun stuff!

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