Allen Station Dam: September 26, 2007

Fished Allen Station Dam on secondary outflow side. Caught a Bluegill and Sunfish on flies using homemade hooks. Not bad! Also, noted two or three catfish in the primary pool swimming about.

Caught on another homemade hook!

Bethany Lakes: September 25, 2007

Fished Bethany Lakes Main and Waterfall Ponds using Black Rabbit Fur Zonker on a homemade hook. Hooked a 2-3lbs Bass but lost him trying to land him. Could not horse him up from the top of the waterfall.

Did get several strikes afterwards with one small Sunfish landed. See picture!

Caught on homemade hook!

Bethany Lakes: September 24, 2007

Fished Bethany Lakes Main and Back Ponds using Brown and White Rabbit Fur with Silver Body Fly.  Had several strikes but no hook-ups.  Did see a lot of fish hitting on the surface along the Main Pond's shoreline near the spillway.

FYI.  Made the fly using a homemade hook.  Unfortunately, lost the fly to the brush.

Bethany Lakes: September 23, 2007

Fished Bethany Lakes Back Pond using Purple Rabbit Fur with Silver Body Fly. Caught two small Bass.

Bethany Lakes: September 22, 2007

Fished Bethany Lakes at the Waterfall Pond in the morning using Red and White Clouser Minnow. Caught a Bluegill. Met another flyfisherman who suggested using a Purple Rabbit Fur with Silver Body Fly.

Tried later in the evening at the Main Pond using the purple fly. Caught a 14" Bass. No picture of the Bass but here is one of the Bluegill. (Forgot to take my camera).

Allen Station Dam: 21 September

Fished Allen Station Dam using Black Rubber Sponge Spider and Yellow and Gray Fly. Had Bluegills in the outflow side looking at the Spider; caught a number of Bluegills on the inflow side.

Celebration Park: 17 September

Fished Celebration Park east pond using Black Rubber Sponge Spider. Caught a number of Bluegills and Sunfish. Small ones but still fun!

Bethany Lakes: July 6, 2007

Fished Bethany Lakes upper, lower, and main ponds.  Caught Bluegills on a Dryfly using a technique called Dapping.  Long pole using a line made up of with monofilament and dental floss.  To fish the fly, let the wind carryout the line and the fly to the desired spot, and then lift the rod up and down to "dap" the fly on the water's surface.

Had some surprising results using this technique.  Jumping strikes and hard hits on the surface.  Really fun and easy to fish!

Celebration Park: 4 July

Fished Celebration Park east pond using dip bait and hook and line.  Caught a number of Bullheads and one keeper-size Channel Catfish.  Still fun!

Celebration Park: July 1, 2007

Fished Celebration Park east pond using paste bait on a treble hook.  Mainly caught small Bullheads but did catch a keeper-size Channel Catfish. 

Saw a family of four fishing; the Dad caught a 24" Catfish.  Something to think about next time you go to Celebration!