Celebration Park: October 1, 2007

Fished Celebration Park North Pond using a Black Sponge Rubber Spider and the braided leader. Caught Bluegill and Sunfish. Noticed improvement in fly turnover using the braided leader. Outstanding tip from the gentleman featured in the Dallas Morning News article about Urban Fishing!

Bethany Lakes: September 28 and 30

Fished Bethany Lakes last Friday evening and Sunday morning.

Friday, I tried to hook the 2-3lbs Bass in the Waterfall Pond. Did not succeed but noticed two other Bass lurking in the pool.

Sunday, I tried again without success. Changed to dry flies and started catching Bluegill and Sunfish. Observed several Bass playing along the shoreline in the Main Pond. Hooked a nice one but lost him. Going to have to try another strategy; keep hooking and losing fish every outing.

FYI - On Sunday, I met a gentleman featured in a Dallas Morning News article about Urban Fishing. I had met him several weeks before and learned about using purple flies for bass fishing. This meeting I learned about braided leaders using 6 lbs test monofilament. Made one already, and I am ready to try it out. Initial casts on the lawn look promising!

Bethany Lakes: September 26, 2007

Fished Bethany Lakes Waterfall Pond. Used the Purple Fly and hooked and lost the 2-3lbs Bass again. Caught a Sunfish later, then switched to a Black Fly on a homemade hook. Caught a Bluegill with it.

Sunfish caught with Purple Fly!

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!