Celebration Park - March 9, 2008 (Video)

Update: Posted video clip of this evening's quick trip to Celebration Park. Overall, it was a great day to be outdoors. Good luck and good fishing! Note: Our team is beta testing a news fishing site called DFW Fishing News. Refer to the Recommended Links in the sidebar or click-on DFW Fishing News for a preview.

Celebration Park - March 9, 2008

Fished the East Pond using spinfishing gear and bread for bait. Caught 6 fish - two Catfish and four Bluegill/Sunfish. Catfish went 14" and 16" in size. Bluegill/Sunfish were small ranging from 4" to 5". Slideshow of fish is posted in the site's video player. Returned this evening and caught two Catfish, smaller than the one's caught in the morning. Working on a video clip and will post when available. Note: Our team is beta testing a news fishing site called DFW Fishing News. Refer to the Recommended Links in the sidebar or click-on DFW Fishing News for a preview.

Celebration Park - March 7, 2008

Stopped at Celebration Park. Cold and windy with minimal activity at the North Pond. No surface action at the East Pond. Shifted to chumming with bread making sure they sank before slowly crawling the Cigarette Egg Fly along the chummed bottom.

Caught one small Catfish and missed three other strikes. And then, called it an outing. Too cold since I did not bring gloves.



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FYI - Real Time Release For Denison Dam

Video clip of a Nice Striped Bass caught at Denison

Updated FYI: We updated the information and created a document for ease of reference.  Go to Method Of Procedure (MOP) Determining the Real Time Release for Denison Dam!

For clarification, an example of the Real Time (Hydropower) Release for Denison Dam is provided below. 

The item of note is that the information is delayed 15" to 30" and not two hours as previously posted. In the example below, a snapshot was taken at 1830 (6:30PM).

The data showed water flowing and power generating beginning at 1600 (4PM). This remained the case as of 1815 (6:15PM) with no data for 1830 available.

Useful information if you live reasonably close to the area. If you do not, it is a good starting point for comparing the planned generation times listed in the Generation Schedule with what actually occurred as listed in the Real Time Release.

Example

 

Click on Denison Dam Real Time (Hydropower) Release. The Real Time (Hydropower) Release has a 15" to 30" delay but provides a more current view of waterflow at the dam. Use it to confirm water is or is not flowing. Note: Our team is beta testing a news fishing site called DFW Fishing News. Refer to the Recommended Links in the sidebar or click-on DFW Fishing News for a preview.

Celebration Park - March 5, 2008

Fished the East Pond using the Bread Fly and the Cigarette Egg Fly this evening. Chummed with bread and then caught several Bluegill and Sunfish. Catfish showed and actively fed on the chum but could not get a solid strike.

Another flyfishermen was fishing the pond and caught several Bluegill on a midge pattern, and then caught more with the Cigarette Egg Fly.

Overall a nice day considering yesterday's snow.

This Evening's Fish:


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FYI - Denison Dam Real Time Release Schedule

UPDATED FYI:

We updated the information and created a document for ease of reference.  Go to Method Of Procedure (MOP) Determining the Real Time Release for Denison Dam!

Since fishing success at the tailrace is largely dependent on waterflow, below are links to the Generation Schedule and the Real Time (Hydropower) Release for Denison Dam. Click on Denison Dam Real Time (Hydropower) Release. The Real Time (Hydropower) Release has a 15" to 30" delay but provides a more current view of waterflow at the dam. Use it to confirm water is or is not flowing. Click on Denison Dam Generation Schedule. The Generation Schedule is not always accurate and changes based on power demands from Utilities. Use it for checking the generation pattern keeping in mind that it can be modified without notice. If you plan to wade the river, make sure you have an Oklahoma Fishing License, else risk a fine. Oklahoma owns the river, so a non-resident Oklahoma License is required.

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Weather Delay - March 4, 2008

Our area received a fair amount of snow last night and into the morning. Local news reported a number of wrecks on the highways.

For the most part our team has weathered the storm and plans to hit the local community lakes in the near future.

Will post results as they come in from the team.

Good luck and good fishing!

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Bethany Ridge Park - March 2, 2008

Made a quick trip this morning to Bethany Ridge Park to fish for Bluegill. Tried the Cigarette Egg Fly and caught several small Bluegill. Switched to a Peacock Herl Midge and caught more Bluegill.

Weather was overcast and windy but the fish (more like fingerlings) were actively feeding. Fish were located under the bridge that crosses the feeder creek to the pond and included small (less than 4") Bluegill and Catfish.

FYI - Checked the stocking information posted on Texas Parks and Wildlife's website and noted Bethany Ridge Park was stocked with fingerling Bluegill and Catfish.

Bluegill caught this morning:



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Towne Lake - March 1, 2008

Fished Towne Lake in McKinney for Trout this afternoon. Fishing partner caught 3 and I caught 4 for a total of 7 fish - ranging from 8" to 11" in size. Fished using a Carolina Rig and bread. Trout semed to ignore the corn.

Cleaned the fish and checked their stomach contents. Stomachs were empty other than the bread used to take them.

Weather permitting, may try Towne Lake again. Or, try a local pond to continue field testing the Cigarette Egg Fly or Bread Fly patterns.

Trout Stringer:



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Towne Lake - February 29, 2008 (PM)

Fished Towne Lake for another try at Trout. Started fishing at about 7:30PM and quit when the park closed at 11PM.

Things started out slow with nothing taken in the first hour. Fished on the bottom with a Carolina Rigged Corn and with a Bobber with bread for bait. No nibbles, no strikes, no fish.

The second hour was able to take one Trout but missed several more. Fished with bread on the bottom with no weight - hook and line but no sinker. Seemed like any tension on the line would cause the fish to spook.

This went on until I managed to finally set the hook on three Trout. Largest went about 10" but lost one that was definitely bigger. Final tally - 4 Trout ranging from 8.5" to 10" in size.

Four Trout Stringer:

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