Bethany Creek Pond - March 16, 2008

This morning fished Bethany Creek Pond - a small neighborhood pond that feeds into Bethany Lakes. Cold but calmer winds compared to yesterday. Luckily the fish were active.

Caught Bluegill and Sunfish using flyfishing gear and a White Clouser Minnow. Opted for the Clouser Minnow in hopes of hooking a Bass. However, Bass did not cooperate.

Ended the outing with about 12 Bluegill and Sunfish caught and released and no Bass taken. One Sunfish went about 7" in size.

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Bethany Lakes - March 15, 2008

Stopped by Bethany Lakes and fished the Back Pond. Caught Bluegill but no Bass. Cool morning and windy; however, fish were still active along the banks and were caught shallow.

Saw several Bass like the other day chasing my lure - Black and Red Zonker, but no solid hook-ups.

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Bethany Lakes - March 14, 2008

Fished Bethany Lakes and caught Bluegill and Bass on a Black and Red Zonker. Fish were caught in the Back Pond near the feeder creek and along the pond's bank.

Bluegill ranged from 3" to 6" in size. Quit counting after releasing 20.

Bass ranged from 8.5" to 9.5" in size. Three were caught and released. However, did observe several 2lbs plus sized Bass working along the shallows.

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Bluegill and Bass:


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FYI - Black and Red Zonker

For your info, a picture of a Black and Red Zonker that I used today at Bethany Lakes.

A variant of this fly was used to catch the small Bass in the previous post.

It is the same as the Black and Red Zonker except it has been tied using a purple-colored strip.

Black and Red Zonker:

Bethany Lakes - March 13, 2008

Fished Bethany Lakes this Evening. Caught Bluegill in the canal running between the Main Pond and the Lower Pond. Used a Gold Ribbed Hares Ear Nymph, size 10.

Tried the Back Pond near the feeder creek and caught Bluegill along the banks. Fish were active in the shallows and were caught using the nymph and a Black and Red Streamer. Caught a small Bass using a Purple Zonker. Would post a picture of the fly but lost it when I snagged the bottom.

Looks as if the fish are enjoying the warm weather; all fish were caught in fairly shallow water.

Pictures:


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Allen Station Dam - March 12, 2008

Checked out Allen Station Dam on Wednesday.  Water was flowing and cloudy.  No fish were observed in the silting basin or the feeder creek.  Need to wait this location out until Spring.

 

Celebration Park - March 11, 2008

Checked the North Pond this afternoon. Bluegill and Sunfish were active on the surface. But, opted not to fish the pond.

Returned this Evening to fish the East Pond. Caught Bluegill and Catfish with a 17" and 19" Catfish caught and released.

Took pictures but Murphy's Law came into effect - picture of 19" Catfish was not saved. Used the Zebco Deliar to weigh the 19" Catfish; weighed in at 1.75 lbs.

Sampling of fish caught this Evening:


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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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