Little Elm Park - March 22, 2008

Fished Lake Lewisville at Little Elm Park in the late afternoon Saturday. Observed a fair amount of fishermen but only few catching Crappie using minnows from the bank. Fished the shallows near the flooded treeline but was not able to get a strike. Crappie were chasing baitfish occasionally; just could not get them interested. Better luck next time. Checkout DFW Fishing News for more fishing information. Refer to the Recommended Links in the sidebar or click-on DFW Fishing News for a preview.

Bethany Lakes - March 22, 2008

Fished the early morning at the Feeder Creek, Back Pond, Canal, and Lower Pond (pond nearest Joe Farmer Recreation Center).

Caught Sunfish and Bluegill mainly from the Feeder Creek with a few taken in the Canal and Lower Pond. Lost a small Bass in the Back Pond, else no others observed.

Cold morning with a moderate breeze. Fish were caught using a Peacock Herl Nymph in size 12.

Pictures:

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Bethany Lakes - March 20, 2008

Fished the Back Pond in the late evening for another try at Bass. Using flyfishing gear and a Foam Rubber Spider, was able to catch a few Bluegill. Fish were about 5" to 6" in size.

No luck on Bass. Saw several nice looking whirls in the water that were likely Bass. However, was not able to get a strike. Better luck next time!

Bluegills from this evening:


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Suncreek Pond - March 20, 2008

Scouted Suncreek Pond - small pond located at Suncreek Park in Allen. Park is located on the border of Allen and Plano and is just off of Alma Road.

Caught several small Bluegill/Sunfish. Nothing more than 4" in size. All were caught shallow and near the bank/trees.

Used flyfishing gear and a size 14 Gold Ribbed Hares Ear Nymph.




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Bethany Lakes - March 19, 2008

Fished the Back Pond and caught Bluegill using a Brown Dryfly and a Foam Rubber Spider. Started out slow with no strikes for the first hour.

Did see small Bass following fishing flies. Changed from a Clouser Minnow, Purple Zonker, and then a Black Zonker. No hook-ups.

Switched to the Brown Dryfly to catch a few Bluegill. This worked as the Bluegill fed in the shallows. Then, changed to the Foam Rubber Spider when the fish started hitting on the surface. Caught more Bluegill.

As it got dark, did have a Bass strike the Foam Rubber Spider but failed to set the hook.

Nice evening with much calmer wind than earlier in the day.

Sampling of the Bluegill caught today:


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Foam Rubber Spiders

A lot of rain hit the area recently. Decided to take advantage of the break and tied a few fishing flies last night - Foam Rubber Spiders. Will post pictures of fish caught with them once things dry out. Good luck and good fishing!

PS: Checked out Celebration Park's North and East Ponds at lunch today. Both overflowed their banks and were murky (brownish haze in the water). Suggest waiting to fish at least until the wind calms down.

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Celebration Park - March 17, 2008

Fished the East Pond after fishing Auburn Springs. Caught Bluegill and Sunfish using a Yellow Chennille Caddis Fly and a Bread Fly.



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Auburn Springs Pond - March 17, 2008

Fished Auburn Springs Pond this afternoon. Pond is actually two ponds and a feeder creek that runs between the two ponds. For clarification, named the ponds - North Pond and South Pond.

Ponds are located east of Celebration Park and just off Angel Parkway and Auburn Springs Road.

Promising location with reports of Bass, Bluegill/Sunfish, and Catfish. Did not catch anything in the North or South Ponds but hook a couple of small Sunfish in the feeder creek using a Yellow Chennille Caddis Fly.

FYI - Glendover Park

Checked out Glendover Park today. It is a small pond, ~ 1 acre, located at Glendover and Scottsman in Allen. Did not catch anything but the pond looks promising




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Bethany Lakes - March 16, 2008

Fished the Back Pond in the afternoon. Warmer than this morning with a strong breeze blowing.

Caught 10 Bluegill about 6"+ in size. Caught using a Brown Dryfly, Yellow Chenille Caddis Fly, and a Caddis Dryfly. Fish were active hitting artificials on the surface and below.

Caught two small Bass. Caught one using a Brown Dryfly; caught the other using a Yellow Chenille Caddis Fly.

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