July 6, 2009 - Plano East High School Pond

Fished the pond at Plano East High School. Been interested in fishing it, just have not been able to do so until this afternoon. Managed to catch a 12" Bass flyfishing an Olive Wooley Bugger!

Also, posted the Hubpage article about making a Tennis Ball Fishing Float. May be useful for some Surfcasters looking to cast for distance!

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Celebration Park - East Pond: 20" Catfish and others!

Checked out Celebration Park's East Pond for Catfish. Used Bread for bait and light spinning gear. Caught 12 Catfish. One of which went 20" in size. Submitted the picture to the COAF Fishing Leader Board. Believe it meets the 15" minimum for Catfish. Click-on COAF Bulletin Board to post comments about fishing in the area. Click-on Surfcasting Without Surf to checkout a new article created by the Field Team. Click-on COAF Fishing Leader Board to checkout top fish caught this year by our readers.

Juglining at Lake Lavon and FYI: COAF Fishing Leader Board

Juglining at Lake Lavon: Caught a few Shad at Highland Park, and then took the Jon Boat out for some juglining. Unfortunately, Catfish were not cooperating. Did manage to hook into a Gar. For your information: We started a COAF Fishing Leader Board for 2009. It is a partner website that invites our readers to post pictures of fish caught in the community lakes and ponds in the cities of Allen, Plano, Frisco, and Mckinney. It intends to post the top 3 Bass, Catfish, and Bluegill/Sunfish caught by area fishermen in 2009. Criteria for submitting a fish are noted in the website. As a general rule, once the top 3 fish of a category are posted, they will remain on the list until another fish "bumps" one from the list. Also, the top 3 fish are determined by length only and submittal of a fish are based on the honor system. There are no prizes for being in the top 3 but feel free to enjoy the bragging rights! Good Luck and Good Fishing! Click-on COAF Bulletin Board to post comments about fishing in the area. Click-on Surfcasting Without Surf to checkout a new article created by the Field Team. Click-on COAF Fishing Leader Board to checkout top fish caught this year by our readers.

Bethany Lakes - July 4, 2009

Fished Bethany Lakes this morning. Tough go with no success in the Upper Pond (horseshoe shaped pond), Main Pond, Canal, and Waterfall. Did get a few strikes in the Back Pond and noticed some Bass in the shallows. Stopped by the Feeder Creek and caught Sunfish/Bluegill flyfishing a nymph. Click-on COAF Bulletin Board to post comments about fishing in the area. Click-on Surfcasting Without Surf to checkout a new article created by the Field Team.

Back to Lake Lavon

Went back to Lake Lavon to checkout some of the fishing areas we visited over the past few weeks. Noticed a lot of parking areas roped off this trip. Not sure why other than it is the 4th of July Weekend. Two places we stopped at were Brockdale Park and Highland Park. Brockdale was a bust but did allow us to test out a "Tennis Ball Fishing Float" - fishing float made from a tennis ball. Will write an article on how to make one and provide a link. Highland Park was good for Shad, else it was slow fishing and hot temperatures. May have to move away from the bank and use the jon boat or kayak. Click-on COAF Bulletin Board to post comments about fishing in the area. Click-on Surfcasting Without Surf to checkout a new article created by the Field Team.

A Few Shad at Highland Park

Stopped by Highland Park @ Lake Lavon; caught a few Shad by the boat ramp. Others were fishing but the bite was slow.

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Slight Delay In Posting.

Having a slight delay in posting fishing reports. A lot of excuses but bottom-line, my fishing line is dry.  Do have some suggested reading for those that are interested.

 

Posted by one of our Field Team members in yesterday's Mobile Blog Feed is a HubPage article, "Fishing Denison Dam's Tailrace".  It has some useful information on fishing the tailrace.  It also has a supplementary article, "Fisherman's View of Denison Dam's Tailrace", that has embedded maps that support the HubPage article.

 

May be worth a read.

Hot Day and No Play!

Was a hot day! More important, was unable to hit the area lakes and ponds this weekend.  Did finish up a HubPage article, "Fishing Denison Dam's Tailrace".  Check it out when you get a chance. May be of interest to some of our readers.

 

Have heard a few reports from the Field Team that fishing in the area remains good.  Just plan to follow  the summer pattern of early morning and late evening fishing trips.

Highland Park @ Lake Lavon

Stopped by Highland Park this evening hoping to catch some Shad. Caught a few but not near the numbers as were caught yesterday. Also, caught and released some fingerling yellow(?) or white(?) bass.



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Highland Park @ Lake Lavon

Fished the boat ramp at Highland Park. Caught a fingerling Catfish, a small Yellow Bass, and a Gaspergou. All were caught using Surfcasting gear and Nightcrawlers for bait. Saw others catching Gaspergou (Freshwater Drum) on Shad. Also, Shad were in the area and within cast net range of the boat ramp.

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