HubPages Article - "Midge Fishing Flies"

Posted a new HubPages article that is line with the One Fishing Fly Challenge's selected fishing fly for February - Midges!

Check it out for a quick read - "Midge Fishing Flies"!

Field Team's "One Fishing Fly Challenge"

The Field Team decided to begin documenting its informal flyfishing contest - the "One Fishing Fly Challenge", where the Team selects a fishing fly to see who catches the biggest fish.

Time periods for the Challenge have varied from one day to one month in the past. For ease of tracking, the Team decided on one month challenges.

For February, the fishing fly selected is Midges. They can be fished wet, dry, on a bubble and fly rig...  all that matters is the fish was caught using a Midge fishing fly!

Feel free to checkout the results and/or join in on the challenge.  The rules are simple, and everyone is a winner - no prizes just fun!

Link to the "One Fishing Fly Challenge"

Three Bullheads On Bread

Quick trip to Celebration Park this afternoon. Caught 3 Bullheads using Bread for bait. No Bruisers but still fun to get out before the cold front arrives tonight!

Still on standby for the flytying material from the FlyShack; Field Team continues to take its coffee break during the weather delay.  Plans are to update the Team's Squidoo Lens "Black Coffee Review" article as we take our break!

Click-on 2010's COAF Fishing Leader Board to checkout top fish caught this year by our readers. Also, click-on One Fishing Fly Challenge to checkout the Field Team's flyfishing informal contest. Feel free to join; it's simple!

Coffee Break and Flytying Material

Taking a coffee break as the next front arrives bringing rain, cold, and possibly freezing temps.  Till the weather clears, posted a new Squidoo Lens article, "Black Coffee Review".

As the Field Team are coffee drinkers who prefer to drink coffee black, the team decided to rate coffees using a simple rating scale: "Good", "It'll Do", and "Bad".  Check it out some time!

On another note, I anxiously wait for the flytying material ordered from the Fly Shack.  Soon as the order arrives, going to start working on tying Midges using the patterns detailed on the DVD bought at Scotty's One Stop in Oklahoma!

Click-on 2010's COAF Fishing Leader Board to checkout top fish caught this year by our readers. Also, click-on One Fishing Fly Challenge to checkout the Field Team's flyfishing informal contest. Feel free to join; it's simple!

Trout Were Active On The Blue River, Just Not On My Hook!

Returned to the Blue River in Oklahoma for another go at the Bruiser Trout. Fished 5 hours, saw easily 75+ Trout (likely more), and caught one Stocker on a BH Black Wooley Bugger. Trout were actively feeding on midges.... guess what fishing fly I did not have! Did use the smallest Black Gnat I had in my flybox and managed to get about 10 strikes fishing it dry. Just too slow in setting the hook!  Regardless, had a great time out there!

Click-on 2010's COAF Fishing Leader Board to checkout top fish caught this year by our readers. Also, click-on One Fishing Fly Challenge to checkout the Field Team's flyfishing informal contest. Feel free to join; it's simple!

Got One This Round - 16.5" Skinny Bass

Hooked and landed a Bass at Bethany Lakes this afternoon. After misses yesterday at Bethany Lakes and Bethany Ridge, was able to bring this one in using a BH Olive Wooley Bugger.

Warmer day... no strike indicator and a fast retrieve was the key. Bass went 16.5" in size. Will post on the COAF Fishing Leader Board as it meets the 15" minimum, even if it is "kinda skinny"!

 

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Struck Out Twice at Bethany Lakes and Bethany Ridge.

Struck out at Bethany Lakes this morning.  Struck out at Bethany Ridge yesterday evening.  Had three hook-ups on Bass but lost them soon after at Bethany Lakes.  Had zero strikes at Bethany Ridge.

Did see another fisherman catch a few Bass casting lures at Bethany Ridge.  So, the fish are there, just need to find the right presentation and/or lure!

FYI:  Post another Squidoo Lens article, "Trout Fishing Blogs".  Check it out when you get chance!

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Top Fishing Flies of Interst and TPWD's LMB Weight "Estimator"

Posted a Squidoo Len's article that the Field Team put together - "Fishing Flies Of Interest".  Check it out, seems like these fishing flies have been consistent producers.

Also, question came up about how we estimate the weight of Largemouth Bass.  We use an "estimator" published by TPWD.  Will add links to the sidebar for future reference for our Readers!

For those that are interested in estimating weight using the "estimator", here are pictures with measurements of Bass caught at Bethany Lakes' Lower Pond before it was drained.

Click-on "estimator" to go to TPWD's website!

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Tested The Weighted Olive Wooley Bugger Variant - 2 Sunfish and a Little Bass!

Returned to Bethany Lakes to test out the Weighted Olive Wooley Bugger Variant, fishing fly created using material on-hand to replace the BH Olive Wooley Bugger that was lost to a "Tree Fish" yesterday.

Hit the Main Pond and on the second cast hooked and then lost a Bass. Looked like the same 2-Pounder that we lost yesterday or its brother.

Fished the Back Pond and noted surface activity.  Had a few light strikes but no hook-ups. Suspect they were Bluegill/Sunfish. Makes sense given the weather was warm enough that it felt like Spring.

Finally, hit the Feeder Creek and managed to bring in 2 Sunfish and a little Bass. Looks like the fishing fly works. Only issue (or not) is that it sinks much slower than the BH Olive Wooley Bugger we were using.

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Weighted Olive Wooley Bugger Variant

Having lost my last BH Olive Wooley Bugger to a "Tree Fish", decided to tie one using material on-hand. Ran out of Bead Heads, so opted to use lead-free wire to weight the fishing fly. No Olive Dacron, so went with Black Dacron. Did have Olive Chennile, Marabou, and Hackles, added Pearl Flashabou for the extra "teaser".

Not sure how this one will do compared to the BH Olive Wooley Bugger. May be a winner like the Foam Rubber Spider Variant that worked well in the Spring and Summer two years ago. Will post results; hopefully soon!

 

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