100 Degree Temps This Afternoon Make It Tough At Stoney Hollow!

Hit Stoney Hollow Park in Plano this afternoon.  Brutal to fish in 100 degree temps; managed a little Bass and a Sunfish on a Bead Head Leech Streamer....  Had a Bruiser take the fly but broke the tippet soon after setting the hook.  Best bet is to fish early morning or late evening.

100 Degree Temps This Afternoon Make It Tough At Stoney Hollow!

Bethany Lakes And Kroger Park This Morning....

Fished Bethany Lakes and Kroger Park this morning.  Caught Sunfish and a fingerling Bass in the Lower Pond at Bethany Lakes on a Leech Streamer.  Caught Bluegill and a 10" Bass at Kroger Park also on a Leech Streamer.  Really hot temps with another 100+ degree forecasted high anticipated!  Sampling of today's catch posted below:

Sampling of Today's Catch

Kroger Park and a Sunfish....

Quick trip to Kroger Park this evening to see if the Bead Head Leech Streamer could bring in a Bruiser.  No go.... Only a Sunfish!  Better luck next round.

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Two Bass On A Bead Head Leech Streamer!

Stopped by Bethany Lakes this evening to tryout a new pattern - a Bead Head Leech Streamer.  Managed to catch a little Bass (~10" in size) in the Back Pond around dusk.  Had a several more strikes from small Bluegill and Sunfish but no hookups.  Well after dark, stopped by the Canal and caught a Sunfish and then a larger Bass (~12" in size).

Two Bass On A Bead Head Leech Streamer! 

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Largemouth Bass Weight Estimator (beta)

Did a little tinkering with data for estimating the weight of a Largemouth Bass using its length measured in inches and to the nearest eighth inch.  Created a "beta" weblog app and posted it in the sidebar.

To use the Estimator:

• Measure the length of the Bass in inches and to the nearest eighth inch.
• Then, enter a value from 10 to 29 in the first box to represent the length in whole inches of the Bass.
• Next, enter a value from 0 to 7 in the second box to account for the remaining fractional inch of the Bass' length.  The default is 0 with values 0,1,2,3,... representing 0/8", 1/8", 2/8",3/8",....

Give it a try some time!

Tough Morning... One Fingerling Bass.

Was a tough morning.  Activity was slow compared to yesterday but did see other catching fish using bait.  Caught a fingerling Bass on a Hares Ear Nymph, else no luck using Leeches, Wooley Buggers, and other Streamers.  Did lose a few fishing flies to snags and "Tree Fish". May spend today indoors tying more fishing flies... forecasted high of 100+ degree temperature today!

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Back to Bethany Lakes This Evening For More Fishing!

Back to Bethany Lakes this evening for more fishing at the Lower Pond.  Caught Sunfish and fingerling Bass.  Small but scrappy fighters....!

Catfish On A Shallow Running Minnow Plug!

Picture of a Catfish caught by one of our Readers at Bethany Lakes this morning.

Looks like a nice one.... Even nicer that it was caught on a lure - a 3" Shallow Running Minnow Plug on ultralight spinning gear!

PS: Switching to small Grub-Tail Jigs produced some small Bass and Sunfish as well!

Another Round At Bethany Lakes....

Another round at Bethany Lakes this morning.  Caught a 10" Bass on Yellow Grasshopper to closeout July's One Fishing Fly Challenge.  Managed a nice Bluegill on the Grasshopper as well, then switched to Leech Streamers in preparation for August's One Fishing Fly Challenge.

Promising results with various Bass and Bluegill caught and released.  Even caught little Bass for the first time this year in the Lower Pond by Joe Farmer Recreation Center.  Should be some fine fishing in the upcoming years!

Sampling of Today's Catch

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Three Bluegill and Two Bass On A Quick Trip To Bethany Lakes This PM

Caught three Bluegill and two little Bass on a quick trip to Bethany Lakes this evening.  Only had about 30" to fish.  Decided on fishing a Black Dace Streamer in Size 10.  Good thing.... seemed to have had more strikes compared to other fishing flies this past month.  Or, could have been the cooler evening temps.  Regardless, worked well enough; may have to tie one in a larger size.

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