A Bass And A Sunfish On A Clouser Minnow; Two Bass On A White Grasshopper!

Fished Bethany Lakes this evening.  Caught a Bass and a Sunfish on a Clouser Minnow.  Then, caught two Bass on White Grasshopper! The Bass on the Clouser Minnow went 14.5"; submitted a picture to September's One Fishing Fly Challenge! Been a tough go using Clousers this month.

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No Fish On A Clouser or Leech; Switched To Yellow Grasshoppers And Caught A Few....

Fished Bethany Lakes to try the Clouser Minnow.  No fish using the Clouser after 30" of fishing.  Switched to a Leech Pattern without success. Then, tied on a Yellow Grasshopper and caught 5 Bass and some Bluegill and Sunfish.

A lot of activity in the shallows, even a few Bruisers working the area.  Just did not like the patterns used.  Did notice they were feeding on 2"-3" Bluegill and Sunfish! Posted a sampling of today's catch below.

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Opening Day Is Here!

Early Teal Season opening day is here!  Went out this morning, set up decoys and the Roboduck, and managed to get shots off at two flocks passing by.  One flock came right over the decoys, knocked one down but did not kill it cleanly.  Lost it soon after.  Another flock passed by low and fast but did not touch a feather. Promising start, just hate to lose a bird....

Today's Results - 4 Empty Shells!

Was The Day Before Early Teal Season....

Took the boat to the Lake and ran the motor.  Made sure last year's path through the trees wasn't too bad... only had a couple of bumps over submerged logs.  Water level is still low despite the heavy rains the past few days.  May have to do a lot of rowing to get to the shallower areas.  Oh well.... part of the fun and games!

Two Bass and Two Sunfish On A Bead Head Leech!

Able to fish Bethany Lakes this afternoon.  Was a tough go the past couple days with all the rain.  Tried Clouser Minnows to tempt the Bass; no hits after 30" of casting.  Switched to a Bead Head Leech and had a little Bass strike on the second cast.  Stayed with the Leech pattern and caught two Sunfish and a Bass that went just over 13" in size.  Not bad trip....

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Jon Boat Paint Job!

Each season brings a new paint job to the trusty, old Jon Boat.  Got it done today while cooking out on this Labor Day Holiday!  Not bad after a few "brewskies"!

FYI: Homemade Dough Bait Article.

Was asked the question, "What Dough Bait are we using?"  Here is a Squidoo Lens article - "Homemade Dough Bait"  that shows the bait we are using.  PS:  When fishing with Dough Bait, we are freelining using Spinning Gear.  No weights....

One Catfish That Fell For Dough Bait!

Preseason Preps Continue....

Preseason preparations continue.... Checked boat lights... needs batteries.  Checked Roboduck... needs a new battery.  Checked boat motor.... Running smooth!  Early Teal Seaon here we come!

A Catfish and A Bluegill At Bethany Lakes!

Fished Bethany Lakes this morning.  Caught a Catfish on Doughbait, lost several others.  Watched the little Bass working the shallows; switched to flyfishing gear and managed a few short strikes on the Bass but no hook-ups.  Finally, landed a little Bluegill.  Fish were active, looks like the cooler temps are making a difference!

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Preseason Preparations.... Early Teal Season is Near!

With Early Teal Season approaching, did a few preseason preparations.  Recharge batteries, check gear, fix up the decoys.....