More Fun Catching Fish At Bethany With The Tenkara Rod!

More fun catching fish at Bethany Lakes with the Tenkara Rod.  Worked the weedline with an Olive Crawdad and the surface with a White Foam Spider.  Bass targeted the Olive Crawdad and the Bluegill were happy with the Foam Spider.  Largest fish was a Bass that went 13.5" in size!




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7 Bass, 7 Bluegill, and 3 Sunfish At Bethany,...

Fished Bethany Lakes again this evening.  Staying with the Tenkara Rod because it works well fishing the weedline that parallels the bank!  Caught seven Bass, seven Bluegill, and three Sunfish.  Started out with the Olive Crawdad and did well catching Bass but lost it to a snag.  Switched to a Purple Damsel Fly and began hooking more Sunfish.  Later switched to a White Foam Spider and had fun with Bluegill on the surface!




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11 Bass, 3 Bluegill, and 4 Sunfish Tenkara Fishing At Bethany Lakes this Evening!

Fished Bethany Lakes again this evening.  Bass were actively feeding near the shoreline; was able to walk the bank and easily place the fishing fly near the weedline paralleling the shoreline.  Bass, Bluegill, and Sunfish were caught and released. Today's count: 11 Bass, 3 Bluegill, and 4 Sunfish!





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Bass, Bluegill, Sunfish, and a Schellcracker Today At Bethany!

Fishing a day keeps the Doctor away?  Whatever,... went fishing at Bethany Lakes again with the Tenkara Rod!  Caught 9 Bass, 4 Sunfish, 3 Bluegill, and a Shellcracker!  Used various flies with the Olive Crawdad getting the most workout this round!  Posted today's video clip below.





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Checked out the Lower Pond; Caught Little Bass mainly!

Went back out to Bethany Lakes with the Tenkara Rod.  Had a great time catching little Bass and a little Crappie from the Lower Pond.  Damsel Fly continued to produce.  Good to see that Pond is coming back from last year's cleanup work!  Here is a short video of the action.





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9" Bluegill On a Damsel Fly This Morning!

Fished Bethany Lakes this morning.  Made it before the winds kicked up.  Had some fun Tenkara Fishing with the highlight being a Bruiser Bluegill that went 9" in size! Also, caught Sunfish and Bass - largest Bass went about 12" in size. Fun stuff, catching them on light tackle and a minimum of gear - "a fly, a line, and rod"!




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4 Bass and 5 Sunfish On The Purple Damsel Fly!

Stopped by Auburn Springs (South) to test the waters using the Tenkara Rod.  Worked the bank and the feeder creek; caught and released 4 Bass and 5 Sunfish.  Largest Bass went 16" in size!  Fun stuff, even after losing a larger Bass than the 16 incher!  Still liking the Tenkara Rod and the ability to work the pond banks and small feeder creeks.




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Late Start,... Gets Two Sunfish and Bass on the Purple Damsel Fly

Was a late start fishing this evening.  No worries, it's still fishing!  Took the fly rod to Bethany Lakes and worked the Main Pond with little success. 

Bass were chasing the fishing fly but would not close the deal and strike allowing for a hookset!  Frustrating to see them chasing the fly without a strike.

Moved to the Canal and caught two Sunfish without delay.  Then, played around by the Waterfall and had a few light nibbles that finally resulted in a Bass hooked and landed!





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Warmer Temps By This Afternoon, Decided to Fish Bethany This Evening

Cold front arrived yesterday. Temps were cold this morning but by afternoon warmer temps were had.  Decided to fish Bethany this evening after work and see what the action was like.

Took the Tenkara Rod to keep things simple,.... Had no problem catching two Bass and four Sunfish.  Did lose a couple of Bass that we estimated at two pounds!  Should have brought a net!





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Only Two Bass This Round!

Cold front arrived last night along with a storm.  Bite slowed down compared to the last few days and the water was higher and murky.  Ended up catching two little Bass on a slowly retrieved Purple Damsel Fly!  Posted a short video of today's action below:




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