Morning Quick Trips Produce a Few Fish!

Made a couple of quick trips - Bethany Lakes and Celebration Park.  Caught one little Bass on an Olive Crawdad using theTenkara Rod at Bethany, and then fished with Homemade Dough Bait at the East Pond in Celebration Park. 

Caught as well as lost a few fish at Celebration Park.  But, did manage to land three Catfish/Bullheads.  Largest fish was a Catfish that went just under 18" in size!

PS:  Homemade Dough Bait recipe we used is posted on our partner Squidoo Lens: Homemade Dough Bait!  Give it a try when you get a chance.

Little Bass caught on a Olive Crawdad!

Catfish measured just under 18" in size; caught on Dough Bait!

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20+ Bluegill Flyfishing At Glendover Park,... and a Little Bass!

Fished Glendover Pond.  Been awhile since we fished the pond.  Caught mainly Bluegill but did get a little Bass.  Bluegill were hitting on Dry Flies, Foam Rubber Spiders, and Wooley Buggers.  Bass was caught on an Olive Crawdad.  Do know there are some Bruisers lurking in the pond but none caught this round.  Also, while there, observed several nice looking Catfish caught using Bread for bait!





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Windy Day, Managed One Bass at Bethany Lakes

Been wanting to practice casting with the surfcasting gear for awhile. Decided to go for it today as the wind was gusting to 40+ mph. Rigged a Jig and Float Rig and hit Bethany Lakes.  Fun stuff,... managed some long distance cast by taking advantage of the wind.  Even caught a little Bass!





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Checked Out the New Cabelas in Allen, then Went Fishing Afterwards

Stopped at the new Cabelas in Allen. Was able to restock on fly tying supplies! Then, went on to do some Tenkara Fishing despite the windy conditions.

Caught 7 Bass and 1 Bluegill! One Bass went for the Olive Crawdad. All others went for the Purple Damsel Fly.  Fun stuff!





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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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