Restocked Supplies From Cabelas, Then Struck Out at Bethany... Rain/Lightning?

Finally made it to Cabelas and picked up a Hula Popper to replace the one lost the other day.

Also, picked up a Heddon Lucky 13, a Deer Hair Bug, and some fly-tying material. 

Then, ran down to Bethany and fished the Lucky 13.

Had one decent strike but no hookup.  Called it quits early because of the lightning and the downpour!

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Managed One Bass on a Jitterbug and Watched a Snake Eat Its Catch!

Fished with a Jitterbug this evening and managed to hook and land one Bass.  Fish were active... had several strikes and missed hooksets of which a couple were were likely Bruisers!

Also, noticed the Water Snakes were active as well.  Even watched one Snake having a fish dinner!

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One Catfish On a Hula Popper... Goes 18" in Size!

Fished after dark this round with a Hula Popper at Bethany.  Slow start but found the right retrieve and caught and released a nice Catfish that went 18" in size.  Hooked but lost several Bass, too.  Was on a roll until a Tree Fish took the Hula Popper....

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A Little Bass, a Sunfish, and a 20" Catfish on a Fishing Fly!

Fished Bethany this evening on a quick trip. 

Not much time before it got dark but managed a little Bass, a Sunfish, and a 20" Catfish! 

Even better caught them all on a fishing fly.  A variation of the Crappie Jig Variant but using a size 10 streamer hook instead of a jig hook. 

Fun stuff!

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Two Bass This Morning....

Only two Bass this morning. One on a Bead Head Leech Steamer; other on an Olive Leech Streamer.  No Bruisers but did see a couple lurking... more like staring at my fishing flies.

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Restocked the Flybox but the Bass Opted for a Different Fishing Fly.

After losing several fishing flies this morning, restocked the flybox by tying two Leech Streamers, two Olive Crawdads, and two Bead Head Olive/Pearl Wooley Buggers.

Later, went to Bethany again to "test" them out.  Fished for an hour with only one strike and a lost hookup.

Then, on a whim, fished a Bead Head Black Leech made out of Antron that we picked up at Scotty's One Stop when we fished the Blue River in Oklahoma last year.

Good thing,... caught four little Bass!

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Afternoon Outing Gets Bass, Sunfish, and Bluegill at Bethany.

Normally fish the morning but was not able to this round.

Did make it later in the afternoon and managed to lose three fishing flies to snags and Tree Fish.

No worries... will tie replacements later today.

Moreover, did catch four Bass and several Sunfish and Bluegill using an Olive Crawdad and a Bead Head Olive/Pearl Wooley Bugger.

Fun stuff!

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Only One Fish Tonight....

Late start this evening but made it to Bethany for some flyfishing. 

Had one strike from a decent Bass.  Too bad it went for the strike indicator and not the fishing fly! 

Switched to a Foam Rubber Grasshopper and managed to catch one fish - a little Bluegill. 

Oh well, wait till the next round.

A Few Sunfish and Bluegill This Evening On the Tenkara Rod.

Since the recent rains, the water level has been up at Bethany.  Decided to take the Tenkara Rod and work the shallows.  Had a few hits but no solid hookups, made worse by losing an Olive Damselfly to a snag.  Tied on a well worn Purple Damselfly and managed to catch a few Sunfish and Bluegill.  Mainly little ones, save for one that went about 7" in size.


A Few Sunfish and Bluegill This Evening On the Tenkara Rod.

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Wooley Bugger Keeps Working At Bethany Lakes

Fished the Bead Head Wooley Bugger under a strike indicator at Bethany this evening, again.  Caught a few Bass and a Sunfish.  Also, missed a lot of hooksets.  Fished till a snag resulted in losing the Wooley Bugger.  Did see others catching Bass, including one hookup that looked like a Bruiser except it was lost while landing it.

Wooley Bugger Keeps Working At Bethany Lakes

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