City Of Allen Fishing

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Two Sunfish on a Deer Hair Bug

Late start but made it to Bethany this evening. Slow go,... only two Sunfish on a Deer Hair Bug. Had several good hits from what looked like Bass but did not hook up.

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Monday, October 10, 2011

Quick Trip to Bethany to Fish the Waterfall.

Decided to try our luck for more Tenkara Fishing at the Waterfall at Bethany.... Caught a few but the action was not as good as yesterday. Mainly little Bass and Sunfish; was hoping for Crappie like yesterday. No luck this round!

Sunday, October 09, 2011

One on a Senko, then Several on a Crappie Jig Variant, and then more with a Tenkara Rod!

Fished Bethany this morning to take advantage of the recent rainstorm and higher water levels.

Caught one Bass on a Senko using a steady retrieve. Then, lost the Senko to a snag. Noticed really good water flow at the waterfall and a lot of fish activity.

Did not bring flyfishing gear but did have some fishing flies in the tackle box. So, rigged up a Hula Popper and tied on a Crappie Jig Variant as a dropper.

Immediately started getting bites on the Crappie Jig Variant; even caught a few Crappie!

Took a break and switched out poles. Grabbed the Tenkara Rod as it works well when fishing the Waterfall. Caught Crappie, Bass, Panfish, and a little Catfish!

Good Stuff!!!

One on a Senko; three on a Hula Popper and a Dropper!

Mixed Bag On a Tenkara Rod

Saturday, October 08, 2011

Red/White Deer Hair Popper Worked This Evening!

Went back to Bethany this evening to test out a new fishing fly... did not produce a hit. Switched to a Red/White Deer Hair Popper that we picked up at Cabelas. Caught an 8" Shellcracker and five Bass. Like the topwater action especially on flyfishing gear!

Three Bass for a Nooner at Bethany... On Senkos!

Went for a "Nooner" at Bethany today... meaning we started fishing at 12PM! Fished with a weightless Senko and caught three Bass. Slow retrieve and light strikes were the key take aways today. Had several more strikes but missed hooksets; the suttle bites were enough to delay setting the hook. Gotta work on this next round,... feel a tap, pull back and set, else miss the fish!

Three Bass at Bethany Today

Thursday, October 06, 2011

One Bass on a Senko this Evening.

Been tough being able to fish lately but did manage to wet a line this evening. Only one Bass caught on a weightless Senko. Fun stuff...!

Sunday, October 02, 2011

Half-Quatro Works At Bethany On a Slowwww Retrieve.

After pouring a few Half-Quatros earlier today, opted to fish them at Bethany this evening. Bass were active but for some reason a slow retrieve was the ticket. Caught four Bass... really liking the cooler temps. Just need to adust for the Fall pattern.

Hand Poured Half-Quatros

With a break in work, decided to restock the tackle box with more plastic worms. Since we prefer to make our own rather than buy them at a premium, gathered up the "leftover" plastic baits that we have been saving for another day and melted them to re-use as hand poured plastic worms that we call "Half-Quatros"!

Basically, they are 4" Senko Worms except they are poured into a mold that only uses half the Senko Worm. Works just like the Senko, just cheaper and are fun to fish knowing you poured them yourself!

... plus since we are recycling, you could call us "green" and Earth friendly(?).

Cool Temps This Morning, Slows Things Down... Managed a Little Bass and Several Panfish.

Cool temps this morning slows the action down slightly. Fished Bethany Lakes using Flyfishing Gear. Went with a Crappie Jig Variant and caught a little Bass and several Panfish on a "stop and go" retrieve. Hits came mainly on the stop!