Limited Out This Afternoon!

Took a break from the Salt Mines and headed to Bethany to break last night's strikeout.  Light rain but nothing that rain gear could not handle.  Fished a Gold Kastmaster and had two hook ups but lost them while landing.  Then, lost the Kastmaster.

Switched to a Silver Super Duper without success.  Switched to a Gold Super Duper and caught one on a fast retrieve.  Then, hooked and landed four on a Copper Super Duper.  Again, the fast retrieve was the key!

First limit of Rainbow Trout for the Field Team this year!  Largest went about 13" in size.  All had empty stomachs - maybe why they wanted a fast retrieve.

PS:  Having lost the Gold Kastmaster, stopped by Cabelas and Dick's Sporting Goods to restock the tackle box.  Gold Super Dupers and Kastmasters from Cabelas; Copper Super Dupers from Dick's Sporting Goods!

No Joy In Mudville Tonight....

No joy in Mudville tonight.  Struck out this evening at Bethany. Still was promising as others were catching Trout using bait and lures.  Rain came in after sunset; regardless, the Trout were active and lots of surface movement was observed.  Too bad they were not in the mood for a Kastmaster or a Gold Ribbed Hares Ear Nymph.  Would not call it a complete shut out though.  Had three strikes and misses using a BH Olive Wooley Bugger!

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One On a Gold Kastmaster This Evening.

Work definitely gets in the way of fishing but did manage a quick trip to Bethany just before dark set in.  Saw a few Trout rising; brought a Gold Kastmaster and a Silver Super Duper.  Caught one Trout on the Kastmaster, else nothing else.  Ended up giving it away, adding to another fisherman's stringer of two!

More Trout Fishing at Bethany - Three in the Morning and One in the Afternoon.

Fished Bethany this morning.  Caught one on a Gold Kastmaster and two on Orange Powerbait.  Others were catching Trout and looked like limits were being taken!  Called it quits around 11AM.

After knocking out some personal business (another word for chores), stopped by Dick's Sporting Goods to use up a $10 Rewards Card.  Restocked the tackle box with Super Dupers, a Silver Kastmaster, and Terminal Tackle.

Then, hit Bethany again in hopes of catching two more Trout.  Caught only one but was larger than the ones caught in the morning.

Did see others catching them on Power Bait and Lures!  Looked like more limits were being taken to include the two nice looking stringers in the picture below!  Nice job guys!

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Only One Again This Round

Started to fish with the intent of fishing the morning but work and other things called the morning outing short.  Fished for about an hour with no strikes, then had to leave.

Came back in the afternoon and fished until 5PM with a Fishing Buddy.  Had two nibbles on Powerbait and one on Corn but no hookups.  Did see Trout rising around "4:30ish", switched to a Super Duper and a Kastmaster.  Caught one Trout again this round.

Action was slow but did see a few Trout being taken; missed the early morning bite but suspect the action was better than the latter morning and afternoon.

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Only One Tonight.

Another late start but was able to fish Bethany.  Caught only one Trout tonight on Orange Powerbait.  Tried Pink and Orange.  No bites on the Pink, two nibbles on the Orange, and one hook up on the Orange.  Trout was not as big as the two caught yesterday.

Looks like the action was happening earlier with limits being taken on Super Dupers!  Did hear others getting some action on Corn and Powerbait as well.  Will see how it goes next round!

Bethany Gets Its Trout Stocking... Two Rainbows Caught and Cooked!

Bethany received its Rainbow Trout stocking today! Stopped by earlier and saw a few Trout caught.  Looked like Power Bait was working.

Was able to breakaway later from work and have a go at the Trout.  Action was slow. Tried Chartreuse and Orange with Glitter and had zero bites.  Switched to Orange and had a few light nibbles but no hooksets.  And then, had two that struck hard.

Took today's catch home, cleaned them - noted one Trout had Orange Power Bait and the other had Bread in their stomachs, and then cooked them. Dinner tonight was Rainbow Trout!

Good start of the Season.  Things should pick up in the next few days and last for a couple of weeks (or at least until the Cormorant arrive).

Good Luck and Good Fishing!

Trout are biting!

Bethany received its Trout Stocking today.  Seen a few fishermen getting bites.  Looks like Power Bait is the key today!

Tough Getting Out and About....

Been tough this week to get out and about to do some fishing.  Luckily, weather is improving and Bethany is scheduled for a Trout Stocking this week!  May have to breakaway from the day job and chores to do some Trout Fishing!

While "rained in" these past few days, been working on a fishing vest to replace an old and beat up one.  Put this one together using an a Canvas Drop Cloth Tarp from Home Depot and some scrap material.  Should do for at least a season or two,... we hope!

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Only One Little Bass This Round.

Was worried that the rain and cold would keep us from fishing today. Luckily, it did not.

Managed to catch a little Bass at Bethany using the same rig as the last few outings - BH Antron Streamer under a Strike Indicator.

Caught only one but did lose three others while trying to land them.  No Bruisers this round.

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