Fished Bethany... Slight Change to the Damsel Fly

Fished Bethany this evening and caught nine Bass.  Made a slight change to the Damsel Fly. Added a weighted keel using the "Bouncer" technique.  Using a mono-filament and beads to make a keel, the Damsel Fly's hook rides higher than one without the keel.  We think it provides for better hook sets!  Seemed like it worked except we did lose it to a nice Bass.  Will have to make another one!

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A Snake, Lots of Bass, and Trout?

Fished Bethany today.  Really nice day despite the windy conditions. Saw a Snake, caught 16 Bass using the White Damsel Fly, and saw some Trout being caught!  Not a bad day in April; sure beats work!

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Trout in April!

Was out fishing again at Bethany today.  While working the different ponds, stopped by the pier and noticed a few nice looking Trout being caught!  Nice surprise seeing Rainbow Trout still lurking in the pond!

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A Lot of Bass This Round!

Fished Bethany and caught a lot of Bass.  Guessing about 30 Bass. Caught on Fly Fishing Gear, using a White Damsel Fly, Purple Damsel Fly, Brown Damsel Fly, and an Olive Guadalupana.  Water was clear and the Bass were active.

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Bite Was On at Bethany... Damsel Flies

Decided on the Four Weight Fly Rod this evening at Bethany.  Had a later start but the bite was on.  Managed to catch 18 Bass that went for a White Damsel Fly.  Faster retrieve was working this time.  Missed a lot more than we hooked.  Was lotta fun made even better by a nice day!

PS:  Better view of the Beaver we saw yesterday - calling it the "Bethany Beaver"!

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Senkos Keep Working!

Checked out one pond and had several hits but no hook ups.  After an hour headed home; on the way stopped at Bethany and hooked up with Bass.  Senkos keep working!  Did see a Beaver hanging out in the Horseshoe Pond.  Got some video but was too far to get a good view.

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Senko Fishing - 4" Yamasenko!

Have received several questions on how we fish the Senkos.  Here is a HubPages Article that may be of interest to some.  Senko Fishing - 4" Yamasenko!  Hope it helps in catching a few Bruisers out there!

Till next time,
Good Luck and Good Fishing
COAF Field Team

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Steady Bite This Evening at Bethany

Bite was steady at Bethany this evening.  Caught Bass on Senkos and an Ultralight, again.  Going to stick to this pattern for now!  No action shots this time; just video of fish.

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Five Bass This Round

Five bass this round at Bethany.  All on Senkos on an Ultralight spooled with Spiderwire. No Bruisers this time but still good with catching them!

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Fourteen Bass at Bethany This Round

Checked out Bethany Lakes this morning and caught twelve Bass - ten on Senkos and two on Hand-Poured Worms.  Had run out of Senkos, so switched to Hand-Poured Worms.  Afterwards, stopped at Cabelas and picked up more Senkos and a spool of Spiderwire to replace the monofilament on the Ultralight.

Decided to "test" the Spiderwire; fished Bethany Lakes again in the evening and caught two more Bass!  Much more sensitive than the monofilament and had less missed hook strikes.

Total for the day was fourteen Bass but did miss a good number of others. Two largest Bass went 17" and 16.5" in length!

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