Slow Day at Denison Dam

Checked out the action at Denison Dam today.  Was slow on the Oklahoma side, managed one bite but no hook up.  Then, checked out the water discharge area on the Oklahoma side.  Could see some big fish lurking in the area but none were willing to bite.  Went across the Dam to check out the action at the Texas Wall.  Not much happening, so was ready to call the day a bust... except stopped at Bethany Lakes on the way home and caught one Bluegill!

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Mixed Bag This Time

Cold front dropped temps and changed the pattern.  But, things started warming up a little.  Tried the Lefty Deceiver and had a few hits but nothing solid.  Switched to a White Damsel Fly and fished it slow.  Managed to catch a Bass, and then a White Bass!  White Bass went 14.5" in length and put up a nice fight. Then, noticed fish feeding on the surface.  Switched to a Dry Fly and caught Bluegill, Shellcracker, and a Bass!  One Shellcracker went 8" in length.  Fun stuff!

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Front Is Coming; Bite Still On at Bethany

Decided to give Bethany another try this evening before the cold front arrived. Nasty weather forecasted; looked like the Bass were active despite the windy conditions.  Lefty Deceiver was working catching several Bass, but ended up losing the Deceivers to snags.  Switched to a White Damsel Fly and caught a Bass, then lost it to another snag.  Then, switched to a Purple Damsel Fly until a Bass really tore it up.  Finally caught two more Bass using a Brown Damsel Fly.

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Another Day; A Different Fishing Fly - Lefty Deceiver!

Another day at Bethany for a quick trip.  Brought the five weight fly rod and a different fishing fly - a Lefty Deceiver.  Had used this one in the past for Striped Bass way back when.  Decided to try it on Bass.  Been seeing a number of Bass chasing smaller fish away when they come near them.

So, made the Lefty Deceiver in Size 2 and about 3.5" long to simulate a smaller fish to aggravate the Bass.  Looks like it worked, catching seven Bass in about 40" of fishing... fun stuff!

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Bethany This Evening

Made it for another round at Bethany this evening.  Caught three Bass.  One went for a Dry Fly.  The other two went for the Bouncer Damsel Fly.  Did lose a White Damsel Fly to a nice Bass though.

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Quick Trip To Bethany for Lunch

Short video clip of a quick trip to Bethany for Lunch.  Caught two Bass and a Sunfish.  Did see a few Bruisers lurking near the pier!  Fun stuff.... used a Bouncer Damsel Fly.

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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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