Another Round; Slow Action, Two Bluegill and a Miss

Went fishing this morning.  Arbor Day Celebration ongoing.  The parking lot was full.  Lots of new trees planted.  Can tell the designer was not a fisherman.  Several trees were planted close to the bank and easily hang up a cast or two.  Also, noticed they did not take into account the normal water level of the Horseshoe Pond... no worries.  Although the action was slow, did catch a couple of Bluegill and missed a Bass.

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Switch Rod This Round....

Ordered a Switch Rod the other week online from Cabelas.  Came in late yesterday; too late to try it out then.  Did make it to Bethany this evening and fished with it.  Missed one fish, and then caught two Bass and a Bluegill using a Grasshopper. Need to practice more; opted to fish it one-handed.  Really liked the extra distance with minimal false casts!

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Four Bass With Crankbaits This Round!

Brought Baitcasting Gear and Crankbaits this round.  Slower action but did manage to catch four Bass.  Largest went about 14" in size!  Fun stuff!

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Nice Weather; Went Fishing!

Really nice weather, so... went fishing.  Slow action but did manage a little Bass, a couple of Bluegill, and a decent Shellcracker!  Used a Grasshopper to get them this time... Fun stuff!

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Cool Temps this Morning....

Stopped by Bethany this morning briefly.  Made a few casts with the fly rod. Did not get a strike.  Pattern likely has changed.  Will need to play it by ear and see what works.

PS:  Met another Texas Fishing Forum member.  Was good to meet McKinneyLonghorn!

Three Missed Strikes This Time... No Bass

Made it back to fish the pond behind In-N-Out Burger.  Struck out without a fish landed.  Ended up hooking three but did not land them successfully... better luck next time!

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Two Bass at Another Pond This Round

Been awhile since we fished the pond behind In-N-Out Burger.  Tried the Craft Fur Fishing Fly and caught two Bass and lost three others.  Cooler temps but was good to see the Bass were still biting!  No Bruisers but still fun!

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Different Fishing Fly This Round

Fished Bethany this evening using the five weight fly rod again.  But, this time went with a different fishing fly this round.  It's made from Craft Fur; not sure what it's called... so we are going to keep it simple and say it is a Craft Fur Fishing Fly.   Fished the Main Pond and caught six Bass; last three were caught after sunset in the dark!  Another fishing fly to keep handy for Bass!

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Rainy Day But The Bite Was Good!

Been raining today but saw a break in the weather this afternoon. Tied a fishing fly that we noticed on the Internet.  Was looking for something that imitated the 2" Bait Fish that the Bass are feeding on.  It's a Streamer Variant that we modified using material on hand.

Caught six Bass; lost four others.  These were bigger than the ones we normally have been catching!  Largest one went 18.5".  Weighed 3.5 pounds using the scale that another fisherman let us use!

Really liking this pattern, may need to tie more than one... just in case another "Tree Fish" takes it away.

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Slower Action This Round But Did Get a Nice Catfish!

Lost the Lefty Deceiver yesterday.  Tied another one and fished Bethany just before noon before it rained. Ended up losing it after a nice fish struck and broke the line.  Caught a little Bass on a Wooley Bugger on the next cast but decided to head back home and tie another Deceiver.  Made it back to Bethany after the rain passed, slower action but did manage several fish including a nice 20" Catfish that made the Fish Bulletin Board!

Soon after releasing the Catfish, ended up losing the Deceiver to a snag!  Re-tied another one later in the afternoon and returned to Bethany in the evening.  Caught two Bass before calling it quits!  Really liking this fishing fly!

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