Fished Bethany Lakes back pond and creek using both a Pole and Line with RC Boat Float and a Fly Rod and Reel. Caught ten fish with the Red Gilled Black Darter and a Brown Dryfly. The Bluegill was caught with the RC Boat Float and the Red Gilled Black Darter. The Sunfish were caught with the Fly Rod and Reel and the Brown Dryfly.
Method: Pole and Line with RC Boat Float and Fly-fishing
Lure: Red Gilled Black Darter, Brown Dryfly
Catch: 1 Bluegill, 9 Sunfish
Fished Celebration Park east pond using a Pole and Line with RC Boat Float. Caught two fish with the Red Gilled Black Darter. Small in size but strong enough to pull against the RC Boat Float. Still a fun way to fish!
Method: Pole and Line with RC Boat Float
Lure: Red Gilled Black Darter
Catch: 1 Bluegill, 1 Sunfish
Rained last night, so I could not breakaway for a quick trip to the local ponds. Was able to tie some fishing flies. I call this set the Fearsome Three. The illustration in the sidebar shows, from left to right, the Red Gilled Black Darter; the Olive Dubbing Nymph; and the Green Tailed Brown Hackle. Will let you know how they do. Wish me luck!
Quick trip at lunch to Allen Station Creek. Fished a Brown Dryfly but did not get any bites. Water was murky and roiled due to recent rain storms. Will try at a later date.
Method: Fly-fishing
Lure: Brown Dryfly
Catch: None to Report
Made a quick-trip to Kroger Park pond. Several strikes using the White Sponge Rubber Spider Variant but was not able to connect. Lost the Spider to the trees. Back to the fly-tying table to make a new one! Fished Bethany Park lower pond and caught Bluegill and Sunfish on a Brown Dryfly.
Method: Fly-fishing
Lure: Brown Dryfly
Catch: 13 Bluegill and 8 Sunfish
Tried the White Foam Rubber Spider Variant on the lower pond at Bethany Lakes. Caught 8 Bluegills with the Variant. Sounds like the new fly is a winner!
Method: Fly-fishing
Lure: White Foam Rubber Spider Variant
Catch: 8 Bluegills
Anxious to try out the White Foam Rubber Spider Variant, I fished the creek that runs along Allen Station Park at lunch time. The water was low, less than a foot deep, under the Exchange Parkway Bridge. Regardless, I caught a small Sunfish. First fish caught using the White Foam Rubber Spider Variant!
Method: Fly-fishing
Lure: White Foam Rubber Spider Variant
Catch: 1 Sunfish
Since I lost my White Foam Rubber Spider yesterday, I decided to make a variant of my own. Will let everyone know how good it works. I added a little color and flash in hopes the fish will go wild when they see it (illustration in the sidebar).
We'll see!
Fished the lower pond at Bethany Lakes. Beautiful day with a moderate wind. Caught multiple Bluegills, several Sunfish, and one Bass. The lure of the day was the White Foam Rubber Spider. All fish were caught with the Spider; save for two fish caught with the Black and Red Streamer.
Method: Fly-Fishing
Lures: White Foam Rubber Spider, Grasshopper Dryfly, Black and Red Streamer
Catch: 20+ Bluegill, 2 Sunfish, 1 Bass (18")
Note: Lost a bigger bass using the White Foam Rubber Spider; ended up losing the fly when the line broke. Also, one Sunfish was 10 inches in length.
Fished the upper and lower pond at Bethany Lakes. Cloudy day but better than Friday's weather. Had a few strikes on the upper pond, and then moved on to the lower pond. Lower pond proved the better spot. Caught Bluegills with the Bass still choosing to look rather than strike.
Method: Fly-Fishing
Lures: Black Foam Rubber Spider, White Foam Rubber Spider, Grasshopper Dryfly, Black and Red Streamer
Catch: 30+ Bluegill
