Bethany Lakes: October 3, 2007

Fished Bethany Lakes Main Pond, Canal, and Waterfall Pool.  No luck with the Black Sponge Rubber Spider.  Considering the rain last night, the water level is higher and the flow at the waterfall is significant.  Don't think the Bass are in the pool anymore.  Did have success using a White-Winged and Brown Dubbing Wet Fly.  Caught large and small Sunfish in the pool and the canal.  Braided leader continues to be boon to my casting ability!

Celebration Park: October 2, 2007

Fished Celebration Park North Pond again.  Used another fly rod with a braided leader and a Brown San Juan Fly.  Numerous Bluegill and Sunfish caught.

Note: While fishing a Life Flight Helicopter flew overhead and then landed in the parking lot.  Not sure what happened but a soccer game was going on at the time.

Celebration Park: October 1, 2007

Fished Celebration Park North Pond using a Black Sponge Rubber Spider and the braided leader. Caught Bluegill and Sunfish. Noticed improvement in fly turnover using the braided leader. Outstanding tip from the gentleman featured in the Dallas Morning News article about Urban Fishing!

Bethany Lakes: September 28 and 30

Fished Bethany Lakes last Friday evening and Sunday morning.

Friday, I tried to hook the 2-3lbs Bass in the Waterfall Pond. Did not succeed but noticed two other Bass lurking in the pool.

Sunday, I tried again without success. Changed to dry flies and started catching Bluegill and Sunfish. Observed several Bass playing along the shoreline in the Main Pond. Hooked a nice one but lost him. Going to have to try another strategy; keep hooking and losing fish every outing.

FYI - On Sunday, I met a gentleman featured in a Dallas Morning News article about Urban Fishing. I had met him several weeks before and learned about using purple flies for bass fishing. This meeting I learned about braided leaders using 6 lbs test monofilament. Made one already, and I am ready to try it out. Initial casts on the lawn look promising!

Bethany Lakes: September 26, 2007

Fished Bethany Lakes Waterfall Pond. Used the Purple Fly and hooked and lost the 2-3lbs Bass again. Caught a Sunfish later, then switched to a Black Fly on a homemade hook. Caught a Bluegill with it.

Sunfish caught with Purple Fly!

Allen Station Dam: September 26, 2007

Fished Allen Station Dam on secondary outflow side. Caught a Bluegill and Sunfish on flies using homemade hooks. Not bad! Also, noted two or three catfish in the primary pool swimming about.

Caught on another homemade hook!

Bethany Lakes: September 25, 2007

Fished Bethany Lakes Main and Waterfall Ponds using Black Rabbit Fur Zonker on a homemade hook. Hooked a 2-3lbs Bass but lost him trying to land him. Could not horse him up from the top of the waterfall.

Did get several strikes afterwards with one small Sunfish landed. See picture!

Caught on homemade hook!

Bethany Lakes: September 24, 2007

Fished Bethany Lakes Main and Back Ponds using Brown and White Rabbit Fur with Silver Body Fly.  Had several strikes but no hook-ups.  Did see a lot of fish hitting on the surface along the Main Pond's shoreline near the spillway.

FYI.  Made the fly using a homemade hook.  Unfortunately, lost the fly to the brush.

Bethany Lakes: September 23, 2007

Fished Bethany Lakes Back Pond using Purple Rabbit Fur with Silver Body Fly. Caught two small Bass.

Bethany Lakes: September 22, 2007

Fished Bethany Lakes at the Waterfall Pond in the morning using Red and White Clouser Minnow. Caught a Bluegill. Met another flyfisherman who suggested using a Purple Rabbit Fur with Silver Body Fly.

Tried later in the evening at the Main Pond using the purple fly. Caught a 14" Bass. No picture of the Bass but here is one of the Bluegill. (Forgot to take my camera).

Allen Station Dam: 21 September

Fished Allen Station Dam using Black Rubber Sponge Spider and Yellow and Gray Fly. Had Bluegills in the outflow side looking at the Spider; caught a number of Bluegills on the inflow side.

Celebration Park: 17 September

Fished Celebration Park east pond using Black Rubber Sponge Spider. Caught a number of Bluegills and Sunfish. Small ones but still fun!

Bethany Lakes: July 6, 2007

Fished Bethany Lakes upper, lower, and main ponds.  Caught Bluegills on a Dryfly using a technique called Dapping.  Long pole using a line made up of with monofilament and dental floss.  To fish the fly, let the wind carryout the line and the fly to the desired spot, and then lift the rod up and down to "dap" the fly on the water's surface.

Had some surprising results using this technique.  Jumping strikes and hard hits on the surface.  Really fun and easy to fish!

Celebration Park: 4 July

Fished Celebration Park east pond using dip bait and hook and line.  Caught a number of Bullheads and one keeper-size Channel Catfish.  Still fun!

Celebration Park: July 1, 2007

Fished Celebration Park east pond using paste bait on a treble hook.  Mainly caught small Bullheads but did catch a keeper-size Channel Catfish. 

Saw a family of four fishing; the Dad caught a 24" Catfish.  Something to think about next time you go to Celebration!

Bethany Lakes: June 8, 2007

Fished Bethany Lakes lower and back ponds.  Caught Bluegill and Sunfish. No Bass but still seeing them in their spawning beds.  They seem unwilling to bite.  Will need to try another approach else wait for the spawn to be over.

Bethany Lakes: June 6, 2007

Fished Bethany Lakes main, back, and lower ponds.  Caught Bluegill, Sunfish, and little fingerling Bass using Glo-Bugs and Dryflies.  Really windy but still had a great time catching them!

Celebration Park: June 4, 2007

Fished Celebration Park west pond.  Caught a Bluegill fly-fishing on a Wooly Worm Variant.  Else, a lot of strikes but no hook-ups.

Method: Fly-fishing
Lure:  Wooly Worm Variant
Catch:  1 Bluegill

Bethany Lakes: June 3, 2007

Fished Bethany Lakes main, upper, canal, and back ponds.  Used Rubber Spiders, Wooly Worms, and a Glo-Bug to catch Bluegill and Sunfish.  The Bass remain finicky but should pick-up as the spawn ends.

Method:  Fly-fishing
Lures:  Black Rubber Spider, Wooly Worms, and Chartreuse Glo-Bug
Catch:  Multiple Bluegill and Sunfish

Bethany Lakes: May 21-23, 2007

Fished Bethany Lakes upper pond three-days in a row. Caught 3 Bluegill and continued to entice but not hook Bass. Will keep at it.

Method: Fly-fishing
Lures: Various
Catch: 3 Bluegill

7" Bluegill