Lake Lavon @ Brockdale Park - April 26, 2008

Fished Lake Lavon at Brockdale Park. Strong breeze did not sway the fishing. Yellow Bass were congregating off the point and were readily taken using a bottom rig and earthworms for bait. Caught and released about 20 Yellow Bass. Did observe another group taking White Bass on shad. Video posted below. Checkout DFW Fishing News for more fishing information. Click-on DFW Fishing News.

Bethany Lakes' Canal - April 25, 2008

Fished Bethany Lakes' Canal. Caught four Bluegill and Sunfish, and then a Bass. Bass went about 11"-12" in size. Used a Prince Nymph Fly to land the Bass. Video posted below. Checkout DFW Fishing News for more fishing information. Click-on DFW Fishing News.

Celebration Park - April 23, 2008

Fished Celebration Park's North Pond Wednesday. Caught a number of small Bluegill and Sunfish. Used a Teeny Nymph and a Gangle-Leg Fishing Fly on flyfishing gear. Video/Slideshow posted below. Checkout DFW Fishing News for more fishing information. Click-on DFW Fishing News for a preview.

Bethany Lakes - April 22, 2008

Fished Bethany Lakes' Upper Pond. Caught three Bluegill that went about 7" in size. Also observed a number of small Bass. Had several hook-ups but none landed. Video posted below. Checkout DFW Fishing News for more fishing information. Click-on DFW Fishing News.

Lake Lavon @ Brockdale Park - April 22, 2008

Stopped by Brockdale Park this afternoon. Did not take any fish but did observe a group catching White Bass off the point to the right of the boat ramp.

Noticed consistent catches of keeper size White Bass. Bait used was freshly caught Shad using a cast net. Watched for about 30" and noted about 10 fish - all legal size, were caught and landed.

View from the Parking Area @ Brockdale Park:

Auburn Springs - April 20, 2008

Fished Auburn Springs - North Pond in hopes of Bass. No luck. Slow morning with two small Bluegill caught. Video posted below. Checkout DFW Fishing News for more fishing information. Click-on DFW Fishing News.

Shadow Lakes (AM) / Celebration Park (PM)

Fished one of the feeder creek ponds at Shadow Lakes Saturday morning. Caught several Bluegill, a small fingerling Bass, and then a nice Bluegill that went about 8.5"+ in size. Caught them flyfishing using variations of the Teeny Nymph. Went out later in the evening to Celebration Park. Caught small Bluegill and a small fingerling Catfish, and then a 20"+ Catfish. Gave a good fight and released all that were caught. Chummed with White Bread and then followed with baited hook with no sinker. Posted videos of both outings below and in the Video Player above. Check it out some time. Good luck and good fishing! Shadow Lakes Celebration Park Checkout DFW Fishing News for more fishing information. Click-on DFW Fishing News.

Bethany Lakes - April 18, 2008

Fished the Lower Pond this evening. Had a late start as repairs to a fence took precedence over fishing. Wind hit us hard again in Allen last night.

Was able to take a quick trip to Bethany Lakes and catch Bluegill using a Teeny Nymph. Fish were active and readily struck the fly even as darkness settled in over the pond.

Sampling of today's catch:


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Bethany Ridge Park - April 17, 2008

Checked out Bethany Ridge Park pond earlier today. Despite the strong wind, was able to catch three Bluegill in the feeder creek by the bridge. Fish were caught flyfishing on a Teeny Nymph. See video below. Checkout DFW Fishing News for more fishing information. Click-on DFW Fishing News.

Allen Station Dam - April 16, 2008

Stopped by Allen Station Dam to check for fish activity. Water was flowing and murky. May need to wait this area out till a later date. See Onsite Report below. Checkout DFW Fishing News for more fishing information. Click-on DFW Fishing News.

Bethany Lakes - April 14, 2008

Fished the Feeder Creek and Back Pond in the evening. Used flyfishing gear and a Teeny Nymph tied with Natural Color Pheasant Tail and Red Dacron. Caught small Bluegill/Sunfish and a Bass that went about 10" in size. Published a YouTube Video of the outing - see Video Player above. There is no audio; still learning how to use Movie Maker. Good luck and good fishing! Checkout DFW Fishing News for more fishing information. Click-on DFW Fishing News.

Celebration Park - April 13, 2008

Fished Celebration Park using spinfishing gear. Cold and windy but was able to catch Bluegill, Sunfish, and one Bullhead on corn. Posted pictures of the Bluegill and Sunfish below.

Bullhead was small and entered in the txfishes.com Multi-Species Fishing Contest. Great fishing site and fun contest that runs till June. Check their website, txfishes.com, for more details.


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Bethany Lakes - April 11, 2008

Fished Bethany Lakes using flyfishing gear. Caught a 12" Bass, Bluegill, and Sunfish on a Prince Nymph and Teeny Nymph.

Today's Catch:

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Glendover Park Pond - April 11, 2008

Checked out Glendover Park Pond at lunch today.  Had trouble casting with the strong wind but did manage to get my fly in areas that looked productive.  Ended up striking out.  Second trip to the neighborhood park; have yet to produce a fish.  Will look for other fishing areas and pass this one up for now.  Good luck and good fishing!

 

Bethany Lakes' Feeder Creek - April 9, 2008

Fished the feeder creek to test out a Prince Nymph variant. Creek was high and flowing from the recent rains. Caught several Sunfish and a Bluegill. Fish were small with the largest going about 5" in size.

Today's Catch:


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Bethany Lakes - April 7, 2008

Fished Bethany Lakes today. Caught Bluegill, Sunfish, and a Bass. Tried the Lower Pond, the Waterfall, the Canal, and the Back Pond with good results flyfishing.

Used a Prince Nymph, Dragonfly Dry Fly, and a Gangle-Leg Dry Fly. Largest Bluegill went 7" in size; Bass went 8" in size.

Today's Catch:


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Bethany Lakes - April 6, 2008

Due to the colder temperature this morning and strong wind, decided to fish the Outflow Creek below the Lower Pond, the Waterfall, and the Canal.

Using a Size 10, Prince Nymph was surprised in the numbers of fish in these locations and, in two cases, their size.

In the Outflow Creek, caught a 8.5" Bluegill in the shallow pool where the overflow for the Lower Pond is located.

In the Canal, caught an 11" Crappie on the Prince Nymph. Was mainly catching Bluegill and then got a nice hit and fight. Thought is was a big Bluegill at first but once landed, it was a Crappie.

In the Waterfall, fish were small and tended to nip at the fly. Did manage to land a small fingerling 3" Sunfish that made the size 10 nymph look huge.





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Celebration Park - April 5, 2008 (PM)

Fished the East Pond to test a new fly pattern - Gangle-Leg Dry Fly. Tied using a parachute pattern that simulates the "mosquito" looking insect. Not sure what it is called but it look like a big mosquito, fortunately they don't bite like one.

Things started slow with no strikes on the Gangle-Leg. Switched to a Midge and caught a couple of Bluegill. Noticed surface activity along the shoreline, so switched back to the Gangle-Leg. Remainder of fish were caught on the Gangle-Leg!

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Bethany Lakes - April 5, 2008 (AM)

Fished Bethany Lakes' Back Pond and Feeder Creek. Caught Bluegill/Sunfish but no Bass on various fishing flies.

Bethany Ridge Park - April 4, 2008

Quick trip to Bethany Ridge Park. Fished the feeder creek to the pond. Caught a couple of Bluegill on a Midge Fly.