Bethany Lakes - June 26, 2008

Fished Bethany Lakes yesterday. Nothing spectacular, just a quick trip to satisfy the daily fishing bug! Video posted below. Checkout DFW Fishing News for more fishing information. Click-on DFW Fishing News.

Bethany Lakes - June 25, 2008

Fished Bethany Lakes' Main Pond, Back Pond, and Waterfall Pool this evening. Had to leave early due to the thunderstorm but was able to catch the usual suspects - Sunfish and Bluegill on a Gangle-Legged Fly and an Olive Wooly Bugger. Also, caught a 9" Bass on a Black Marabou Streamer. Pictures posted below.

Sampling of Today's Catch.

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Davis Library Pond in Plano - June 23, 2008

Tried for the Bass at the Davis Library pond again. No luck with the Bass but did take a large Bluegill on an Olive Wooly Bugger on the flyfishing gear. Picture posted below.

Pond and Large Bluegill.

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Bethany Lakes Canal and Waterfall Pool - June 22, 2008

Fished Bethany Lakes Canal and Waterfall Pool this morning. Caught Sunfish and Bluegill on a Brown Dryfly; lost a small Bass on a Black Dryfly. Sampling of today's catch posted below.

Canal.

Waterfall Pool.

Sampling of Today's Catch.

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Bethany Ridge Park Pond - June 21, 2008

Fished Bethany Ridge Park pond this evening. Caught a Sunfish and lost another using a Dryfly on flyfishing gear. Picture posted below.

Small Sunfish.

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Pond Behind Davis Library - June 19, 2008

Fished the pond behind Davis Library in Plano. Caught a Bluegill on a Prince Nymph Fly and a Tilapia on a Black Marabou Streamer using flyfishing gear. Also, saw a large Koi and had multiple Bass chasing my fly; just could not strike fast enough before the fish spit it out. Pictures posted below.

Pond behind Davis Library.

Small Bluegill.

9" Tilapia.

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Creek @ Towne Lake - June 16, 2008

Fished the creek at Towne Lake in Mckinney this afternoon. The creek was murky and shallow but was flowing. Managed to catch a small fish on a White Crappie Jig Fly using flyfishing gear; missed several others with short strikes on the fly. Pictures posted below.

Creek at Towne Lake.


Today's Catch.


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Erwin Park - June 14, 2008

Fished Erwin Park Pond this afternoon in Mckinney. Caught a number of small Bass and one 8" Bluegill using a Black Streamer, White Crappie Jig Fly, and a Prince Nymph on flyfishing gear. Sampling of today's catch posted below.

Sampling of Today's Catch.


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Bethany Ridge Park - June 12, 2008

Fished Bethany Ridge Park Pond. Caught one small Bass and several Bluegill using a Teeny Nymph and a Gold Ribbed Hares Ear Nymph on flyfishing gear. Sampling of today's catch posted below.

Pond and Feeder Creek.



Sampling of Today's Catch.


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Celebration Park - June 11, 2008

Fished Celebration Park's North Pond this afternoon. Caught several Bluegill and Sunfish. All were small and caught flyfishing using a Red/White Streamer. Pictures posted below.

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Allen Station Dam - June 10, 2008

Checked out Allen Station Dam today. Water is flowing and murky from recent rains. Tried flyfishing for Bluegill. No luck!

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Bethany Lakes - June 9, 2008

Fished the feeder creek this afternoon. Caught two Sunfish on a Black Streamer using flyfishing gear. Pictures posted below.

Feeder Creek and Sunfish:

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Bethany Lakes - June 8, 2008

Fished Bethany Lakes' Lower Pond this morning and caught two Bass - 9" and 12" in size. Then, fished the pool by the Waterfall and caught two Sunfish - 5" and 6" in size.

Despite the strong wind, was able to work a Black Streamer just below the surface on flyfishing gear. Pictures posted below.

Lower Pond and Bass:

Pool by the Waterfall and Sunfish:

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No Joy Today - Lake Lavon @ Brockdale Park - June 7, 2008

No joy today at Brockdale Park. Trolled with White Crappie Jigs with no hits. Strong wind made it tough to fish. Factoring the wind and time of day - around Noon, may explain why we did not hook up. Going to have to give it a try later once the wind dies down. Checkout DFW Fishing News for more fishing information. Click-on DFW Fishing News.

Erwin Park - June 2, 2008

Fished Erwin Park in Mckinney. Caught 7 small Bass ranging 6" to 8" in size. Used flyfishing gear and a Black Streamer and a White Crappie Jig Fly. All were caught shallow and seemed to prefer a steady but fast retrieve. Pictures posted below.



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Lake Lavon @ Brockdale Park - May 31, 2008

Fished Lake Lavon at Brockdale Park. Caught 20+ White Bass but only 1 Keeper. Used the kayak and trolled a 1/16oz White Crappie Jig. Once a school was located, switched to flyfishing. Able to take a couple small ones using a fly tied like a Crappie Jig. Pictures posted below.

On the beach after a windy outing:

One Keeper - released after the picture was taken:

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Celebration Park - May 29, 2008

Fished Celebration Park's North Pond this evening. Caught three small Sunfish on a black streamer. Video posted below shows today's outing and a slideshow of the fish caught earlier this week at Erwin Park. Checkout DFW Fishing News for more fishing information. Click-on DFW Fishing News.

Erwin Park Pond - May 27, 2008

Fished Erwin Park Pond in the city of Mckinney this evening. Caught 6 small Bass ranging in 7.5" to 8" in size and a 8" Bluegill. All were caught flyfishing using a Black Marabou Streamer. Quick trip lasted about 45" but more strikes than hook-ups occured. View of the park's pond and pictures of today's catch are posted below.

Today's Catch:

Closer View of the Park's Pond:

Closer View of the 8" Bluegill:

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Lake Lavon @ Brockdale Park - May 25, 2008

Went back to fish Lake Lavon's Brockdale Park this afternoon. Used the Jon Boat in lieu of the kayak today. Windy day with lots of waves to beat you around.

Did manage to catch 30+ small White Bass with 7 Keepers. Also caught 1 Yellow Bass. All were caught trolling with 1/16oz White Crappie Jigs, a variant of a White Crappie Jig, and a Green and White Clouser Minnow. Pictures posted below.

Today's Catch:


Green and White Clouser Minnow:


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Lake Lavon @ Brockdale Park - May 24, 2008

Fished Lake Lavon's Brockdale Park again this morning for a couple of hours. Went in the kayak and trolled a White Crappie Jig and a variant tied with Pearl Chenille and White Krystalflash.

Caught 20+ small White Bass and one Keeper. Opted to release rather than take the one Keeper. Windy day again but still worth a try given the consistent action.

View overlooking the point at Brockdale Park:

Lures used this morning:

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