Tough Morning... One Fingerling Bass.

Was a tough morning.  Activity was slow compared to yesterday but did see other catching fish using bait.  Caught a fingerling Bass on a Hares Ear Nymph, else no luck using Leeches, Wooley Buggers, and other Streamers.  Did lose a few fishing flies to snags and "Tree Fish". May spend today indoors tying more fishing flies... forecasted high of 100+ degree temperature today!

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Back to Bethany Lakes This Evening For More Fishing!

Back to Bethany Lakes this evening for more fishing at the Lower Pond.  Caught Sunfish and fingerling Bass.  Small but scrappy fighters....!

Catfish On A Shallow Running Minnow Plug!

Picture of a Catfish caught by one of our Readers at Bethany Lakes this morning.

Looks like a nice one.... Even nicer that it was caught on a lure - a 3" Shallow Running Minnow Plug on ultralight spinning gear!

PS: Switching to small Grub-Tail Jigs produced some small Bass and Sunfish as well!

Another Round At Bethany Lakes....

Another round at Bethany Lakes this morning.  Caught a 10" Bass on Yellow Grasshopper to closeout July's One Fishing Fly Challenge.  Managed a nice Bluegill on the Grasshopper as well, then switched to Leech Streamers in preparation for August's One Fishing Fly Challenge.

Promising results with various Bass and Bluegill caught and released.  Even caught little Bass for the first time this year in the Lower Pond by Joe Farmer Recreation Center.  Should be some fine fishing in the upcoming years!

Sampling of Today's Catch

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Three Bluegill and Two Bass On A Quick Trip To Bethany Lakes This PM

Caught three Bluegill and two little Bass on a quick trip to Bethany Lakes this evening.  Only had about 30" to fish.  Decided on fishing a Black Dace Streamer in Size 10.  Good thing.... seemed to have had more strikes compared to other fishing flies this past month.  Or, could have been the cooler evening temps.  Regardless, worked well enough; may have to tie one in a larger size.

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Bluegills And A Bass At Bethany Lakes This Evening!

Was hoping for Bruisers but ended with Bluegills and a Bass at Bethany Lakes this evening.  Fished with Wooley Buggers, Hares Ear Nymph, and a Black Gnat.  Caught the Bass on a Wooley Bugger, one Bluegill on the Nymph, and then a bunch of Bluegill on the Gnat fished dry.  Good practice for Trout this Winter!

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Creek By Harrington Park Produces A Few Sunfish and Perch!

Stopped by Harrington Park in Plano to fish the creek that runs by the jogging trail.  Fun stuff catching Sunfish and Perch on fishing flies - Black Wooley Buggers and Olive Leeches. Sampling of a few caught this trip, really like the colors on the Perch!

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Four Bass On Wooley Buggers This Evening At Bethany Lakes

Caught four bass on Wooley Buggers this evening at Bethany Lakes.  Was able to fish right after it rained.  Bite was steady for about 30", then it tapered off.  No Bruisers again, just little Scrappers!

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Fished White Rock Lake in Dallas This Morning....

Fished White Rock Lake in Dallas this morning.  Tried Bread for bait and Olive Wooley Buggers in one of the creeks.  Caught mainly small Sunfish and Bluegill.  Did see a few Bruiser Bass as well as smaller Bass.  They were selectively feeding and pretty much ignored our fishing flies.  Fishing buddy did hook a large Goldfish but lost it while trying to land it.  Decided to take break and have lunch - temps were in the 100s!  Afterwards, hit one of the coves and had a few hits on Bread, else no luck.  Still was fun regardless of the slow action and heat.

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Returned to Bethany Lakes To Try Bread For Bait.

Returned to Bethany Lakes this afternoon to try Bread for bait.  Caught Catfish and a Bass.  Was surprised the Bass took the Bread.  Still a fun catch, especially when it decided to jump a few times while bringing it in.  Catfish ranged from 12" to 14" in size but there was one Bruiser that we lost while trying to land it.  Oh well.... still a good time!

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A Few Bass, Bluegill, and Sunfish At Bethany Lakes This Morning

Caught a few Bass, Bluegill, and Sunfish at Bethany Lakes this morning.  Steady action on Olive Wooley Buggers and White Grasshoppers.  Fun catching them on the fly!

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Lost A Bruiser, Else It Was Small And Smaller Bluegill....!

Fished Stoney Hollow Park in Plano this evening.  Action was slow but did hook and then lose a Bruiser Bass on the Yellow Grasshopper.  Tied on another Grasshopper and caught small Bluegill, then switched to a Brown Wooley Bugger and caught a very small Bluegill.  Only slightly bigger than the fishing fly!  Fun, fun, fun,....

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Four Little Bass At Davis Library Pond in Plano On A Yellow Grasshopper.

Was out and about in Plano this evening.  Stopped by Davis Library to fish the nearby pond.  Caught four little Bass on a Yellow Grasshopper.  Also, caught a number of Bluegill and Sunfish.  Most were caught working the shallows where the Bass were actively feeding on baitfish.  No Bruisers this round but have seen them lurking in the pond in the past.

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Two Bass At Kroger Park This Evening

Stopped by Kroger Park this evening and caught two Bass on Olive Wooley Buggers.  Had a Bruiser strike but missed the hookset.... Only fished for about 15" but had a fair amount of action.

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Another Slow Go At Bethany Lakes.... Caught One Little Bass.

Fished Bethany Lakes this morning.  Was another slow go with only one little Bass caught.  Caught it on an Olive Wooley Bugger.  May need to shift focus on the Catfish.

One Little Bass This AM!

Did receive the two Breadflly fishing flies ordered from Pondbass' Fly Shop.  Ordered these to replace the one I lost several weeks ago.  Nice fishing flies!

Breadfly Fishing Flies

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Two Bass and Bluegill/Sunfish At Bethany Lakes This Morning

Caught two Bass and several Bluegill/Sunfish at Bethany Lakes this morning.  Caught one Bass on a Yellow/White Grasshopper.  All other fish were caught on an Olive Wooley Bugger.  Several Bruisers feeding in the shallows with a couple making short strikes at the Olive Wooley Bugger, else no hook ups!

Bass caught on the Grasshopper went 10" in size, other Bass was much smaller.  Went ahead and submitted the 10" Bass to July's One Fishing Fly Challenge.  Slow month this round, little Bass posted second on the Challenge behind an 11" Bass.

Two Bass and Bluegill/Sunfish At Bethany Lakes This Morning

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Two Bass On Wooley Buggers This Evening.

Two Bass on Olive Wooley Buggers this evening at Bethany Lakes.  No Bruisers but did observe a few nice ones caught and released by others.

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Slow But Steady Action At Denison Dam!

Fished Denison Dam Tailrace today with NucLaroche.  Slow but steady action made the heat bearable.  Started around 8:30AM, left around 2:30PM.  Caught little Stripers using Shad for bait.  Did land a skinny one that went 17.5" in size.  Else, the sizes ranged from 12" to 16" in size.   Strikes were tentative and light with a number running in on the line.  Did try Cork and Jig Rigs but without a hit.  Did observe one group leaving with a nice stringer.  Stripers are there....!

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Bass On Wooley Buggers At Bethany Lakes!

Returned to Bethany Lakes to try an Olive Wooley Bugger on the Bass. Caught eight Bass; largest went 13", remainder were small but scrappy ones!

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Bruisers On The Prowl... Just Not Liking the Pattern Used!

Fished Bethany Lakes this morning. Water level was up from the recent rains. A lot of activity near the banks and in the shallows. Bruisers were on the prowl, too bad they did not like the pattern used. At least the Bluegill did though; caught on Spiders and Olive Wooley Buggers.

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