Hand Poured Creature Gets Three Bass at Bethany!

Was able to make it to Bethany before it got dark today!  Fished a weightless Hand Poured Creature and managed to catch three Bass and lose another.  Slow retrieve and letting the lure free fall were key.  However, a front is arriving and rain may come with it.  Pattern may change again!

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One Bass Finally....

Been more misses than hits these last two days.  Late starts and short trips have been the case yesterday and the day before.

On both occassions, not a fish was to be had.  It was promising yesterday when Bass were in the shallows actively chasing something.  Even had several look at a Hand Poured Creature and one nudge a Senko Worm.

Today was able to get one Bass finally.  Caught it at Bethany on an Olive Damsel Fly!

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Busy, Busy, Busy,.... Hand Poured Plastics - Half-Quatro and Creature!

Busy, busy, busy day.  No time to go fishing, may be like this all week.  No worries....  Can still do things in preparation for fishing!  In this case, decided to mix up a batch of plastisol and make some Hand Poured Plastics.  Went with the Half-Quatro and the Creature.  Made this batch really soft; hope it makes a difference when the Bass bite!

One Little Bluegill

Had a late start today. But, did make it out.  Fished a Tenko Worm and had one Bass take a look at it.  Switched to an Antron Nymph and caught a little Bluegill. Then, had to call it quits early.

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Fished Bethany... Little Bluegill and a Frisbee Golf!

Fished Bethany this afternoon. Struck out in the ponds, so switched to the creek below the Lower Pond.  Caught little Bluegill on an Antron Nymph.  Did "catch" a frisbee golf in about a foot of water!

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Guadalupana and Tenkara Rod Gets a Bass at Bethany!

Fished Bethany Lakes' Waterfall this evening.  Only had a little time, so went with the Tenkara Rod and one fishing fly - a Guadalupana like we used on the Guadalupe River last year.  Water level was up from the recent rains and the water was flowing well in the Canal and the Waterfall.  Had a hookup on the second cast - a little Bass.  Good stuff!





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Bluegill at Lunch!

Took a break at Lunch today and fished the feeder creek at Bethany. Caught a couple of Bluegill.  One really small one and one that went about 6" in size!  Both struck an Olive Wooley Bugger.



PS:  Went back to Bethany in the early evening.  Caught several small Bluegill in the Canal.  Used the Tenkara Rod and an Antron Nymph.  No Bruisers; still had fun catching them.  Was planning to make a short video clip to post but mistakenly deleted the video while transferring to the laptop. 

Two Bruisers on Bread at Glendover.

Windy day but managed to freeline some Bread at Glendover Park.  Had several strikes and misses and two solid hooksets!  One Catfish went about 17"; other went 20"+.  No ruler but easily makes the 15" minimum of the COAF Leader Board for this year! Fun stuff....

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Prosper Trout Derby... One Bullhead.

Checked out the Prosper Trout Derby today!  Saw a number of Trout being caught.  For this fisherman, struck out this round on Trout.

Had several bites, lost one while bring it in, and then caught one Bullhead.  Trout are there, should get more hookups in the next few days!

Like the new park - Frontier Park, and the new pond!

Prosper Trout Derby Is On This Saturday!

City of Prosper is hosting its Annual Trout Derby this Saturday!  Should be a fun time for all. Do note that the Derby is being held at Frontier Park instead of Whitley Place Park.  For more info, check out the press release!

Cold Front Rolled In; One Bullhead on Bread!

Cold front rolled in today and dropped temps.  Add the wind and it gets chilly standing there watching your line in the water hoping for a bite.  Tried a quick trip to Celebration Park's East Pond at lunch today.  Had a couple of strikes and managed one Bullhead on bread for bait.  Action slowed down compared to yesterday but things should settle in a few days.  Have noticed that the Catfish and Bullheads will continue to bite even in freezing weather; more a matter of how much you are willing to wait it out.

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Another Go At RC Boat Fishing

Another go at Radio Control Boat Fishing.  Windy conditions again but did manage to catch one little Bullhead!  Made several changes from the setup we used yesterday.  This time used a Baitcasting Rod and Reel and a Rod Holder to better control the line... worked better than the Spinning Gear we used.  Liking this technique but will need to wait till the weather gets better and the wind calms down, or we need to get a bigger boat!

Radio Control Boat Fishing

Decided to take the Radio Control Boat and have a go at fishing with it!  Had done this several years ago with some success.  Today, it was tough with windy condition and leaves floating in the water.  Did manage to catch one on a Prince Nymph fishing fly.  Next round, will need to try a different rod and reel setup to minimize tangling the line with the boat.  However, the line release worked well... fish struck and line released from the boat without an issue!

Waterloo Continues to Produce Trout!

The bite was still on at Waterloo. Noted limits being taken with Corn, Powerbait Trout Bait, and Powerbait Nuggets!  Was able to limit out -  caught four Trout on Powerbait in Rainbow Glitter and one on a Globug Fishing Fly.  Caught and released two more - one went for the Globug and the other went for an Olive Wooley Bugger!  Fun stuff on a really nice day with temps in the 60's!

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Rain Again Today... Backup Plan a Goldfish?

Rained yesterday and again today.  Missed a day of fishing yesterday.  So, could not let that pass without at least wetting a line.  Went with the backup plan (backyard pond) and fished the Tenkara Rod and the Weighted Antron Nymph.  Goldfish were interested, even had one take the fishing fly!

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Field Team Takes Two Limits at Waterloo... Included One Gold Trout!

Ran up the road to Waterloo again for another go at the Trout.  Lots of folks catching them on Powerbait, Corn, Earthworms, etc...  Also, saw Trout being taken on the fly!  NucLaroche and Fshng84 made good with a limit of Trout each.  Most were caught on Powerbait Rainbow Glitter, two were caught on an Olive Wooley Bugger, and one was a "Gold" Trout.  Rainbow Trout for Dinner tonight!

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Caught a Little Bass on a BH Antron Streamer!

Was out and about this morning flexing the fly rod at Bethany.  Tied on a Guadalupana with no luck.  Had a few light strikes on a Weighted Nymph, then switched to a BH Antron Streamer under a strike indicator.  Was able to coax one Bass to bite.  Not a Bruiser but still fun to get one on the fly!

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Missed the Trout Derby at Waterloo But Able to Limit Out After!

Missed the Trout Derby at Waterloo in Denison this morning.  But, there were lots of Trout remaining!  Able to limit out using Powerbait in Rainbow Glitter.  After taking five, fished with the Tenkara Rod to catch a few little Bluegill that had been feeding on scrap bait - Bread, Powerbait, etc...floating in the water.  Fun catching them; Weighted Antron Nymph worked well on the Bluegill.  Even managed to catch a "minnow/shad" looking fish on the Nymph!  Not sure what it was but was interesting to catch something other than a Bluegill or Trout from the small pond!

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Little Bluegills at Bethany's Feeder Creek... on the Tenkara Rod!

Decided to take the Tenkara Rod out and fish the Feeder Creek at Bethany.  Had fun catching little Bluegill using a Weighted Antron Nymph!  Caught about 20+ in about 40".  All were small but the action was fast and fun....  Good Stuff!

Made a Combination Stick Float / Slip-Bobber.

Decided to make a Bobber to replace the store bought one we used last night.  Wanted one that was more sensitive to light strikes and would have minimal drag when a fish bites.  Using material laying around the shop, was able to make one that turned out okay!  Tested it out at Celebration Park and caught three little (juvenile) Bluegill.  Calling it a Combination Stick Float and Slip-Bobber.  Similar to a Stick Float but has an eyelet on the end to allow rigging as a Slip-Bobber.

To make it, used the following material: a Wine Cork, Bamboo Skewer, Fishing Hook, Epoxy, and Dacron Fly-Tying Line.  For tools, used a Dremel Knife, Dremel Tool, Wood Rasp, Wire Cutters, and Sandpaper.  Other than the Wire Cutters to cut the Fishing Hook in half, making one is mainly shaping and sanding.

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