Two Catfish at Celebration Park... Bread and Hook Set Pro!

Was out and about running errands. Somehow ended up at Cabelas (wink, wink, wink). While browsing the aisles, noticed a fishing tool called the Hook Set Pro by FishingScience.com; ended up buying it on a whim. Bought it in hopes of setting up a fishing rod to freeline bread for Catfish that lurk in the community lakes and ponds in the area.

With the cold temps, thoughts were to setup the rig, then sit back and watch things happen. Meaning keeping our hands warm in our coat pockets while the Hook Set Pro took care of setting the hook when the Catfish struck.

Ended up catching two - one Bruiser that went about 20" in length (posted it on the COAF Leader Board) and a little Bullhead! Fun stuff!

Cold Day At Bethany!

Fished Bethany and caught a Bass and a Bluegill.  Was rough though; ice kept forming in the rod guides!  Made a short video clip of the "action"!  Package from the Fly Shack arrived, going to stay indoors warm up and then may do more fly tying!

Cold, Cold, Cold, and Windy, Too... Caught a Bass Though!

Fished Bethany the early evening and braved the cold.  Ended up getting several strikes and one hookup on a little Bass.  Did have one that looked decent take a Guadalupana but broke off immediately.  Worse lost a Damsel Fly and Wooley Bugger, too!  Guess it's back to the fly tying table to make more.

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Damsel Fly Gets Several Bass at Bethany's Waterfall!

Fished the Waterfall at Bethany and managed to get three Bass to take a Damsel Fly.  No Bruisers but still had fun... even made a short video!

White Wooley Bugger Gets Two Bass At Noon.

Broke away from the salt mines and made it to Bethany for a quick trip.  Caught two Bass on the White Wooley Bugger.  Fun stuff,... may try again later with another pattern - White Damsel Fly!  Thoughts are the Damsel Fly rides with the bend up, so less likely to snag the rocks. Will see....

PS:  Made it back later in the early evening.  Managed one more Bass on the White Damsel Fly.  Had less snags on the bottom, so the concept worked!  Too bad the picture did not come out well... a little Bass!

Colder Than Yesterday!

Colder than yesterday.  Had to slow things down.  No Bass this round and only one little Bluegill.  Hope an uptick in the temps picks up the action!

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White Wooley Bugger Does Well At Bethany This Afternoon!

Been tying Olive Wooley Buggers and fishing them with good results during the Spring and Summer. 

Took the advice from one of our Readers to try fishing a White Wooley Bugger.  So, stopped at Cabelas earlier today and picked up material to make them. 

Good thing!  Managed to catch and release nine Bass, a Bluegill, and a Sunfish this afternoon.  Fast retrieve and working the shallows were key today.

No Bruisers but still had a lot fun catching them!

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Frisco Trout Derby This Saturday!

City of Frisco is holding its Trout Derby this Saturday, 4 February! 

Do give it a try; nice park for the kids, and who can resist a chance to go fishing.

For more info, checkout their link - Trick-A-Trout Kid Fish!

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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!