Nine Fish On Inline Spinners This Round

Fished Bethany this evening.  Went with inline spinners starting out with a Rooster Tail.  Caught one Bluegill and missed several Bass.  Switched to the Wooley Rooster Martin and caught more Bass and two Catfish.  Fish count this round:  One Bluegill, six Bass, and two Catfish. Used Ultralight Gear and four pound test, making the fish feel like Bruisers... fun stuff!

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Quick Trip at Lunch

Had some time today to break away and go for a quick trip at Lunch.  Brought the fly rod and a Damsel Fly.  Ended up catching three little fish - a Bass and two Sunfish.  Scrappy fighters and still fun to catch!

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Fished This Morning, But...

Fished this morning at Bethany.  Caught seven Bass on a Rooster Tail but had to call the trip short as we had some car issues.... ended up needing to get it towed to a local garage.  No worries... still fun fishing while waiting for the tow truck to arrive!

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Lake Level Was Low... Went with a Guided Hunt.

Checked out Lake Lavon and noted the water level was low... too low for the Jon Boat.  May try later with a Kayak or possibly try a walk-in hunt.  Still itching to get the Season started and having missed opening weekend, decided on a guided hunt on private land.  Good thing... ended up with a limit of Blue Winged Teal!

Missed Opening Weekend But....

Missed Opening Weekend for Early Teal Season.  But, back in the swing and hope to make it out this weekend.  Going light since the old Jon Boat still needs painting.  Regardless, cool temps should make the morning hunts interesting!

Hula Popper Gets a Bite Or Two This Evening!

After a late start, made it out to Bethany this evening.  Went with Baitcasting Gear and a Hula Popper.  Fished it fast with no strikes.  Fished it slow and started getting strikes.  After about 30" finally hooked a Bass, then caught a decent Catfish that easily makes the COAF Leader Board.  Estimating the Catfish went about 20" plus; not a bad outing!

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Tough Time of Year....

Been itching to go fishing but work and other things have slowed us down.  This made worse knowing Early Teal Season is here.  So, is it fins or feathers we go after.... Tough choice but made a little easier in that work is keeping us away from both.  No complaints though, given the alternative. For now, bear with us as we weather this "rough patch" and maintain our day jobs!

Three Bass While Out and About

Caught three Bass this morning while on the road from a small private pond.  Water was stained and muddy but it looked like a Watermelon Senko worked at least for three Bass lurking in the pond.  Fun stuff!

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Quick Trip This Morning

Went for a quick trip to Bethany; caught four fish... one Sunfish and three Bass.  All on an Orange Rooster Tail.  Fun stuff!

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Cool Front Still Here; Caught Two Bass.

Still enjoying the cooler temps.  Ended up catching two Bass; did miss one that came off the hook while landing it.  Fun stuff!

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Another Go This Afternoon....

Another go this afternoon at Bethany.  Brought the fly rod this time.  Fished a Damsel Fly and caught mainly Sunfish and Bluegill.  Did get one Bass though from the creek that flows out of the Lower Pond.

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Cool Front Slows Things Down....

Cool front arrived last night.  Looks like Summer is nearing an end.  Front slows things down for us.  This round caught two Bass.  One went for a Spinnerbait; other went for a Senko!  Fun stuff!

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Morning Trip Gets Several Bass....

Tough getting away this week.  Managed to fish this morning.  Caught several Bass!  Started with the Rooster Martin without luck.  Switched to an Orange Rooster Tail and was able to hook up with five scrappy Bass!

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Three More Bass This Morning....

Made a modification to the Wooley Rooster Martin; went with a Size 6 Treble Hook this time.  Seemed like a better hookup rate compared to yesterday.  Caught three Bass; no Bruisers.  And, yes... it is still fun!

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Fished Bethany yesterday morning and caught a decent sized Catfish, then missed a lot of strikes.  Finally, managed to catch a few Bass and other fish.  Went with Ultralight Gear and an Inline Spinner we call the Wooley Rooster Martin.  It has a Wooley Bugger dressed hook,  a Roostertail body, and a Panther Martin blade. Works well on Bluegill and Sunfish... looks like at least one Catfish liked it, too.  Fun stuff!



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More Bass and a Panfish....

Fished the pond at Bethany Creek Park; had not fished it for some time. Brought Senkos and a Hula Popper.  Ended up catching three little Bass, then went down the road to Bethany Lakes and caught two more Bass and a Panfish.  One Bass went for the Hula Popper, else it was Senkos all around!



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Three Bass Again This Evening

Caught three Bass again this evening.  Bite was steady at Bethany but had to call the trip short when it started to rain.  Caught one Bass below the Waterfall.  Then, noticed Bass chasing baitfish along the shoreline in the Lower Pond.  Managed to get two of them to go for a weightless Senko.  Largest Bass this round went about 15" in size!


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Three Bass This Round

Fished Bethany this evening.  Caught two Bass on a Senko, and one Bass on a Spinnerbait.  No Bruisers but still a lot of fun especially when the Bass start "tapping" at the Senko!  Here is a link to a short video clip of today's catch - Video Clip. (Still having issues loading videos on Blogger).


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One Bass at Lunch, and then Four Bass Before Dinner!

Fished Bethany at Lunch and caught a Bass on a Spinnerbait.  Could not leave it at one, so before Dinner, stopped at Cabelas to pickup more Senkos and hooks, and then fished the pond behind In-N-Out Burger (also known as Eagle Lake).  Slower action with four Bass caught and released before dinner!  Having issues with loading the video onto Blogger.  Here is a link to Today's Video.

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Three More Bass This Evening...

Late start getting out to fish today.  Did make it though.... fished Bethany and caught two Bass from the Lower Pond near the Waterfall and then a Bass in the Main Pond.  Two went for the Senko and one went for a Spinnerbait!

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