Only One Fish This Round... But It Was a Bruiser!

Cold front rolled in and the wind was rough.  Decided to check out the East Pond at Celebration Park for a chance at a Catfish.  Used Bread for bait and Ultralight Gear; only caught one this round.  But, it was a Bruiser Catfish that went 22.5" in size!  Fun stuff!

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Tenkara Fishing This Round Gets 25 Fish This Round

Was able to get a round of fishing between the rainstorms today.  Went with the Tenkara Rod and one fishing fly - the White Guadalupana.  So, with a stick, line, and a fishing fly fished the feeder creek that runs by Harrington Park in Plano and the pond at Suncreek Park in Allen.  Caught 25 fish this round; no Bruisers but still had a lot of fun!

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More Fun at Auburn Springs

Had more fun at Auburn Springs this evening.  Brought the Tenkara Rod this round and fished a Guadalupana.  Caught five fish with just a "stick, line, and fishing fly"!  No Bruisers but still had a lot of fun.

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Fishing Bass Beds and Hand Poured Worms

Stopped by Auburn Springs to fish the bass beds with hand poured worms.  Started out with a Senko-like worm (we call it the Half-Quatro) and caught two, then switched to an injection molded one that is really soft and looks lively in the water.  Able to get three more to bite!  Fun stuff!

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Two Bass at Bethany; Missed Strikes at Auburn Springs

Fished Bethany this afternoon and caught two Bass using Senkos.  Then, rode a bike to Auburn Springs to fish the evening bite.  Had several missed strikes and no hook ups.  Need to try again in the near future. At least got some exercise in riding a bike to the pond!

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Back to Bethany This Evening

Back to Bethany this evening.  Had fished the morning bite at In-N-Out Burger and Bethany with good success.  This evening went well, too!  Caught six Bass on Senkos.  Liking the current pattern!

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Three Bass at One Pond, then One More at Bethany

Fished the morning bite at the pond behind In-N-Out Burger.  Caught three working a weightless Senko slowly.  Then, stopped at Bethany afterwards; caught one more.  Fun stuff... four Bass for this morning's round!

PS:  Do check out the Texas Rainbow Trout Fishing's Top 5 Lures and Baits for Community Lakes partner article posted by our Team.  Closing out the 2012-2013 Trout Stocking Season, we received over 150 reports and posted the final summary for the Season!  Looks like Super Dupers and Power Bait still rock!

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Eight Bass at Bethany This Round.

Windy conditions made it tough to fish the Bass beds at Bethany like we normally do - sight casting.  Had to shift to blind casting.  When this happens, we switch to a Senko.  We caught one using a Carolina-Rigged Senko, then switched to a weightless Senko.  Caught seven more to make total of eight this round.  Fun stuff!

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Bass On Its Bed at Bethany Gets Caught!

Returned to Bethany after work Friday.  Hoped to get an underwater video shot of Bass on their beds and possibly some footage of a Bass striking.  Managed to get one on camera.  Not a Bruiser but it still counts!  Fun stuff!

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More Inline Spinners But... Bass On Their Beds!

Returned to Bethany with inline spinners.  But, could see Bass on their beds.  Had to adjust the retrieve and drag the spinner slow across the bed to get the first one to strike.  Then, switched back to a steady retrieve and caught some little scrappy ones.  Going to switch lures to adjust to the pattern change!

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More Inline Spinners at Bethany

Fished the evening bite yesterday.  Caught (lost count but we think) eight Bass.  No Bruisers but still a lot of fun on ultralight gear.  Lost several of our homemade inline spinner to snags; tied on a Rooster Tail and caught Bass; then lost it... tied on another one and caught Bass.  Fun stuff!

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Five Bass on Inline Spinners This Round!

Fished Bethany this evening.  Gotta like the extra daylight now that we "sprung our clocks forward"!  Action started out slow; used Red/White Tube Jigs for about 45" without a bite.

Switched to the Purple Wooley Rooster Martin and got a bite soon after.  But, it was another 30" before the next fish struck - Bass #2.  Bass #3 and #4 were caught one right after the other, and then another 15" passed before Bass #5 struck.

Fun stuff!

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Headed to Plano East Senior High School's pond this morning.  Fished the Purple Wooley Rooster Martin inline spinner. 

Caught five Bass at the High School, then stopped by Bethany Lakes and caught three more Bass!

Fun stuff... most were caught near the bank; all were caught using Ultralight Gear on 4lbs test.  Largest went 15.5" in size!

Glad to have got a round in before the rain arrived; now we will have to play it by ear as the next cold front arrives.  Anticipate the pattern will changes again!

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More Bass at Bethany

Squeezed in a round at Bethany this evening.  Overcast and some rain and wind.  Regardless, Bass were active; hitting the Purple Wooley Rooster Martin!  Caught several, lost one, and missed some strikes as well.  Fun stuff!

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Inline Spinners Again This Round

Went back to Bethany Lakes and fished inline spinners again. Colder than yesterday with the front that came in; glad that the wind calmed down.  Managed to catch four Bass!

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Inline Spinners....

Decided to fish Inline Spinners this evening at Bethany Lakes.  Started out with our Purple Wooley Rooster Martin; fished it with a steady retrieve.  Managed to catch three Bass before losing it to a Tree Bass.  Switched to an Orange Rooster Tail and caught a scrappy little Bass!  Not bad, lotta fun, able to get a round in before the next cold front arrived!

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Trout Magnet

FYI... Here is a picture of the Trout Magnet that worked well for some on the Trout stocked at Prosper's Community Park Pond.  Had stopped at Academy in Plano off of Central; no luck.  Checked out the one in Mckinney; had several in stock!  Bought some to keep in the fishing vest/tackle box... hope to get a chance to try them out before the Trout bite turns cold.

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Out and About... Ends with a Limit!

Fished Bethany Lakes Friday evening.  Very cold, would not have been so bad if we could have landed a fish. Had two hookups but lost them soon after!

Next morning, went to Towne Lake in Mckinney.  Still very cold; made worse by the wind.  Fished for an hour and had some strikes using a GRHEN but missed setting the hook.  Did see others catching them on Powerbait!

Decided to checkout the action in Prosper's Community Park.  They hosted a Trout Derby to kick-off the Trout Stocking.  When we arrived, Trout were actively feeding on tiny midges.  Too bad they did not want our fishing flies.

Switched to Powerbait and waited out the bite; started hooking up the around 5PM.  After a long day, limited out!

Did see others doing better, catching them using Bread, Corn, Powerbait, and something called a Trout Magnet!  It was the hot bait today, out fishing all others this round!

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Three Bass at Bethany This Round!

Made a quick trip to Bethany Lakes this round.  Caught three Bass using a Damsel Fly.  Two were small 10" Scrappers and one went about 13" in size!  Caught them using "jerky" retrieve by making short pulls on the fly line.  All were caught shallow; must have been staging for an evening feeding frenzy of bait fish!

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Limited Out at Towne Lake

Quick trip to Mckinney's Towne Lake this round.  Wanted to catch a few Trout before the cold front arrived.  Caught three quickly, then had trouble catching number four and five.  After awhile, did hook and land Trout #4, and then shortly after dark, caught Trout #5!  Fun stuff!

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