Bethany This Evening

Made it for another round at Bethany this evening.  Caught three Bass.  One went for a Dry Fly.  The other two went for the Bouncer Damsel Fly.  Did lose a White Damsel Fly to a nice Bass though.

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Quick Trip To Bethany for Lunch

Short video clip of a quick trip to Bethany for Lunch.  Caught two Bass and a Sunfish.  Did see a few Bruisers lurking near the pier!  Fun stuff.... used a Bouncer Damsel Fly.

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Fished Bethany... Slight Change to the Damsel Fly

Fished Bethany this evening and caught nine Bass.  Made a slight change to the Damsel Fly. Added a weighted keel using the "Bouncer" technique.  Using a mono-filament and beads to make a keel, the Damsel Fly's hook rides higher than one without the keel.  We think it provides for better hook sets!  Seemed like it worked except we did lose it to a nice Bass.  Will have to make another one!

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A Snake, Lots of Bass, and Trout?

Fished Bethany today.  Really nice day despite the windy conditions. Saw a Snake, caught 16 Bass using the White Damsel Fly, and saw some Trout being caught!  Not a bad day in April; sure beats work!

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Trout in April!

Was out fishing again at Bethany today.  While working the different ponds, stopped by the pier and noticed a few nice looking Trout being caught!  Nice surprise seeing Rainbow Trout still lurking in the pond!

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A Lot of Bass This Round!

Fished Bethany and caught a lot of Bass.  Guessing about 30 Bass. Caught on Fly Fishing Gear, using a White Damsel Fly, Purple Damsel Fly, Brown Damsel Fly, and an Olive Guadalupana.  Water was clear and the Bass were active.

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Bite Was On at Bethany... Damsel Flies

Decided on the Four Weight Fly Rod this evening at Bethany.  Had a later start but the bite was on.  Managed to catch 18 Bass that went for a White Damsel Fly.  Faster retrieve was working this time.  Missed a lot more than we hooked.  Was lotta fun made even better by a nice day!

PS:  Better view of the Beaver we saw yesterday - calling it the "Bethany Beaver"!

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Senkos Keep Working!

Checked out one pond and had several hits but no hook ups.  After an hour headed home; on the way stopped at Bethany and hooked up with Bass.  Senkos keep working!  Did see a Beaver hanging out in the Horseshoe Pond.  Got some video but was too far to get a good view.

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Senko Fishing - 4" Yamasenko!

Have received several questions on how we fish the Senkos.  Here is a HubPages Article that may be of interest to some.  Senko Fishing - 4" Yamasenko!  Hope it helps in catching a few Bruisers out there!

Till next time,
Good Luck and Good Fishing
COAF Field Team

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Steady Bite This Evening at Bethany

Bite was steady at Bethany this evening.  Caught Bass on Senkos and an Ultralight, again.  Going to stick to this pattern for now!  No action shots this time; just video of fish.

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Five Bass This Round

Five bass this round at Bethany.  All on Senkos on an Ultralight spooled with Spiderwire. No Bruisers this time but still good with catching them!

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Fourteen Bass at Bethany This Round

Checked out Bethany Lakes this morning and caught twelve Bass - ten on Senkos and two on Hand-Poured Worms.  Had run out of Senkos, so switched to Hand-Poured Worms.  Afterwards, stopped at Cabelas and picked up more Senkos and a spool of Spiderwire to replace the monofilament on the Ultralight.

Decided to "test" the Spiderwire; fished Bethany Lakes again in the evening and caught two more Bass!  Much more sensitive than the monofilament and had less missed hook strikes.

Total for the day was fourteen Bass but did miss a good number of others. Two largest Bass went 17" and 16.5" in length!

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Quick Trip to Bethany This Morning

Only had a little time this morning to fish due to other commitments.  So, we headed to Bethany for a quick trip.  Was glad it was a really nice day; was glad the Bass were biting, too!

Caught four Bass using Senkos and one using a Crankbait.  One of the Bass had a fishing fly in it's upper jaw - a Guadalupana!  Fun stuff!

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Fished Bethany after the Cold Front Arrived... Caught 10 Bass on Senkos

Was not sure how the Bass would be doing after the recent cold front.  Temps were in the 40s this evening.  Luckily the Bass did not mind.  Caught and released 10 Bass but missed a lot more strikes.  Fun stuff using Senkos and Ultralight Gear!

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More Fun Fishing Before the Front Arrived

Headed to Bethany with the Four Weight Fly Rod to fish a round before the cold front arrived.  Caught seven Bass and one Sunfish on fishing flies.  One Bass and the Sunfish went for the Guadalupana.  The other Bass went for a White BH Wooley Bugger, White Wooley Bugger, or a White Damsel Fly.  Fun stuff!

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Six Bass and a Bluegill This Round

Fished Bethany this evening.  Caught six Bass and one Bluegill this round.  Three Bass went for Senkos, one Bass and a Bluegill went for a Purple Damsel Fly, and two Bass went for the Guadalupana!  Missed others that came off the hook while bringing them in; regardless, was another fun time on a really nice evening.  No action footage this time; just footage of fish.

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Senkos Keep Working!

Big thunderstorm rolled through this morning.  Luckily, it passed through and things cleared up.  Decided to fish the pond by In-N-Out Burger.  Used Senkos and Ultralight Gear to catch seven Bass.  Then, went on to Glendover Pond and caught two more.  Today's catch was nine Bass.  All were caught on Senkos.  Did have one young fisherman show us his catch.  A Bass that went for a live fingerling Bluegill.  Good to see others catching them!

PS:  Fished the evening bite.  Checked out Auburn Springs with no bites; stopped at Bethany and caught three Bass.  Used Senkos again but went with Baitcasting Gear this time.

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One Bass and then Missed Strikes

Fished the pond behind In-N-Out Burger and caught one Bass using Senkos.  Then, fished Auburn Springs and missed strikes.  Was a tough go this round.  Still fun despite losing a nice Bass. Video clip shows the one Bass being caught and released; went about 13.5" in length, and then it shows a Bass coming off the hook while trying to land it.

 Its size is deceiving because of the fish eye camera lens makes it look smaller.  And, we were standing at the top of the embankment which is about 20 feet from the water's edge.  Would have been the biggest we caught this year.  Oh well, better luck next time.

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More Bass On Senkos at Bethany!

Fished Bethany this evening.  Went with Senkos and Ultralight Gear.  After missing the first strike, was able to catch nine Bass.  Bass were just barely striking the worm. Ultralight helped feel the bite.  Also, watching the line go slack, tighten, or twitch helped timing the hook set.  Fun stuff!

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One Bluegill and Two Bass This Round

Fished Auburn Springs this evening.  Cold front rolled in the other day and dropped temps.  Was having fun catching Bass on Senkos.  Decided to try an inline spinner this time.  Managed to catch a Bluegill and two Bass fishing a Rooster Tail.  Largest fish was a Bass that went almost 14" in size.  Fun stuff!

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