Russell Creek Park Pond

Decided to try another pond in Plano for this evening's round.  Stopped at Russell Creek Park and fished the pond located there.  Managed to catch a number of Bluegill and Sunfish using the White Grasshopper Variant.  Lost count but would say more than 20 were caught and released.  Was surprised that no Bass struck the fishing fly.  Fun stuff!

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Bethany and then Oak Point!

Started the day with a trip to Bethany Lakes.  Used the Bait Casting Rod and Senkos.  Managed to catch seven Bass before calling it quits.  Largest measured 17" in length!

Then, for a change of scenery, went to Oak Point Nature Preserve in Plano around 11AM.  Fished with a Fly Rod and used a Lefty Deceiver.  Caught a Bass (slightly smaller than the 17" Bass at Bethany) and two Crappie. 

Like Bethany, had more misses than catches but still had a fun time. Been awhile since we last fished Oak Point.  Just like before, it still has a lot of vegetation along its bank and saw a number of water snakes.  Even got some video of one snake that "sneaked" away.


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Bethany Lakes



Oak Point

Went with a Fly Rod this Time!

Went with a fly rod this time and fished Bethany Lakes; caught Bass and a couple of Bluegill.  Sped up the video this time.  Lotta fun catching them!  Started using a Lefty Deceiver, then switched to a Grasshopper.  Bass were biting; even caught two well after dark!

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Bite Was Good After the Rain Storm!

Rain today but it stopped by the evening.  Made a run to Bethany Lakes and fished Senkos on the Ultralight.  Bite was good; caught nine Bass and even saw the big Koi that lurks in the Main Pond!



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Grasshopper Variant Again This Round at Bethany

Went with the Four Weight Fly Rod and the Grasshopper Variant at Bethany this evening.  Grasshopper worked well yesterday; looked like it did well again today!  Caught seven Bass and one Sunfish this round.  Fun stuff on light tackle.

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Fly Rod This Trip to Bethany

Brought the fly rod this evening to Bethany.  Caught five Bass and two Shellcracker using a Yellow Grasshopper Variant.  Then, caught one more Bass on a Lefty Deceiver; had to switch fishing flies as Grasshopper's legs were really beat up by the fish!  Fun stuff!

PS:  Met two fishermen who were having success with Senkos.  Found out they started using Senkos after reading our Blog.  Good to hear their hook up rate increased.  Thanks for reading our Blog!

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Three Bass and Two Misses This Round

Cold temps this round slowed the bite.  Did manage to catch three Bass at Bethany Lakes on Senkos.  Also, had two misses - one break off and one missed hook set.  Still had fun!

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Cy Miller Park Pond for Bass and Bluegill

Change of scenery today.  Stopped at Cy Miller Park in College Station while on the road.  The park has a small, half-acre pond by the Police Station.  Fished with the Three Weight Fly Rod and a BH Olive Wooley Bugger.  Caught seven small Bass and three Bluegill. Did see several decent looking Bass; none wanted our fishing fly though!

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Colder Temps But Action Stays Steady at Bethany

Cold front dropped temps.  Luckily, action stayed steady at Bethany. Went with Senkos and an Ultralight Gear.  Caught eight bass this round!

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Three Bass and a Shellcracker This Time

Short video clip of today's catch.  Missed a lot more than was caught; still had a fun time!   Caught the Bass using a Lefty Deceiver.  Caught the Shellcracker using a BH Nymph.  Fun stuff.

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Dry Flies and a BH Nymph This Time!

Fished Bethany this evening.  Went with the four weight fly rod and dry flies and one bead head nymph.  Caught Bass, Bluegill, and Sunfish.  Lost count of how many fish.  Surface action was good, especially liked the Bass taking a dry fly that simulates a dragon fly.  Also, largest Sunfish went about 8.5" in length.

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Quick trip to Bethany this morning; only had a little time before other commitments pulled us away from our true love - Fishing!  Bass and Bluegill were readily taking White Foam Rubber Grasshopper Variant.  Fun stuff catching them on the surface!

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Five Bass This Round

Made it to Bethany a little later than normal.  Caught five Bass on Senkos.  Seemed to want more action on the retrieve this time.

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Bite Was Good... 14 Bass This Round!

Bite was good this evening at Bethany.  Caught 14 Bass this round.  Senkos worked again!  Pattern changed from the other day as the front dropped temps.  This round the Bass liked no retrieve or a slight twitch now and then.  Fun stuff!

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Only Two Bass This Time

Caught two Bass on a Lefty Deceiver.  Missed a lot more; regardless, was a nice day to get some casting practice!

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Slowed Things Down a Little

Cold temps this morning slowed things down a little.  Went with Senkos and Ultralight Gear and went to... you guessed it... Bethany Lakes for another round.  After missing several strikes, was able to hook a Bass.  Then missed more strikes before catching a second Bass.  Then, spied the big Koi that lurks in the area; got some video.  Then, went back to fishing.  Was able to get one more Bass this round!

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Slow Day at Denison Dam

Checked out the action at Denison Dam today.  Was slow on the Oklahoma side, managed one bite but no hook up.  Then, checked out the water discharge area on the Oklahoma side.  Could see some big fish lurking in the area but none were willing to bite.  Went across the Dam to check out the action at the Texas Wall.  Not much happening, so was ready to call the day a bust... except stopped at Bethany Lakes on the way home and caught one Bluegill!

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Mixed Bag This Time

Cold front dropped temps and changed the pattern.  But, things started warming up a little.  Tried the Lefty Deceiver and had a few hits but nothing solid.  Switched to a White Damsel Fly and fished it slow.  Managed to catch a Bass, and then a White Bass!  White Bass went 14.5" in length and put up a nice fight. Then, noticed fish feeding on the surface.  Switched to a Dry Fly and caught Bluegill, Shellcracker, and a Bass!  One Shellcracker went 8" in length.  Fun stuff!

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Front Is Coming; Bite Still On at Bethany

Decided to give Bethany another try this evening before the cold front arrived. Nasty weather forecasted; looked like the Bass were active despite the windy conditions.  Lefty Deceiver was working catching several Bass, but ended up losing the Deceivers to snags.  Switched to a White Damsel Fly and caught a Bass, then lost it to another snag.  Then, switched to a Purple Damsel Fly until a Bass really tore it up.  Finally caught two more Bass using a Brown Damsel Fly.

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Another Day; A Different Fishing Fly - Lefty Deceiver!

Another day at Bethany for a quick trip.  Brought the five weight fly rod and a different fishing fly - a Lefty Deceiver.  Had used this one in the past for Striped Bass way back when.  Decided to try it on Bass.  Been seeing a number of Bass chasing smaller fish away when they come near them.

So, made the Lefty Deceiver in Size 2 and about 3.5" long to simulate a smaller fish to aggravate the Bass.  Looks like it worked, catching seven Bass in about 40" of fishing... fun stuff!

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