Catfish and Bullheads on Bread!

Enjoying the later sunset since the time change this past weekend. Been tough getting a round in fishing but did manage to get out for a quick trip to Celebration Park's East Pond.

Fished with Bread and free-lined it using Spinning Gear.  Also, brought the hook setter we bought a couple of years or so ago. Was able to catch a Bullhead and a Catfish with the hook setter and another Bullhead without it.

The Bullheads went about 12" in size with big tummies probably from all the Bread in the water. The Catfish was a Bruiser, estimating ~22" in size!  This one makes the Fish Bulletin Board!

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Little Bluegill and Sunfish on Midges this Round!

Fished Bethany Lakes this afternoon; really nice day with warmer temps compared to yesterday.

Was hoping for Bass this round; ended with little Bluegill and Sunfish using Midges.  Really little guys but with a Size 20 Midge was able to catch and release a few!

Not a bad day to spend on a warm, sunny day!

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One Bass, One Catfish

Fished a Senko this morning at Bethany.  Had a strike and a miss, then a strike and a hook-up, and a strike and another miss!  One Bass on the Senko was the result.

Then, switched to Bread; caught a Catfish that went about 16" in size.  Took about 15" for the bite; tried one more cast using Bread.  No more hook-ups, so called it a morning.

Still a lot of fun.  Was good to see Senkos and Bread are working!

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One On a Grasshopper!

Went to the Bethany this afternoon.  Brought the Four Weight and a Foam Rubber Grasshopper we tied the other day.  Windy conditions and a little warmer;  was looking for some top water action.  Had one taker... a little Bass!  Not a bad start to the upcoming Spring.

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Missed Hook Ups This Round

Fished Bethany Lakes this evening.  Used a four weight fly rod and a jig fishing fly. Three misses this round; one was a Bass.  The other two we could not tell but one felt like a Bruiser. Tough go this round!  Here is the video of one of the missed fish.

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A Sunfish, a Little Catfish, and a Green LED Fishing Light Field Test

Fished Murphy City Hall Pond for Trout.  Ended up breaking off the last Size 12 COAF Guadalupana in the fly box.  Had been a consistent producer for Trout.  Gonna have to tie more and refill the fly box.

Switched to a Prince Nymph and struck out, then switched to Bread and started getting some strikes but no hook ups. Had brought a Bread Fly in hopes of hooking a fish with it.  Ended up catching a Sunfish and a little Catfish on Bread.

Did get a chance to test out the 6v Green LED Fishing Light.  Worked great; still working on the 9v version of it.  Circuit board is done; just need to get the PVC body completed.

Cold evening but still a lot of fun!

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Fly Tying - Simple Foam Rubber Grasshopper

Cold temps and sleet, stayed indoors today. But, here is an article from the Team in preparation for warmer weather.  It's an article that provides instructions on tying a "Simple Foam Rubber Grasshopper"!

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Too Nice a Day to Spend Indoors!

Too nice a day to spend indoors; went back out in the afternoon for some catch and release fishing!  This time in Murphy.

Had a tough time but did manage to hook four Trout!  Also, noticed chumming with bread made a difference in getting the Trout and Bluegill to feed on the surface.

Was able to take advantage of this by casting the COAF Guadalupana near the drifting pieces of bread that were being blown across the pond!

Fun stuff... Will play tomorrow by ear as the weather is not looking good.

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Bite Was Good at Towne Lake This Morning!

Bite was good at Towne Lake this morning!  Brought the Switch Rod and was able to make long cast to the middle of the pond and get a Trout or two or three.  Fast retrieve was the key at first.  Then, a slower (drifting) retrieve worked.

Did see others doing well on small Nymphs, Wooley Buggers, and Midges as well as Silver Super Dupers. Ended the morning with a limit of Trout!

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Four Trout This Round at Murphy

Finished work on a TGIF with enough daylight for another go at Murphy City Hall Pond! Caught four Rainbow Trout on a COAF Guadalupana and several Bluegill!  Fun stuff!

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Simple Dough Bait Recipe

Here is a new article for our simple dough bait recipe.  We posted one previously but had to re-publish it.  Check it out some time at Simple Dough Bait Recipe!  It uses only a few ingredients and can be made in less than 30"!

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New HubPages Article - "Making a Green LED Fishing Light - Part 1 LED Circuit"

New HubPages Article - "Making a Simple Green LED Fishing Light - Part 1 LED Circuit"  Part 1 of a four part series of articles that describe how to make a simple Green LED Fishing Light that is portable and powered by a 9V battery. Part 1 provides details for making the LED Circuit!

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Two Trout and Two Bluegill This Round

Fished Murphy City Hall Pond again this evening.  Late start but was there in time to get one Trout before dark and one Trout just at dark.  Did miss a couple, and also caught two Bluegill that went for the COAF Guadalupana!

Used the Switch Rod to gain more distance on the cast but as it turned out, both Trout were caught well within casting distance obtained on the little Four Weight Rod used yesterday.

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A Round at Murphy City Hall Pond

Collin County Trout Stockings this past weekend in McKinney, Prosper, and a new one for this year - Murphy!  Missed the action this weekend but was able to make it to Murphy this evening.

Caught four Rainbow Trout on a COAF Guadalupana Fishing Fly.  Would have limited out but missed the hook set on three others.  Oh well... lotta fun!

No action shots, just some quick action to get a few fish for dinner!

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Quick Trip to Bethany This Evening

Nice weather and enough light to give it a shot at Bethany this evening.  Fished Bethany Lakes with fly fishing gear.  Used the new fishing fly that worked on Trout at Frisco Commons yesterday. Calling it a Gold Tinsel Fly for now.

Started out fishing the Canal with one Bluegill that followed the fly, and then fished the Main Pond and was able to catch a Bass and a Sunfish.

Fun stuff on a nice short-sleeved weather evening!

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More Action at Frisco

Fished Frisco Commons this morning.  Hooked up using the Gold Super Duper, then switched to the fly rod and caught three more to make a limit using a new fishing fly.

No name for it yet; tied like the COAF Guadalupana but with White Marabou and a Gold Tinsel for the body. Needed something with Gold in it. 

After limiting out, did some catch and release fishing.  Was able to hook up with a couple more Trout and a Bluegill!  Fun Stuff!

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Today's Round at Frisco....

No action shots this round; had a low battery.  Forgot to charge the camera since the last outing.  No worries, able to get enough footage of the Trout (as well as several Bluegill) that were caught.

Started off with a COAF Guadalupana that the little Bluegill liked.  Then, switched to an Ultralight and caught three Rainbow Trout on a Gold Super Duper.  Went back to fly fishing and got them to take a Size 10 Gold Bead Head Wooley Bugger.

Key to hooking up was a slow retrieve when fishing the Super Duper and a long pulls and 6-8 count stop and go retrieve when fishing the Wooley Bugger.

Fun stuff... decided to cook them with Cajun Blackened Seasoning on a hot iron skillet!

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Another Tough Round at Frisco Commons....

Made it back this afternoon to Frisco.  Trout still were lurking near the bank, and they were picky, picky, picky.

After changing fishing flies several times, finally hooked up with one using a variant of the COAF Guadalupana - tied using a Size 12 Caddis Hook, else it's the same pattern.

Also, noticed a steady retrieve as a school passed would usually attract the one hungry Trout to break from its buddies and strike.

Managed to limit out, even did some catch and release, as well as catch a little Bluegill.  No foul hooked fish; all struck the fishing fly and were hooked in the mouth.

Overcast and cold, but still has a good time once we figured the pattern!

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Tough Go at Frisco Commons Today

Finally able to wet a line today.  Fished Frisco Commons this afternoon; the pond was stocked this morning and the City held its annual kid fishing derby.

Tough go today.  Fish seemed in shock, staying near the bank and were lock jawed at times.

After several looks at a Guadalupana, finally had one take the fishing fly.  Switch Rod worked out well; was able to make long switch cast (and roll cast) with ease.  Too bad distance did not matter today.

Then, switched to an Ultralight Rig and a Silver Kastmaster; had tried a Gold Super Duper, a Copper Super Duper, and a White Roostertail without a bite.  Looked like silver was the color of choice today.

Tried casting the spoon, used a steady retrieve, a stop and go retrieve, as well as a count down before reeling in.  No luck... what worked?  Jigging the lure up and down like when ice fishing. As a school would pass, one or two would show interest, the remainder would keep going by.

Later, jigging up and down, and then slowly moving the lure away would get one or two to break from where the school was "holed" up, and then a light strike and hook up would follow.

Fun stuff... was different seeing so many Trout so close to the bank; even got some underwater video of a school or two going by!

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Green LED Fishing Light - Bread Board Testing of the Circuit....

The LED diodes arrived in the mail; still short a few part but decided to test the circuit on a bread board.  Things look promising!  It works... this one uses a 9 volt battery and the diodes have a different rating than our original light.

They are considerably cheaper than the diodes we used at first, and they are still pretty bright. Like paying .89 cents each instead of $5.00 for one LED!  Ended up getting 15 diodes for less than the price paid for three.

More to come, in the near future, we hope!

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