Foam Damsel Fly Worked Well - 18 Bass and 10 Bluegill!

Fished Bethany this evening with the Four Weight Fly Rod and a Foam Damsel Fly.  The one we used the other day lost its tail after catching two Bass.  This round made more than one in case it happened again. Luckily it did not; the little fishing fly took a beating but held up even after catching (and releasing) 18 Bass and 10 Bluegill!

Lotta fun; really liking this pattern.  Simple to tie; minimal material.  Only big expense was buying the Foam Cutter.  Bought it on a whim when we ordered the Beavertail Foam Cutter since the $5.00 shipping cost was the same for one or two cutters.

Stay tuned, plan to post an article on the fishing fly pattern... gonna call it the "Fly Tying - Simple Foam Damsel Fly"!

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Kroger Park Then Bethany This Round

Fished Kroger Park (officially Bethany Ridge Park) pond and caught a Bass on a Beavertail Grasshopper.  Then, went across the street and fished Bethany Lakes and caught several more Bass, using a Foam Damsel Fly and a Foam Grasshopper.

Had ordered some Foam Cutters to make a variant of the Foam Grasshopper that we tie.  It's a Beavertail Foam Cutter that is used to make a Chernobyl Ant.  Used it to make a Beavertail Grasshopper.

Also, ordered a Damsel Fly Foam Cutter; used it to make a Foam Damsel Fly the mimics the Dragonflies that the Bass were feeding on.  Too bad it only lasted two fish before the tail was torn off!

Liking the Foam Cutters and especially liking the Foam Damsel Fly.... very easy to tie using a minimum of material!

Check out today's video.  Action was slower compared to yesterday but regardless, had a fun time and was able to "test" a promising new fly pattern!

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Bass Catching Another Bass!

Here is a video clip of the Bass that chased another little Bass while we had one on the hook! Was able to zoom in on the action and slow the video down.  Check it out!

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Murphy City Hall Pond for Bass!

Had fun fishing Murphy City Hall pond for Bass this morning. Caught five Bass and a Bluegill. Largest Bass went 15" and 14".  Did get a cool action shot of a Bass chasing another little Bass while fighting one on the line!  Cool stuff... never had that happen before.  Even saw the little Bass jump out of the water to get away!  All went for a Foam Grasshopper!

15" Bass

8" Bluegill

14" Bass

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Another Round at Bethany This Evening

Another round at Bethany this evening.  Action was not as good as yesterday but it stayed steady. Caught Bass using the new - Redington Pursuit 4WT 8'.  Rod feels good; too bad the hook sets were not in time.  Missed a number of Bass.  Started fishing a Foam Grasshopper in Size 8.  Caught a couple; missed more than a couple.  Switched to a Size 12 and was hooking them but kept losing the bigger ones when they threw the hook.  Settled on a Size 10 and had more caught then missed with it.  Liking the new fly rod; still liking the top water action on the Grasshoppers!

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Redington Pursuit 4wt 8' Fly Rod

Was looking for another fly rod to go with a Ross 3/4 Weight Reel.  Happened on a few fly rods on sale at Cabelas; this one caught my eye - Redington Pursuit 4wt 8' Fly Rod.  Came with a Rod Tube, too.  Sale price was $99, on check out, price rang up lower.  Total price out the door came to $76!  Gotta love it when Cabelas knock a price down, they do knock them down!

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Bruiser Shellcracker Takes a Foam Grasshopper!

Here is a picture of the 9" Shellcracker that went for a Foam Grasshopper!  Thought it was a Bass at first.  This one made the Fish Bulletin Board... Cool beans!

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25 Bass and a Big Shellcracker on Foam Grasshoppers This Round!

Went back to Bethany Lakes Thursday for another round of fishing.  Used the Foam Grasshopper Variant that has been working well lately.  This round it continued to do well with 25 Bass and a Big Shellcracker caught and released.  No Bruiser Bass but the Shellcracker did go 9" in length! Fun stuff!

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Bass Were Liking Grasshoppers This Round!

Another round at Bethany this evening. Brought another Crawdad Pattern to test. Was able to get one Bass to take it, else action was slow.

Switched to a Prince Nymph and started catching Bluegill and Sunfish; caught several and then decided to try a Grasshopper.

Started with a Size 10 White Grasshopper.  Caught a Bass, missed several others, and then caught one finally.  Then, switched to a Size 8 Green Grasshopper.  Ended up catching more Bass with more consistent hook sets!

Fun stuff... Bass were liking Grasshoppers this round!

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Another Crawdad Pattern!

Tried a different Crawdad Pattern this evening. Made of Marabou and a Bead Chain for eyes. Caught several and lost one.  More tweaking of the pattern but think we are getting close to a simple pattern that is easy to tie  but effective still! Fun stuff.

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