Four Weight Fly Rod

Was able to find a break in the day for a quick trip to Sonic Pond. Tied several Olive Near Deere to re-stock the fly box; took one on this quick trip for a go at some Bass. Fished for about 30″ and caught and released three Bass. Good to see the Olive Near Deere… [read more]

Yesterday we fished Sonic Pond with the four weight rod. Today, we fished Bethany Lakes with the four weight. Colder temps has the Winter Pattern in play; managed to catch a few using the same slow and steady retrieve that worked at Sonic Pond. Olive and Pink Near Deere continued to work as well; could… [read more]

Tied a couple of Near Deere and took them to Plano East Senior High School for a round of fishing. Was targeting Bass and Catfish; ended this round with Catfish and Bluegill! Caught two Catfish and three Bluegill fishing the Near Deere under a strike indicator. Good to fish with the Fly Rod/Reel again. Been… [read more]

Happy Fourth of July… started out catching little fish, ended up hooking into to two nice ones… a Catfish and a Bass! Fished Murphy City Hall Pond this morning. Used a Tandem Rigged Near Deere and GRHEN to catch a number of Sunfish and Bluegill. Bite was good; even caught two at the same time… [read more]

Had more fun catching some nice Bluegill from the Lower Pond at Bethany Lakes this evening. Used the four weight fly rod and started fishing with the COAF Foam Damsel Fly. Caught several Bluegill and one Bass, and then started missing hook sets for some reason. Switched to a COAF Guadalupana and began hooking up again…. [read more]

Decided to go back to Bethany Lakes to fish the evening bite. Went with the Olive Near Deere and a different Four Weight Rod; caught nine Bass and lost five others. No Bruisers… largest went about 13″-14″ inches. Lots of fun still. Did notice the Bass were further out compared to yesterday. Also, noticed the… [read more]

Nice weather and more daylight to fish after work. So, best thing to do is go fishing. Headed to Bethany Lakes with the Four Weight Fly Rod and an Olive Near Deere. Fished for about an hour. Was able to catch 10 Bass or so. May have missed the count +/- 1 but did not… [read more]

Worked on the Micro Fly Rod for a little, and then headed to Murphy City Hall Pond when it looked like the rain was slowing down. Rod handle now has the reel seat and the hook keeper is in place. Next step is to wrap the rod guides. Was going to do work on them… [read more]

Made it to Murphy City Hall Pond for another go at Trout. Caught four and missed four more but still was good to get out for another round of fishing this week! Used a Tandem Rig – Olive/Brown Near Deere and a Soft Hackle. One Trout went for the Near Deere, remainder went for the… [read more]

Fished Murphy City Hall Pond this evening. Was cold but it was great to get a round of fishing in during the work week! Even better that we managed to limit out on Rainbow Trout. Used the Four Weight Fly Rod and the Olive/Brown Near Deere that worked the other day. Change in the retrieve… [read more]