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Was out this morning and had saw a chance to fish the feeder creek at the local pond. Good thing I keep the Micro Fly Rod handy… this one is the two piece micro fly rod made from a broken 8wt fly rod. Saw a nice bass in the culvert that runs from the feeder… [read more]
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As part of our Little Red Book of Fly Fishing series on our iFishNews Fishing Podcast, here is a video to expand on Tips 3 – Point Your Cast and Tip 10 – Watch Your Thumb. Point your cast suggests where you point your rod tip is also where your cast will go. Watch your… [read more]
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Another pond fishing round with Spincasting gear… Zebco Authentic 11 and Roostertails keep working. This time at the pond behind In-N-Out Burger. Bass were bigger than the fingerling Bass caugth the day prior at a different pond. No Bruisers but still lots of fun catching them on ultralight gear. Fish preferred the Firetail Roostertail in… [read more]
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Last week made a quick pond fly fishing trip to Bethany Lakes. Used the MaxCatch 2wt fly rod but this time went with a 2wt WF fly line instead of the Rio Trout Max skagit head. Fun time after finding the Bluegill that were lurking mid-pond. But, had to call it short when I lost… [read more]
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Monday made the run late in the day to Bethany Lakes. Was trying the Bennett’s Lunch fishing fly we picked up in Gruene a few weeks ago. Late start because the temps were hot that day… in the 100s, opted to wait till just before dark. No takers on the Bennett’s Lunch, will have to… [read more]
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Took the new GoFish Camera out to City Complex Pond in Murphy, TX for some scouting… fish scouting for Bass! Used to do this in the past with the Water Wolf Camera but our efforts were on hold since we lost the camera last year. After several hits and misses using the GoPro Hero (older… [read more]
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TBT to Allen’s Old Stone Dam. Have not fished the dam in some time although we have checked out the area and its improvements recently. Liking the bridge, bank reinforcements, and expanded trails. Been itching to fish it for awhile… able to do so yesterday. After a little tweaking of the pattern and searching spots,… [read more]
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Been wanting to try Gulp Marinade as a teaser scent to our lures. But, not certain if fish would like it. It has a garlic scent similar to the Berkley Power Bait we like to use when trout fishing. Decided to test the Gulp Marinade by applying it to a fishing fly and observe how… [read more]
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Short video of a quick trip to Duck Creek Linear Park while on the daily commute. Brought the two piece micro fly rod and the Foam Spider and Scud Tandem Rig to work the section nearest the bridge. Key take aways this round: There are Bass, nice Bass in the area but water is clear… [read more]
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Sidetracked this past Sunday from fishing. Go figure – needed to fix a lawn sprinkler that broke, then had to fix two more that were leaking. Before starting this honey do, made a quick run to Lavon for a chance at White Bass on the point at Brockdale Park. Maybe should have fixed the sprinklers… [read more]
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