Stocker Trout Fishing News

Went back to Bethany Lakes Sunday. Brought the Micro Fly Rod and the Water Wolf Camera for chance at the Bass that we missed Saturday morning. Ended up with catching one Bass but did get some actions shots of Bass and Catfish that were lurking in the area. Always pleasant surprise to see what we missed after reviewing the video footage taken by the Water Wolf Camera. In this case, thought we detected only two strikes but as it turned out there were three others that we did not know about. Micro Fly Rod and the “The Simple Fly” (TSF) worked well on the Bluegill and Sunfish. Changed the pattern a little by omitting the bead and how we tied the chenille to the hook. Also, the smaller size hook made for more consistent hook ups on the little fish lurking in the Waterfall pool. Fun stuff!

Fished Bethany Lakes Saturday morning. Brought the Cabelas CGR 2-weight fly rod and the 2/3 Echo Ion fly reel. Fished a “The Simple Fly” (TSF) – a very simple fishing fly made with a hook, pearl chenille, and white chenille. If desired, add a bead head. Also, fished the Marilyn Monroe Tenkara Fly, a Red/White Tenkara Fly, and a Foam Spider (was a Grasshopper but the tail broke off). Caught Bluegill and Sunfish, and one Bass… then had one Bass take a little Sunfish that went for the Red/White Tenkara Fly. Just in case caught another little Sunfish and tossed it in the same spot. Managed to get another to take! Got some video but missed hook sets. Went back today – Sunday, and used a Micro Fly Rod and downsized the hooks. Caught more bluegill and sunfish. Also, brought the Water Wolf Camera and spinning gear and live-lined several bluegill and sunfish near Waterfall. Still working on the video but did catch one and missed others. Will post the video when...