I've Started Fly Tying

Here are a couple of flies I've tied the past couple of evenings . . .  Both Wooly Buggers.

Happy Father's Day!

Today started early with my church job (it does every Sunday).  After church my wife took me to a great little Tex-Mex place here in Dallas.  Then a quick nap, and we headed out to a youth camp where my wife and oldest son worked.  I cooked 180 hamburgers, then off to bass Pro Shop to buy a fly box with a gift certificate I had been given by my family.  It was a really great day!  Here's the box I bought.  I was able to consolidate  two other small fly boxes into this one.

[caption id="attachment_166" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Woooly Bugger and Clousers on the Left, Briminators on the Right."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_169" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Dry Flies and Nymphs on the Left, Poppers on the Right"][/caption]

6/18/10 Evening Fishing

I went to a favorite local pond this evening.  I caught one bluegill, and two green sunfish.  What made it a nice evening was that I caught the fish on a briminator fly a new friend tied for me.  Thanks, Eric!

Evening Fishing in Rockwall, Texas

This evening I went with my oldest son to Harry Meyers Park in Rockwall, TX.  It was a really beautiful evening.  Zac didn't catch anything, but I managed one bluegill, one Green Sunfish and a couple of bass.  It was a great time hanging with my son.  Not seeing a lot of him this summer because of his job at a youth camp, so a little time fishing with him is priceless.

Fishing at the Library

This evening I stopped by the Plano Library to wet a line. What a pretty evening! I only caught one fish, and small one at that. I was fly fishing, too, and anything is fun on a fly rod. Here are some photos from my evening. If you care, it was a male bluegill, caught on a small red/silver Crappie Bully.

A Nice Evening Fishing with a Friend

Last Saturday I was able to get out with afriend and try a couple of local ponds. We completely struck out at my go-to pond. After switching to another pond a couple of miles away we had slightly better luck. Here an iPhone pic of the 2nd pond (digitally messed with a little) and of one of the small green sunfish I caught. By the way, I was fly fishing with my 4 wt, and using some small poppers.