Dang im posting alot on here. Anyway i caught a bass today at bethany creek. 13 in. Id guess 1 1/2 lb. Caught it on a bluegill colored crank

Quick trip to Celebration Park this afternoon. Caught 3 Bullheads using Bread for bait. No Bruisers!
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Went to Bethany Lakes today and caught a 5" Bluegill using a small fishing fly. Also, looks like the Lower Pond at Bethany Lakes is being worked on, may be fishable later in the year.
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fshng84, do you know why that lower pond was drained in the first place?

Just curious.

Im not fshng84. But from what ive seen it was from erosion beside the dam. That caused it to drain. So if they fix that up again and restock it then it might be good for fishin. But most of the fish were taken out because they couldnt live in an empty pond. And boy did i see some big ones taken out.

HotSauce_AWC, not certain why the pond was drained; did see the erosion issue that marked131 mentioned. Should make for better fishing in the future.

The pond drained after they we had those heavy storms last year. I went to fish those pond just after the heavy storm came through there and the influx of water had washed out the lower dam area as well as knocking down all that rock from the northeast wall (where all the reeds used to be). Yes there were some hogs in there and I hope they can get it back in shape, that was a really fun pond to fish.

Little off this topic. But can anyone let me know if there is any bait stores close to the Irving Mall area.

Maybe a goldfish or similar at that Walmart on esters.

Yes I know they have gold fish Just didnt know if there was a miniow place any place around to fish some ponds. Might just have to go to Grapevine and buy a bunch and bring them put in water in aquarium

Any body ever tried using goldish as live bait?

I haven't fished a live bait in at least 12 years. And goldfish for bait??? A few of those running around loose and in a few months there would be a large goldfish population in the pond if any survive that is.

Dont forget y'all... the trout derby is in McKinney in the morning

Checked out the Trout Derby in McKinney this morning. Cold temps but a lot of action.... Looked like the bait of choice was Powerbait in Chartreuse and Orange with a few caught on Salmon Eggs as well as Corn!
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Went to Town Lake about 1230ish... I caught 5 trout in 15 minutes using the Bass Pro Shops® XPS® Lazer Eye™ Micro Spin.

The trick was to cast it out into the middle and let it sink to the the bottom and then reel it in slow but steady

Here is a picture of the lure I was using


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I am new on here and moved to Texas recently from Iowa. Was surprised to hear there are trout down here. Not familiar with any lakes or ponds although i have been searching the web. I live in Richardson and would love to find somewhere to get my line wet. I am a bank fisherman, for now anyway. Any help would be appreciated.

They just stocked town lake in McKinney this morning.

For you, take 75 north to mckinney...
exit Eldorado Pkwy
Stay on the service road all the way down to the second stop light
Take a right on Park view and then Take another right onto Wilson Creek Pkwy

On the southside of Wilson Creek Pkwy is Town Lake. Stay on Wilson Creek Pkwy and there is a parking lot by the vollyball court and then another parking lot by the baseball fields.

The trout at Town Lake are netted down to the far east side.

Good Luck

aren't they supposed to stock it tomorrow? Thanks!

They stocked Town Lake in McKinney this morning.

TPWD had a typo.... the trout were out there yesterday

http://www3.mckinneytexas.org/www/upload...0TroutDerby.pdf

They are out there.... Fished Towne Lake this morning. Action was hot. Caught one using Corn and four using lures! Conducted an impromptu Field Test, switching lures frequently. End result: Silver bladed spinners were getting more strikes than gold. However, we did not have a Chartreuse Roostertail - one fisherman was catching Trout on every cast!
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Great information guys, i appreciate it. The first chance i am going to get to fish is this Friday the 8th. I will keep reading on here to see how fishing has been. I will post after i go.

McKinney was indeed hot today. Tackle prove to be a factor.

Had a buddy using 6 pound mono vs my 4 pound p-line fluro (2-12). We switched poles and lures colors and used the same colors also, superdupers in gold, silver, and most caught on the white trout color.

was out there this morning and limited out in under 5 minutes. all were excellent eating size. all caught on a chart/orange spotted 1/16 rooster tail. turns out, mr crappie hi vis green mono has no effect on the trout. if anything it might of provoked more strikes