Knot at work, makes sense - portable and easy to store.

FYI - Did not fish the weekend as of yet. Once the weather clears, will be back out again. For the time being, tied fishing flies. Will post results next chance I get.

Pictures posted in the link below. Calling it a Wooly Spider because it combines a Wooly Bugger and a Foam Rubber Spider. Crossing my fingers it produces.

Fished Russell Creek Park's Pond this morning. Caught Sunfish/Bluegill flyfishing the Wooly Spider and a Prince Nymph. Did get several strikes from Bass but was unable to set the hook. May need to make adjustment on the hook-size of the Wooly Spider.

Nice cool morning to fish, enjoyed the company of a Bird that wanted a snack or two. Picture of today's catch and a Bird slideshow posted in the link below.

Fished Bethany Lakes' Feeder Creek this morning. Caught Bluegill/Sunfish flyfishing the Wooly Spider. Did have a couple of strikes from Bass but again was unable to set the hook. Seems that the Bass are swallowing the fishing fly but immmediately spit it out. Will keep trying and reporting results. Pictures posted in the link below.

Fished Bethany Lakes' Back Pond this evening. Caught two small Bass and Bluegill/Sunfish flyfishing the Wooly Spider. Had several hook-ups on two larger Bass but lost them after a short fight.

Changed things with the Wooly Spider, tied it using Krystal Flash for the tail, Pearl Chennile for the body, and White Rubber Legs. Also, replaced the size 10 Streamer hook with a size 8 Streamer hook. Pictures posted in the link below.

Fished Bethany Lakes' Feeder Creek again this morning. Caught Bluegill/Sunfish flyfishing the Wooly Spider in Pearl Chennille and a size 8 Streamer hook. Pictures posted in the link below.

Fished a new place - Archgate Park Pond in Plano. Pond has a lot of trees and vegetation that limit access and makes it tough flyfishing. Managed to catch a 5" Bluegill and a 12" Bass using the Wooly Spider in Pearl Chennille. Pictures posted in the link below.

Fished Bethany Lakes this morning with no luck. Did observe two hot-air balloons launch from the park. Returned in the evening and caught two Bluegill. Observed a lot of fish activity but was unable to produce a Bass. Pictures posted in the link below.

Fished Bethany Lakes' Back Pond this morning. The usual suspects with one bruiser Sunfish that fought well. Pictures posted in the link below.

Fished Bethany Lakes this morning. More of the usual except hooked and lost a nice Bass. Was flyfishing a variant of the Wooly Spider; modified by adding weighted eyes and tied Clouser-style.

Calling it a Wooly Spider Clouser. Was using a 4lbs test tippet and subsequently broke-off. Switched to the Foam Rubber Spider variant and caught Bluegill/Sunfish. Pictures posted in the link below.

FYI: Did see others catching Bass with a nice one caught on spinfishing gear.

What's the word on the country lakes off of Carriage and Marsh in Carrollton?

here is the google map link
http://maps.google.com/maps?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=s&hl=en&q=carriage+lane+carrollton+texas&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=title

trying link again
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=country+lake+drive+carrollton+texas&ie=UTF8&ll=32.960912,-96.857936&spn=0.008516,0.013819&z=16

Sorry, trying to figure out linking maps to posts
copy and paste web address into browser.

collincountytx, have not fished the area. will defer to others on the forum.

fyi, fished Bethany Lakes' Lower Pond this AM. Caught a Sunfish flyfishing the Wooly Spider Clouser. Picture posted in the link below.

Went back to Bethany Lakes this evening. Caught a Sunfish on a Wooly Spider Clouser and lost a Bass, breaking off my fishing fly.

Cut the trip short and tied more Wooly Spiders. Used lead-wire to weight them in lieu of the dumbell eyes. Pictures posted in the link below.

Another try at Bethany Lakes' Lower Pond this morning. Lost a Bass but did hook and land another Bass on the Wooly Spider - Weighted. Picture posted in the link below.

Fished Bethany Lakes' Back Pond this evening. Caught a 17" Catfish flyfishing the Wooly Spider - Weighted. Picture posted in the link below.

Fished Bethany Lakes' Lower Pond this morning for another chance at the Bass. Caught a 15.5" Bass flyfishing the Wooly Spider - Weighted. Picture posted in the link below.

Change of pace, fished a feeder creek in College Station this morning. Was on the road with limited time to fish and space for gear. Used a Fish Pen and a Bubble-Fly Rig to catch small Sunfish. Pictures posted in the link below.

Fished Bethany Lakes' Lower Pond this morning. Cooler temps and slower activity, was able to hook and land a 14" Bass flyfishing the Wooly Spider - Weighted. Pictures posted in the link below.

Fished Bethany Ridge Park Pond this evening. Caught a 12" Bass and a Sunfish flyfishing the Wooly Spider - Weighted. Did see several 2lbs+ Bass working the shallows. Picture of the 12" Bass posted in the link below.

Fished Bethany Lakes' Back Pond and Bethany Ridge Park Pond on a couple of quick trips today. Caught Sunfish and a small Bass on a Green Foam Rubber Spider Variant. Pictures posted in the link below.

Fished Celebration Park's East Pond on a quick trip at lunch today. Caught a 18" Catfish flyfishing a Wooly Spider - Bead Eye. Pictures posted in the link below.

FYI for you community lake (under 75 acre)fisherman. I was in the .uh..reading room flipping through this years TPW book I picked up when I got this years license. I came across this as new for this year.

Community Fishing Lake: All public impoundments 75 acres or smaller located totally within an incorporated city limits or a public park, and all impoundments of any size lying totally within the boundaries of a state park.

* Special fishing regulations apply to these small lakes.
Community Fishing Lakes (except reservoirs totally within state parks)

* For channel and blue catfish, no minimum length. Daily bag=5 in any combination.
* Fishing is by pole and line only. Anglers may use no more than two poles while fishing.
^^^^^^ 2 pole limit ^^^^^

Quick trip to Bethany Ridge Park. Fished the Wooly Spider - Bead Eye and caught two Bass - 12.5" and 11" in size. Not bad for a 20 minute outing. Pictures posted in the link below.

Fished Colleyville NC yesterday and today. Caught several nice crappie and small bass both days.

Quick trip to Celebration Park's East Pond this evening. Fished a Pearl Chennile Bug. Caught a small Catfish and a lot of small Bluegill/Sunfish. Pictures posted in the link below.