Out and about this weekend; not sure if we are able to wet a line but may be of interest to some. Impromptu live session to answer a Viewer's question on a starter kit for fly tying. Unedited video with key items noted below. Also, includes details of recent trip fishing Denison Dam for Stripers!

Q&A Fly Tying - Suggestions for Starter Kits and Other Tips

Quick video to announce the winner of the Fishing Fly Give Away where we random select from Viewers who commented on our Denison Dam Fishing - Five Fly Fishing Tips video posted last week!

Fishing Fly Give Away - Denison Dam Dawber

Had some time to burn, so off for a quick get away "mini-vacation" to Broken Bow, Oklahoma for some wine tasting, fishing... and overall chillin and grillin! Stayed at a really nice cabin in the Hochatown area, able to try a few wines and pick up a bottle or two at three wineries, grilled some tasty sausage and steaks, and even wet a line and caught a Bluegill. No trout this round but no worries... learned a few things this round. Of note, the Cold Hole Bridge is repaired and there is a parking lot now! Broken Bow Get Away #brokenbow #beaversbend

Tied Guadalupana Fishing Flies for the upcoming Fishing Fly Give Away. Giving two away and tied an extra one to "test" at the local pond. Caught one Sunfish, then lost it... user error, should have made sure the knot was secure.

Fished a Foam Damsel Fly and caught more little Bluegill, then broke off on a fish... line was frayed. While looking for another fishing fly in the fly box, found another Guadalupana. Tied it on in short order and caught more Bluegill and a little Bass.

Fly Fishing the Guadalupana at Bethany Lakes #fishing

Guadalupana give away may be of interest to some...

Fished Bethany Lakes Saturday morning. Able to get a round in before it rained. Do check back on Monday for the Randomly Selected Winner of our Guadalupana Fishing Fly Give Away!

More Fly Fishing with the Guadalupana plus Short Cast Fly Fishing!

Guadalupana Give Away is done; did get a chance to fish the local lake kayak fishing! Had to adjust to the pattern but did manage to catch a few. Check out the technique we used to catch fish tending to the bottom... plus do checkout the bonus! May be of interest to some!

Kayak Fishing - Using the Back Paddling Technique to Catch More Fish #howto #kayakfishing

Fun time fishing the 4wt Redington Pursuit Fly Rod. Not used it for some time. Dusted it off along with the Ross Flystart 2 Reel that we picked up from Amazon several years ago. Reel came with backing and a Weight Forward 4wt line.
Fly Fishing with the PMC Emerger!

Made it to Kroger Park on the commute home. Always good to have a fishing rod handy in the little pickup for times when traffic is slow and yours truly prefers to fish rather than drive in stop and go traffic. This round used the Foam Grasshopper with the TFO 6wt Flyrod coupled with the Echo Ion 6/7wt flyreel. Reel has the OPST Commando Head and the coated monofilament running line. Made for ease of casting and distance when needed. Pond was clobbered with lots of green stuff but did catch a few bluegill and bass. Fun stuff!
Fly Fishing with the Foam Grasshopper, TFO 6wt Flyrod, and Echo Ion Flyreel! #flyfishing

Fished Stoney Hollow Pond and managed two fish only. Was a tough go. Next day fished two ponds - Sonic Pond and Bethany Creek Pond. Struck out at Sonic Pond. Did catch several fish at Bethany Creek Pond! More Pond Fly Fishing...! #flyfishing

TBT time Friday evening fishing an old favorite of ours... the Betts Bream Getter. It's the fishing fly we derived the Foam Spider pattern we tie. This one we picked up at Cabelas but unfourtunately lost it to a snag. Will have to either buy another or tie one using the kit we bought last year from Waspi! No worries though had a great time fishing it for Bass and Bluegill. Posted key tips when fishing the Betts Bream Getter on our blog and YouTube Channel!
Fly Fishing Tips... How We Fish the Betts Bream Getter!

On the commute, did a little pond hopping the past few days. Was a tough go but did manage to catch a fish or two!

First pond fished a variant of the Betts Bream Getter made from Waspi's Foam Spider Tying Kit! Landed a Bluegill and caught but lost a Bass while bringing it to shore. 4lbs tippet broke but luckily did not lose the fishing fly! Second pond started fishing the Waspi Betts Bream Getter but without luck.

Then, noticed a ball of little fish, actually several of them, moving about in the pond. Thought they were minnows. Turned out to be fingerling catfish. Switched to a PMC Emerger.... smallest fishing fly in the fly box. Had a few follow it but none struck. Next, went with a Corq strike indicator and a Near Deere. Able to catch a Bullhead on the fly!

Next time, will need to bring smaller size fishing flies for those little fingerling catfish! Fly Fishing and Pond Hopping...! #flyfishing

Fingerling Cats on the fly rod with a near deer is really cool.
Always enjoy hearing what you are up to. Also like the variety.
Keep up the good work.

Thanks!

Lotta fun fishing the 4wt on the commute of the day job! Back to Richardson at Crowley Park for pond fishing. This round it’s a Bass and two Bluegill using the Wapsi Foam Spider that is similar to the Betts Bream Getter! FLY FISHING FUN ON THE 4WT AND WAPSI FOAM SPIDER! #FLYFISHING