Hello Grand Lakers!

It is time again for the Grand Lake Boat Show. The show is this weekend at the Civic Center in Grove. I will have a booth there, so come by and we'll talk some fishing.

The best report I can give right now is the spoonbill snaggers are doing great. Personally, this isn't my thing, but a lot of you like this type of fishing.

The crappie fishing is still good for some, but not all. You have to be on the right brush pile and most of the good spots are around boat docks.

The black bass fishing is tough right now. We had a big tournament last weekend where almost half the field blanked. However, the fishing is going to explode in the next few days as the water warms.

The catfishing is good using shad as bait.

Ivan Martin, Martin Guide Service

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Hello everyone!

Well, I've been hearing about the crappie biting so I talked to some guys catching them. I even watched them catch some, but I didn't have much luck myself. The fish are in the boat slips so we should start catching them any time.

I just talked to Ben Jackson. He did well in the tournament this past weekend, taking 7th place with 13 pounds. Hardly anyone did much. It has been very tough. Hopefully, with the sun out they should be turning on soon.

I have been catching some sand bass in the river. I'm going to check them out in the next few days.

The spoonbill have been doing very well.

Until next time, Tony says, “Good Luck Fishing!” See his recent Photo of the Week selections!

Tony

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Special Article: "A Grand Tour" by Kurtis L. Bubier, Freelance Writer

Fishing Report for South Grand Lake, the Grand River, Spavinaw Lake and Lake Eucha.

Grand Lake Elevation 741.95 feet and the surface temperature is in the low fifties as of 9:30, 3-08-10.

This is what we’ve been waiting for...  finally Spring may be just around the corner!

Fishing on the south end is getting better everyday. The crappie are being caught around brush piles in 10 to 15 feet of water. I am catching most of the crappie on 1/32 and 1/64 oz. Jigs. I have had few reports of fish being caught on minnows. We caught fish on black, and red-chartruese-chartruese Bluewater jigs this past week. The Bluewater jig is hand tied, using hair.

 The sand bass are in the creeks and rivers for their spring run. Fishing is really good.  I caught some real nice sand bass in the river and in Big Cabin Creek Saturday. Caught them on bucktail jigs from  Bluewater Bait and Tackle.

Catfish have been caught been using shad on jugs and drifting in deep water, on the main lake near the dam and in the mouth of drowning creek.

Bass fishing is good. The fish are being caught on jig and pork trailers or plastic trailers. Jerk baits are producing a lot of fish. I would try fishing the gravel banks on the north side of coves. I hear the fish are biting up-lake too!

Fishing in the river is great. The sand bass fishing is unbelievable and will get better as long as the water is running.

Spavinaw Lake is normal and fishing is good; crappie are being caught near the dam. Sand bass are running up the creeks above and below the dam. Bass are really active.

Lake Eucha is near normal; crappie fishing is good on jigs. Black bass are biting good. Sand bass fishing is good in the creeks above and below.

Gene

Hey folks!

Spoonbilling is going great! The fish move around a little, but schools of fish have been found on every trip so far.

Wind kept us from fishing the wide open water as much as we had been, but the mouths of the rivers have been good. Still trolling channel edges with 12 and 16 oz. sinkers until they suspend, then we caught them on 10 oz. Barry Benton and son-in-law Nick from Broken Arrow came up Friday and just caught the fire out of fish with decent size and good quantity. It was a great birthday present for Nick. Barry is coming back in a couple of weeks for another round of snagging, he caught one of our biggest fish last year at 65lbs. I hope he can match that this year.

Stan Ellham and son Ace from Webb City came on their first snagging trip Saturday and my daughter's boy friend Andy Frakes from Pittsburg went along. All three knew it was going to be a great day when Stan caught the first forty pounder in the first 5 minutes of fishing. Ace followed up with several fish, but not quite as big. Andy got off to a slow start but came up with the only big fish of the day at 51 lbs., plus another nice 25 lb. male. All sows were released and they kept a couple of males for the table. We cooked Andy's fresh for supper Saturday night.

If you want to try your luck at these monsters e-mail me.

Remember, let the sows go for a good spawn and keep a little male if you want one to eat.

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Check out some of my past trip pictures. I usually snag from October into May, depending on weather and water levels. This past winter was fantastic in the deep water. Check out more pictures, and get your trip booked for the season now!

Check out the new catfish bait Jeff Williams is promoting. You can find it and pretty much anything else you might need at Littlefield's Sporting Goods, at the entrance to Monkey Island.

Remember, keep only what you need and release the rest for another day. If you would like a guide trip call Martin Guide Service or email me.

See ya on the water!

Mark

Hello Anglers:

Follow the link to Gabe's Black Angel Jigs site

Good Luck Fishing!

Now would be a really good time to snag spoonbill above Sailboat Bridge when the weather allows you to get on the lake. Use your locator and you should see them between 30 to 40 feet deep.

Crappie are doing well in and around the boat docks.

See you on the water!

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