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Ivan
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Report as/of: 07/25/10
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Hello Grand Lakers!
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Well, it has been hot! Can you believe
August is almost here?
The fishing this week has been pretty good
for us. Not so good, but fair, on some days, and really good on others. I
had all half-day guide trips this week, fishing mostly for sandbass. We
caught anywhere from about twenty keepers to one hundred. The wind hurt us
all week since it blew fairly hard, even early in the mornings. We still
did okay, however. Some days we caught really good-sized whites and other
days they ran a little smaller. After catching about 50 whites One guy
asked me when the bigger ones bit. I told him, "yesterday". It seems like
it is always "yesterday".
We haven't been catching too many whites on
top this week. Instead we've been catching them at about 15 to 20 feet
deep on spoons. The gulls have returned to Grand in a big way so I think
the whites will be found on top a lot soon.
A lot of guys are catching blacks on big
Texas-rigged worms but I didn't fish for them much this past week. They're
biting for me at about 15 feet deep. They may stay there for a while, but
some years the oxygen starts to leave the deeper warm water in August and
September and the fish are found very shallow. Every year is different.
I have seen some crappie being caught on
jigs. I think we're going to have a good fall for crappie. As the water
starts cooling near the end of September, we should have a good bite.
I have talked to a few catfishermen who are
catching quite a few smaller cats, but nothing too big.
I want to thank several other guides who
have taken some guide trips for me when I was over-booked this year. All
have done a great job. Hank Souders, Mark Bolte, Everett Eaton and Guy
Morrow have all done a great job and if you need a guide I can recommend
them all.
It has been a busy summer and I want to
thank all of you who have used my guide service. |
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See you on the lake! |
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Ivan |
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Ivan Martin,
Martin
Guide Service
Call 918-260-7743 if you
want to book a Grand Lake guide trip.
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Gene
Hargis -
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Report as/of: 07/22/10
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Fishing Report for South Grand Lake, the Grand River,
Spavinaw Lake and Lake Eucha.
Grand Lake Elevation 744.4 feet. And steady. temperature is
in the high eighties, generation, on mostly late afternoon and early
evening, and NO gates.
The bass are biting better. Spinner baits, crank baits,
plastic baits, are producing fish. Night fishing with plastics is best.
The crappie are in 15-25 feet of water, most are being
caught on minnows, around the docks.
The Sand Bass are being caught on Rat-l-traps, rooster
tails, jigs, and vertical jigging a spoons. Trolling with shad-raps is
good too. Fish early in the morning and late afternoon. Fish should start
surfacing soon.
They are catching catfish using shad on jugs and drifting
in deep water, on the main lake near the dam and in the mouth of drowning
creek.
Fishing in the river is still good. We caught a lot
of fish drifting in the river this week using shad sides dipped in bills
stink bait. The sand bass fishing is very good near the cable and down
river and will stay good as long as long as the water is running. We're
catching lots sand bass on top water lures down river where the cottenwood
hole meets the river; Sara Puppies are working great. Spoonbill fishing is
real slow. Black bass and crappie are active too!
Spavinaw Lake is normal and fishing is good, crappie
are being caught near the dam and over the shelters. Sand bass are being
caught in the lake. Black bass fishing has improved. The catfish are being
caught on limb lines.
Lake Eucha is near normal, crappie fishing is good
on jigs. Black bass fishing is fair. Sand bass are good in the lake.
Catfishing is good on limb lines. |
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A Jack Daniels Fish Story |
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Gene
See some of
Gene's fishing photos here. |
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Gene Hargis is the
owner of
Blue Water Guide Service, one of our great GrandFishingReport.com Charter Site Sponsors.
They feature custom jigs and rods and know where all the "honey spots" are
for catching fish in the South Grand area. Call Gene on 918-855-6087 to
book a guide trip. Be sure to visit
Gene's Info Page
for fishing photos! |

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Mark Bolte -
Mark's
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- Report as/of 07/25/10
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Hey folks!
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White bass are good one day and fair the
next.
I took J. D. Harp and his grandsons, Nathan
15 and Spencer 12, on a guide trip this weekend. I'll tell you, it was a
lot of fun watching those two young men fishing! It was a really tough day
and I think it made them fish harder, with not a "give-up" bone in their
body. The whites never did surface for us like they have been doing lately
but we caught them on spoons and grubs from three to about twenty feet of
water. Three great guys who fished hard and took home a sack of fish for
their efforts. That is what it takes when it is tough after a front comes
through or the wind changes or whatever else might happen. You do have to
go to catch them. No one ever caught anything at home sitting on the sofa.
Catfishing has been good on jugs but I have
heard of some dying on the lines in this heat, so run them often, at least
every two to three hours.
If the wind lays I am ready to do some
drifting.
My Taxidermy Shop is doing deer this year.
We do deer, fish, fish replicas and some birds. I have 21 years of
experience in the trade. You can call for info at 620-719-0939.
View
samples of
Mark's Taxidermy Services.
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CATCH AND RELEASE - DO IT FOR THE FUTURE!
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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 catfish bait Jeff
Williams is promoting. You can find it and pretty much anything else you
might need at Littlefield 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
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(Check out Mark's photos
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Mark's page and in the
Featured Photos area!) |

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Sam Williams,
Grand Lake
Sports Center
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Patti Williams sent in a new photo of a
nice crappie caught April 10th.
See it on the
Photo of the Week page. |
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Sam Williams |
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Grand Lake
Sports Center, 301 S. Main St., Grove - 918-786-2300 |
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The 2010 Great
Grand Lake Bobber Drop is set for August 14th |

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Gabe Spencer
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Black Angel Jigs
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blackangeljigs@yahoo.com
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Hello Anglers:
Follow the link to Gabe's
Black Angel Jigs
site
and then to the current Video Fishing Report for Grand Lake. |

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Trisha Husted,
Littlefield Sporting Goods -
Trish's
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Report as/of: 06/21/10 |
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Hey folks: |
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Black Bass- Very good. The bass are being caught in
a lot of different ways the bigger ones are coming on Carolina rigs, big
jigs ten inch worms, and deep crank baits.
White Bass- They have been catching them very good.
Spooning them on the Silver Rainbow Minnow is still the most popular way.
When you go you will want to hold on tight to your rod, you never know
when you will hook into a big Hybrid. They are catching one almost every
day.
Catfish- Good on Cut shad, Night crawlers, Shrimp in
less than 5' water in the rocks.
Crappie- Good they have been biting on Grandpa's
jigs and Minnows. They are in summer homes, the deeper brush piles and
docks.
Perch- Good around docks on live worms and Gulp
Alive Red worms. |
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Good Luck Fishing!
Littlefield Sporting Goods |

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Hank
Souders -
Hank's
Info
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Report as/of: 07/10/09
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Now would be a really good time to catch
some catfish.
Crappie are doing okay in and around the
boat docks and white bass just about everywhere, although not as good as
before.
Black bass are good in numbers, but smaller
as a rule.
See you on the
water!
Hank |
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Hank
is the Grand Lake O' The Cherokees Black Bass Record Holder at 11 lb.,
12 oz. He is now guiding out of Martin Guide Service, including catfish and
spoonbill trips. Call 918-260-7743 to book a guide trip with Hank.
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Everett Eaton
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as/of: 07/22/10  |
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Hello Anglers: |
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Grand Lake bass fishing is good, even
though it is hot and the water is very warm. The level is normal for
summer (744) and the clarity is good all over the lake. At the 744 level
you can find bass in the willows and that pattern is working well. You
just need to find the willows that have about two feet of water in them
for the larger bass. Point willows are always good.
Main lake fishing is consistent with this
time of year patterns. Work points and humps thoroughly and you will find
some bites. The "rig", crank baits or soft plastics are getting action. As
usual, boat docks produce well this time of year. The lighter the line
used the more bites you get it seems. Naturally, light line fish are more
of a struggle to land.
Top water action is really good early and
late or when the sky is overcast. Buzz-baits, chuggers or spooks get their
share of bites and often larger bass on average.
Remember to take lots of hydrating liquids
and consume them before you begin to feel thirsty.
This is a good time of year to practice
getting back into your boat from off shore. Strip down to your bathing
suit, put on a life jacket and go overboard and then work on a plan to get
back into the boat, unassisted. Strongly, suggest that you have at least
one other person with you when you make this move just in case you are
unable to re-board. When this re-boarding is successful, at some time it
would be advisable to practice again, but this time with full clothing.
Obviously, the purpose is to simulate an accidental fall into the lake.
Such practice could be a life saver especially during cold weather. |
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Good fishing and good luck and as always,
watch out for the severe weather conditions and be safe. Wear that PFD! |
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Everett |

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