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Why haven't the white bass been biting good in the mornings? Well, for the last two weeks we have struggled to catch them until around 10:00 a.m. Then we seem to do well the rest of the day. We've caught them from three feet deep in some spots and up to 35 feet deep in others. There is also some surfacing activity, mostly in the late evenings. As always, we're catching most of them on grubs and spoons.

I haven't tried fishing for black bass much this last week except for right at daybreak, when we're catching them on topwaters and weightless senks fished very shallow. We've been catching 10 to 15 keepers, some up to 4 and a half pounds, during the first hour of the day. I know of quite a few big bass being caught on blue fleck worms as well.

I'm getting excited about the crappie fishing coming up. We're catching some in brush piles while we're white bass fishing now. In another month as the water cools, it looks like we are going to have a good fall.

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

Grand Lake Elevation 742.29 feet as of 11:00 AM Aug. 23, 2010, and steady, temperature is in the high eighties, generation on and off, on mostly late afternoon and early evening, and NO gates.

The bass fishing is just fair on crank baits, plastic baits.

I am still catching crappie in 15-18 feet of water, most are being caught on pink and white Bit Me Jigs and minnows, over brush piles and around the docks.

The Sand Bass are being caught on Rat-l-traps, rooster tails, jigs, and vertical jigging spoons . Trolling with shad-raps is good too. We are catching fish early in the morning and late afternoon. I have seen some surfacing fish this again week I caught fish this week between Sweetwater Hollow and Drowning Creek.

I am still 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. I had reports of fish being caught in horse creek and also in Raper Hollow

Fishing in the river is still just fair. (lack of water).

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 fair on jigs. Black bass fishing is fair. Sand bass are fair in the lake. Catfishing is good on limb lines.

Gene

Hey folks!

I took my wife fishing the other day. As usual, she out-fished me, but this time in a big way with a 7 lb.3 oz. hybrid. We caught it and a lot of white bass in 16 to 35 feet of water on chartreuse spoons. We went Monday and found some surfacing and caught them on spinners and grubs. We had a lot of small fish, plus some really nice ones mixed in.

Right now you just have to go fishing to catch them. Fall is coming and I am looking forward to some good catfishing.

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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!

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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

Patti Williams sent in a new photo of a nice crappie caught April 10th.

Hello Anglers:

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Good Luck Fishing!

Crappie are doing okay in and around the boat docks and white bass just about everywhere.

Black bass are good in numbers early, but smaller as a rule.

Whites are good in spots. Watch for the gulls.

See you on the water!

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.

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