Fishing with family and friends April 5th and 6th

 I had a great weekend. I had to of my brothers come down for the weekend and our plan was to hit Chouteau Bend for the sand bass. Jim ( my oldest brother ) brought his wife and a 17 year old young lady by the name of Valerie. We splashed the boat around 8 am Friday morning and we where off looking for sandbass. It took a few stops to pin point them down but when we did it was game on with Valerie leading the way. It took my Brother Bill a few misses to get the hang of it but he put his share of fish in the boat. Jim had been several times in the spring with me so he pretty well had it down pat. We went out the next day and didnt do as well but still had a great time. After waiting in between bites we decided to let Valerie try her hand at some spoonbill. I gave her a little instruction and you would of thought she had been doing this her whole life. The one she hooked weighed in around 55 lbs. Between 2 days of fishing we caught around 130 sandbass and 3 spoonbill.

 

   



Skiatook Lake May 10th

Had a great day out on Skiatook Lake today with Frank Hix and James. We started at 7 am and headed to the first and only spot that we fished. We got on a good and steady bite with fishing free lines with no weights. The biggest fish of the day was around 5 lbs.We caught around 20 hybrids and 5 catfish to boot. Thanks for the day on the water guys. See you next week Frank for round 2.

Birch Lake May 5th

 I decided to make a trip to Birch Lake and invited a couple of good friends along. It wasnt a fast and furious but we did end up with 10 nice hybrids. The biggest probably went 6 lbs.We caught some on planner boards and the rest came on free lines. It was a pleasure to have Joe and Chuck in the boat today. They even let me catch a few fish also.Here are some pictures from the days catch.

April 14th Chouteau Bend Sand Bass Fishing

I had a good friend of mine (Stacey) buy a fishing trip from me and he took a friend by the name of Don with him. Now, Don had never fished for sand bass or spoonbill either one. We launched the boat and started up river and made our first stop. Stacey and Don started putting fish in the boat right away. They put around 60 fish in the cooler and they decided they had enough fish and wanted to try a few spoonbill. Now remember, Don had never ever had done or seen any spoonbill snagged before. It did not take long to put that in the famous first spot for him. I think when it was all said and done Don had put 3 spoonbill in the boat that weighed around 60 to 65 lbs. It was a really fun day to be on the water with a great friend and to meet another great fisherman.

April 13th Sand Bass Fishing at Chouteau Bend

  I met Jack and Jill Hunt at a tackle show in Oklahoma City and they decided to book a sand bass fishing trip. Their timing couldn't have been any better. We met up at Maize Landing and off we went. Got to the first stop, baited up and the first fish was coming into the boat. We put about 15 in the boat and it started to die off so we made a move up river. I nosed the boat into the bank and we started fishing out the back of the boat. 10 minutes had passed and all of a sudden lines started pulling and fish started coming over the boat. If you look at the pictures you will see Jill smiling and that smile never left . This woman had so much fun she made my job a total blast. At the end of the day, I cleaned 55 sand bass. Oh, I forgot to mention that Jill also sacked up 2 really nice spoonbill. It was a absolute fun day to be out with some great people.

April 12 Chouteau Bend Snagging Trip

I had a group of oil field workers out and they wanted to do a little snagging and some sand bass fishing. On the way to my sand bass spot I looked down at the locator and it was lit up with some large spoonbill arches. We got out the snagging rods dropped them down and it was on. First fish came in over the boat and weighed in around 60 lbs. They caught around 3 and decided to go look for some sandies. We found them really quick and put 15 in the boat. After a rest of catching some sand bass we were off after those spoonbill again. They boated another 3 or 4 and had to cut the trip short. All of the spoonbill caught went 55 to 65 lbs. and were caught in 20 to 25 ft. of water. 

April 5th and 6th Chouteau Bend

 For a weekend project I had two of my brothers come down to go sandbass fishing at Chouteau Bend. Jim (the oldest of the 2) brought his wife down with him and they brought a young lady by the name of Valerie. ( more to come on Valerie ) We splashed the boat at 8 am Friday morning and we were off looking for sandies. It took a few stops to zero in on them but when we did it was some fast action. It took Bill a few misses to get the hang of it but he came on strong after that. Jim had been with me several times in past years and was a pro at it. The only thing when he caught a fish it seem to fine the anchor rope ALOT. Now back to Valerie. This young lady had never been in a boat before let alone fish out of one. Valerie got the hang of this fishing thing very quick. She probably out fished Bill and Jim and caught 2 spoonbill on top of that. Here are some pictures of Valerie with some real big smiles. Valerie, it was my pleasure to have you in the boat fishing along side of us. The 2 day total for this group was 130 sandbass and 3 spoonbill. In my heart there is nothing better then spending time with family and friends doing the things that you love to do best.