Four-state listeners
Thanks to listeners all around the four-state area. A few surfers, skiers and WaveRunners are still out, but Jeff is seeing more fishermen than in the last month. That little blast of cool air made it more enjoyable, even with warm afternoons.
Consistent patterns
The unsettled weather of late summer and early fall brings some of the most consistent fishing of the year: no inflows, no lake swings, intermittent generation. With lower humidity and light winds, it's a great time to be out even if you don't care about catching fish. "We're gonna have a big ham sandwich and maybe a cold beer or a soda pop or an iced tea and just sit out here and enjoy this lake."
Bass tournaments
A lot of Bass anglers were out last weekend. Jeff wishes tournaments would share information with the Grand Fishing Report. There's always a tournament out of Wolf Creek in spring, late summer and fall, and you can find the sanctioned tournament schedule on the GRDA website.
Crappie are tight-lipped
Haydn says fishing has slowed. They're still catching limits, but it's not fast and furious like the last few Septembers (last year September and October were some of his best Crappie fishing of the year). He sees all the fish you'd want on LiveScope but has to work much harder. Jeff remembers Ivan Martin and other longtime guides talking about tough fishing in mid to late September. Nobody knows the exact recipe. Into October, with consistent cooler days and nights in the 40s, the fish will move, probably a little deeper as it gets colder. For now, main-lake brush piles are your best chance. One group caught a nice mess of Crappie and White Bass under the Honey Creek Bridge on Swimming Minnows, casting up to the piers.
Popper and Lucky Bug for bank White Bass
It won't be long before White Bass push up on the banks on cloudy, windy days. Tie a Lucky Bug or jig behind a popper and work windy banks. You can't believe how shallow they get, and you won't see them, but they'll hit the popper or the bait behind it, sometimes two at a time. Between topwater and bobbers, "it just doesn't get much better."
Haydn's schedule / hunting
Haydn guides through about October 7 to 10, then hits the woods. He works so hard all year that he can take deer season off, and it's special family time for Jeff, both boys and sometimes Patricia. October 1 opens archery for bear and deer, and archery Turkey in the right zones (check the regulations). Haydn will be at the family's southeast Oklahoma lease with hunters from Tulsa, Louisiana and Mississippi.
Fish Lucke / VIP / OnGrandTime
Buy tackle at FishLucke.com, or ask your dealer for Lucky Bugs, Swimming Minnows, Scroungers and Jimmy Houston Redman spinnerbaits and have them contact Jeff at Luck E Strike. Ladies, Patricia at VIP offers facials and skin-care consultations. OnGrandTime.com has t-shirts, hats and gifts for Christmas.
# Grand Lake Outdoor Report: batch4 (2025 summer Sent backlog)