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Grand Fishing Report

October 17, 2024

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GRDA

Thanks for water ecology and safety — towing boats all year; give them a thumbs up on the water.

Lake / weather

Pattern mostly unchanged; cooler mornings the last two days. Stable, clear water. Short days will drop temps; fish should get more aggressive through Oct–Dec unless high muddy inflow or a shad kill. Transition shallow — backs of coves, shallow points — until water temps fall below about 55°.

Catfish

Blues drifting 15–60 feet; once you find the depth, repeat nearby. At night, blues very shallow for anchor fishermen. Flathead bite evenings/nights with live bait should be tremendous.

Bass

Good spinnerbait reports; anglers using Jimmy Houston Redman spinnerbait in backs of coves. New Scrounger things coming — quarter and 3/8 oz great for schooling Bass in cove backs with your favorite 3–4" soft plastic.

Haydn

Spoonbill snagging with Crossland Construction — several fish, some nice, a banded fish.

Crappie

Shallow to deep brush 15–30 feet; 1/8 oz head with 2½" moonshine or Blue Moon Lucky Bug.

White Bass

Shallow points evenings; wind on rocky banks — swimming minnow, Lucky Bug, little Rattle Trap / All American Rattler.

Hunting

Archery swinging; youth season around mid-October if it hasn't run; muzzleloader end of October. Oklahoma Bowhunter Facebook showing fantastic deer.

Sponsors

Grand Fishing Report Facebook (~20,000); Patricia at VIP Day Spa on Monkey Island; Fish Lucke American-made baits with the Toby Keith family.

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