Hunting
A great start to muzzleloader season, with light winds, cool mornings and low humidity. Evenings cool off fast, especially in shade or timber that still has leaves, and that's getting deer moving. Processing plants report outstanding totals from muzzleloader hunters. It's pre-rut: from October 20 on anything can happen, and from about Halloween to November 10–15 it's pandemonium. On overcast days with little sunlight, bucks get up and move all day, though not out in the wide open unless they're with a doe. They'll travel the path of least resistance through forced-exposure areas, slipping between blocks of woods and in and out of ravines. Humidity and warm temps slow movement down. Next week should be great for bowhunters.
Weather
Some crummy weather moving in over the weekend, then a big cooldown and maybe more moisture next week.
Below the dam
With some inflow and outflow, folks are catching Hybrids below the dam.
Facebook group
The Grand Fishing Report Facebook group is up over 24,000 members. Post a picture of your grandkid or family member with a fish from Grand Lake; you don't need a detailed report. Mention if you caught them on a Dinner Spinner or a Jimmy Houston spinnerbait — Jeff shares daily updates there. He'd like more Bass tournament participation, so if you run or fish a Bass tournament, please share it in the group.
Crappie
Fish main-lake brush piles. Cast a swimming minnow or a Lucky Bug out over them and reel through. Try the Fish Lucke cable-guard jig head if you don't like getting hung up.
White Bass
Tie Dinner Spinners to Tie2 jigs, cast the bank and troll in the evenings and mornings around Governor's Island, Sweetwater, Goat Island, Bird Island, Shangri-La and Patricia Island. Work all those points, especially if there's any breeze blowing into them.
Catfish
Same places. Drift fish, or if you like to anchor, fish at night in shallow water with live or cut bait, 4–5 to 10 feet deep on main-lake points.
Dealers
fishlucke.com, Trish and Tracy at Littlefield's Bait & Tackle (big selection of Fish Lucke products), or the Fish Lucke Amazon store.