Eagle Mountain 6-22-11

Took repeat customer Dwight and his buddy Tommy out for my farewell trip to Texas.  My family and I are moving this weekend back to Oklahoma to be closer to family.  I will begin guiding there as soon as I feel comfortable about putting fish in the boat.
I picked them up from West Bay at 6:00am and they asked the itinerary.  I laughed and I told them the first stop we would catch small fish and at 9:15 we would pull up and head to a deep hump and at 9:30 the fish would be on top for about 30 minutes and then would head to a hump and we'd slab them from there.  After that died off we'd go to Auggie's and have a burger until 12:15 and then head to a flat and the fish would come up there at about 12:30.  We'd fish those until it got to hot or they scattered and went down.
  Well...normally this would be a fish story and we all know how those go...but this itinerary was dead on and we even had a boat show of buddies around to enjoy it with.  Actually had once old man throw a rope and hook on my boat and ask for me to keep his butt on fish...what a guy!

 
The other guy was confused on whether to chase little catfish or play with the sandies, so he went and fed the catfish and then came over to play.

 And Dwight actually managed to snag to channels this size and hooked one in the mouth...skill!!!  I didn't get a picture, but Tommy not to be outdone caught a mussel shell.

Except for out Auggie's and 12:30 appointment (they were to scared of the heat).
Thank you to all that have helped me in my venture of guiding and all the good friends I have met here in Texas.  It truly has been a fun six years and I hope some of you will look me up if you head north.  I will be fishing Oologah and Skiatook lakes mainly. 
Dwight, thank you for all the trips and I look forward to showing you how to catch some in Oklahoma.

Eagle Mountain 6-21-11

Took repeat customers John and Chad out this morning and the wind was so much nicer today...enough to make the fishing excellent, but didn't beat us up.
We started out the morning fishing a ridge that runs from 5-28ft and I positioned the boat at the 13ft area because the fishing have been chasing bait along the ridge at that depth.  The day started out as a bunch of dinks but then I saw a group of larger fish coming on the side scan to the left.  They cast over there and bam, big doubles!  That school of larger fish played nice for about an hour of nonstop action then we headed to a deep hump and as I was graphing the area about 2 acres of topwater action began!  My customers asked what that was and I told them...FUN!  Grab a rod and get after them!  They stayed up for 22 minutes and then retreated back to the hump I was graphing.  John had to be at work by one, so I took him back and Chad and I came back out for some more action.  Great time with two great fishermen.

Eagle Mountain 6-20-11

Had first time guests Jeanette and her husband out for a windy yet beautiful morning on Eagle Mountain Lake.  When I got to the lake the gusts were 42mph out of the SE and the lake was rolling.  I picked them up at their dock at 6:00 and they were ready to go.  We hugged the south shoreline and marked fish on a hump at 22-25ft deep.  The fish were just gill slapping and pecking the lures making hook-ups difficult.  We managed 17 in the box before moving on to another hump picking up another dozen there.  I decided to hit a point in 7ft of water and it was loaded with 6-8 inch fish...not what we were after so we headed back to the humps and found them in the exact spot I left them on Saturday and this group was willing to bite and we finished out our limits there.  All fish caught on Ole Ugly Slabs and flies by Flies By Night.  Water temp was 82-84 wind 25-35 SE with gusts to mid 40's. 

Eagle Mountain 6-18-11

Fished with repeat customers Nick and his family today.  These guys put the pressure on me before we even got in the boat by telling me Gabe doesn't NOT like fishing.  Gabe has never caught a fish and had a few bad experiences while fishing.  He said he'd be happy with catching one....after he said that the pressure was off :)
Gabe with his first ever fish!

 Here is a pic of the morning scenery

It was a windy day, but with the forecast at 101 we were okay with it.  We started the day fishing a ridge that goes from 4-26ft and caught fish on all depths there.  They would come up and school for a couple seconds and then go down, but the HB side image told us exactly where they were.  We caught the fish on Ole Ugly in white/chartreuse and Flies By Night flies.  Also, we tried a new lure from Flies By Night similar to an inline spinner and it did great also.  We were able to use it to fish at all levels of the water column and do well. 
After two hours of consistent catching we started catching mainly dinks, so I asked them if they wanted to head south and battle the wind in search of larger fish.  First stop south I marked a load of fish, but only one taker.  Next area, nothing on the big screen and the wind really picked up so we headed to an area that has been holding fish about every third trip.  Last week it was loaded but couldn't get any to bite.  Today, I marked a little bit on the 2d sonar, but on the left side scan it showed, "Game Time!"  Put the trolling motor down and before I could get everyone their poles fish were flying out of the water with an Ole Ugly and Flies By Night fly in their mouth!  These guys sure put a hurt on the fish today and battled the high winds.  Memories were made and we all had a blast!  I think Gabe went from dreading the trip to having a great time, and trips like this is why I love guiding. Thanks guys

Water Temp 84 degrees; wind 25-40 S to SW; Ole Ugly and Flies By Night; 4-26ft with 17-23ft boat depth

Eagle Mountain 6-11-11

 Took first time customers Hector, Javy, and Nathan out this morning.  Caught a few on a hump in 21-23ft.  Moved to summer deeper water and marked a ton, but no takers.  Decided to hit the ridges and that is where we caught most of our fish.  Fished in the boat show for some dink surfacing fish for a while also.  Water temp was 80-84.  Ole Ugly slabs and Flies By Night flies.  Chartruese and white colors.