Grand Lake?

[Mike Cork]

Any recent reports on what's happening in the Fall on Grand Lake? Just looking for general info, water temp, general patterns, what's the primary bait fish this time of year, is there any vegetation to be found?

[Pro Reel]

No vegetation at all. Grand is all rocks, from gravel to chunks to boulders and cliffs. A buddy of mine just told me yesterday that things have still been tough there the last few weeks, but he is going back this weekend. I should be able to get an update next week. He says it has to start going crazy there very soon, November is traditionally a great month there for big bass and lots of them. The water levels are a bit down right now, so there won't even be much in the way of any buck brush in the water. The paterns will most likley be square bill cranks in the backs of coves anywhere you find baitfish.

[Mike Cork]

Thanks for the heads up. Keep us posted, if your buddy gets back to you.

[Pro Reel]

Just checked the grandfishingreport.com.
Hello Grand Lakers!

I'm sure glad a lot of you have put up your rods and are going hunting instead of fishing. The lake isn't crowded at all and it sure is nice out there. The fishing is good too. In fact, this is my favorite time of year to fish.

I've been down on Lake Fork, Texas, for a few days, but after I returned I've been able to fish the last couple days on Grand. The crappie are biting in brush piles, both around the docks and on the main lake. You may have to catch a lot of them to get a limit but there are some really good ones to be caught. Hank Souders says he is catching some up to 14 inches. I took Tony Lynn a couple days ago and we had 15 crappie up to 13 inches long. I expect to have a good winter for crappie fishing.

The whites are still biting well on days with a little wind. I like the Honey Creek area when November gets here. This action of throwing baits to the windy banks should last 2 or 3 more weeks.

The blacks have been biting well but the action will get even better during all of November. The fish are hungry, trying to fatten up for winter. I have done well in the past on jigs and spinner baits in November.

Hank also told me the spoonbill are thick around Sailboat Bridge, for those of you who like to catch them.

See you on the lake!

Thats from Ivan Martin, a well know guide that i have fished with before. It seems to mirror what my bud told me that he thinks this week may have been the turning point for the last several weeks of transition. Now it looks like the next 3 to 4 weeks might be killer. I see Ivan is recomending spinner baits and jigs. I know his favorite is a gold plated willow leaf in 3/8 size. He hits the corners of every dock with those and pulls a lot of 5 lb bass of the dock corners. Last time i fished with him, he was big on tube jigs, specifically the lake fork craw tube. He texas rigs them with a 3/8 bullet sinker. I still think that sqaure bills will be the ticket. I would look for the steeper banked coves with some good shalow areas in the back. The bass seem to hold better in cover where they can move up and down without covering a lot of area. The ticket will be to find the bait. If you are going, get with me and i can get a lot more details about specific areas. If the timing is right, i may try to hit a weekend there this month.