Slow is the key for Swindle

When Gerald Swindle won his second Angler of the Year title in 2016, his key to success was slowing down, not burning a bunch of gas running all over the...

Irony of the late spawn

All week we’ve heard the spawn is late on Grand Lake. “They are way behind and really want to get up on the bank and spawn.” The trivial irony of...

KVD’s switch up

Kevin VanDam didn’t seem too optimistic about his chances to repeat his Thursday catch weighing 21 pounds, 15 ounces. At least for now it looks like KVD underestimated himself, while...

A hint of Pace

What you are about to read comes with a disclaimer. There is no guarantee this is exactly what BASSTrakk 2nd place angler Cliff Pace is doing now, but it offers...

Grand Lake returns to form

Spring has finally sprung at Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees. It took so long for that to occur this year that local anglers were getting organized to address their concerns....

Water temps vary, so does bite

This morning Matt Lee clued me in about the broad spectrum of fishing conditions currently in play on Grand Lake. “It depends on which side of the lake you are...

Browning grinding it out

It should come as no surprise, at least to me, that Stephen Browning has taken the lead. Browning calls himself a “grinder,” and to him that means grinding it out...

Browning fishing for a birthday present

Stephen Browning has matched Kyle Monti’s hot start this morning, and raised. Browning caught a 5-pounder at 7:29 a.m. to give him a limit estimated at 18-4 on BASSTrakk. With...

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