Don Mattern Sr.

Mattern Guide Service on Sam Rayburn & Palestine

Hello Everybody,

PSALM 37: Verses 3-5; Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass.

SAM RAYBURN: Well it was a great week with some really great clients, catching about 20 Bass per day up to about 4 lbs. No real Giants this week/ The last cold front had moved them out to staging areas. The FLW Stren Series was going on from 19-21st. this week also.

This great weather has gotten the water temps back up to the upper 60's and low 70's. We should another Big wave of spawners fan out on the flats and post spawners will be off of the deeper water getting fattened back up and healing up from the spawn.

Bass mostly were caught this week on red rattle traps and spinnerbaits in white/chartruse combos with double willow leaf blades. This warmer water will bring a great plastic bite on Senko type baits,crawworms, and lizards. For a great day in God's Creation on Big Sam e-mail me or call me at 903-478-2633 or 903-724-0961 and we will book you in for a trip.

LAKE PALESTINE: The Lake is ready for some great fishing with Bass up to 6 lbs. coming to the bass boat. Clients enjoyed some slow but steady action with about 30 Bass comming to the boat a day.

Spinnerbaits in White or Chartruse or combos of both were catching as well as Twin tailed grubs in Watermelon rigged Texas Style with a small bullet weight. Senko Type baits like Nichols salty mother Sinker and Phantom's Stinko worked well in your watermelon colors and the Natural for Phantom. Zoom trick worms in Green Pumpkin with Chartruse Tail and Watermelon Pearl Caught Bass also up to 5 Lbs. Bass are up shallow in the backs of coves around wood and vegetation spawning and feeding.

Give me a call or e-mail me at donmat@windstream.net or call 903-478-2633 or 903-724-0961 for booking a trip. God bless you and thanks to my sponsors. Don Mattern Sr.

My Sponsors:

Ranger Boats, Flint,Texas, The Boat Center- 903-825-2293

Nichols Lures- 903-589-8100

Kistler Rods- 281-259-8033

Phantom Tackle- phantomtackle.com

E 2 Baits- E2baits.com

Date Added: 2009-03-21

Type of Fishing: Casting

Charter Service Name: Mattern Guide Service

Email Guide or Angler: donmat@windstream.net

Website URL: http://matternguideservice.fghp.com

Captains Name: Don Mattern Sr.

Region You Fish: Sam Rayburn

Biz Phone: 903-478-2633

Fish Species: Bass
Bait Used: spinnerbaits & Traps
Tackle Used: Johnny Morris reels on Kistler rods
Method Used: Spinnerbaits & traps
Water Depth: 1-8 feet
Water Temperature: 70's
Wind Direction: South
Wind Speed: 5-10 mph
Ray Dikeman with a Rayburn Bass
Ray Dikeman with a Rayburn Bass

Wes Stapp with a Rayburn Bass
Wes Stapp with a Rayburn Bass


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Don Mattern Sr.

About The Author: Captain Don Mattern Sr.

Company: Mattern Guide Service

Area Reporting: Lake Palestine Texas

Bio: Don Mattern Sr. has been fishing Lake Palestine since 1994 and guiding full-time since 2002. He was born in Houston, Texas and moved out to the country at 20 years old. He's been married 35 years and has 2 sons. Don currently guides and tournament fishes full-time.

903-478-2633
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