Don Mattern Sr.

Mattern Guide Service on Lake Palestine & Sam Rayburn & Lake Fairfield

Hello Everybody,

JOHN 15: Verse 7; If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you; ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

SAM RAYBURN; Well Bass fishing has been great with Bass up to 7 1/2 lbs. The Spawn is for the most part over, with Bass pretty beat up and in the healing stage. But alot of the Post spawn females have the feed bag on.

30 bass a day has been comming to the boat with some quality Bass. You know me I love the wacky worm style fishing I can take my time and pick an area apart. The wacky is catching right now with good colors being Watermelons and Green Pumpkins. Jigs in Black & Blue with Green pumpkin trailers have been catching some Bigger Bass up to about 6 lbs.

Some of the Bigger Bass have been caught on Carolina rigs fished out on your deeper flats and main Lake Points. Good baits have been grubs,french fries,lizards, and flukes. Same colors have been working well. Carolina rigs have been working in 8-12 feet.

LAKE PALESTINE: Is still in the spawn and post spawn mode with Bass over 6 lbs. comming to the boat this week as a matter of fact we had 2 in the same hour. Bass were hitting twins tail grubs rigged Texas style also alot of Bass were being caught on your darker colors of wacky style rig such as June bugs and Black and Blue Nichols Salty Mother Sinkers, a senko type bait. Cooler temps in earlyt hours have knocked the topwater bite down somewhat but with rising temps we should see some great topwater action in the next weeks.

Give me a call at 903-478-2633 or 8903-724-1203 and I will put you on some Bass action. You can go to my web-page which is matternguideservice.fghp.com for all the lake levels and guide info. such as rates and what you need to bring on the Guide Trip. Thanks to my sponsors which I use their products everyday I am on the water.

God Bless. Don Mattern Sr.

Sponsors:

Kistler Rods: (281) 259-8033

Nichols Lures: (903)- 589-8100

Phantom Tackle: Phantomtackle.com

E2 Baits: E2baits.com

Date Added: 2008-04-29

Type of Fishing: Bottom Fishing

Charter Service Name: Mattern Guide Service

Email Guide or Angler: donmat@earthlink.net

Website URL: matterguideservice.fghp.com

Captains Name: Don Mattern Sr.

Region You Fish: Texas

Biz Phone: 903-478-2633

Fish Species: Bass
Bait Used: Nichols Baits & Phantom & Zoom
Tackle Used: Johnny Morris reels on Kistler rods
Method Used: Wacky and Carolina rigs
Water Depth: 2-12 feet
Water Temperature: 70's
Wind Direction: South
Wind Speed: 8-10



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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.

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