Don Mattern Sr.

Mattern Guide Service on Sam Rayburn & Palestine

Hello Everybody,

Psalm 40; Verses 1-2; I waited patiently for the Lord and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

SAM RAYBURN: Well fishing has been great lately. The slightly cooler temps has a great early morning bite on topwaters from poppers to frogs worked over points and edges of grass. Water temps have been in the 80's. The lake level is at 160.20 about 4 feet low.

Texas rigs worms in redbugs and plums have been doing well also. Bass up to about 6 lbs. has been the norm with about 25 bass days. The Carolina rig has been working on the breaks in 12-22 feet.

LAKE PALESTINE: The Lake level is about 3 feet low at about 343.79. Water is running in the 80's for water temps. Bass have been biting great lately with the cooler temps. I say cooler, 80's compared to 100's is alot cooler for me. Bass up to 6 lbs. have been caught and brought to my boat this week bt clients enjoying a variety of patterns. The frogs have been fun worked in and around grass and cover, the spinnerbait in white chartruse Nichols caught Bass up to 5 lbs. also. Texas rigged creature baits in watermelons caught also worked around wood and grass.

If you want to book in a trip give a call at 903-478-2633 or 903-724-0961 or you can e-mail me at donmat@windstream.net. My Web-page is matternguideservice.fghp.com for more info on my rates and info about lakes. God Bless- Don Mattern Sr.

Thanks to some great sponsors:

RANGER BOATS: The boat Center-Flint,Texas- 903-825-2293

Nichols Lures: 903-589-8100

Kistler Rods: 281-259-8033

Phantom Tackle: phantomtackle.com

E2Baits: e2baits.com

Date Added: 2009-09-07

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 & Nichols sinkers
Tackle Used: Johnny Morris reels on Kistler rods
Method Used: Spinnerbaits & Texas rigs
Water Depth: 2-23 feet
Water Temperature: 84
Wind Direction: South
Wind Speed: 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.

903-478-2633
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