BASS Weekend series next weekend on Fort Gibson who's all going and who's sharing info on prefishing and warnings of hazards the have found ?!

Gonna be a good one for sure....Heading out monday

all bridges are no wake, they will write tickets if they see you.

the grda runs that and some other lakes up here, different rules/laws than a plain state lake.

huge shad population in gibson, backs of coves should be hot about now.
just north of taylor ferry launch on the east side are two large coves, backs of those, docks in there and secondary points have done well for me in the past.

Ft. Gibson: September 23. Elevation 3 ft. above normal, water 78 and clear. The new road along Hwy 51 around Taylors Ferry is under construction. Catfish good on cut bait and sunfish Carolina-rigged at 10-15 ft. on flats. White bass good on spoons and Kastmasters at 8-15 ft. Largemouth bass fair on Biffle bugs and plastic baits at 5-15 ft. Crappie fair on minnows around the docks. Report submitted by Rick Stafford in Wagoner.

i will be there. planed on heading out monday but will probly go saturday some time. ready to get this thing going, should be a great tournament. looks like highs in the 70's and clear on tourney days. my only concern is fog delays.

Headed that way Tuesday. Thanks Hop for posting that about the road construction, should make it interesting with 200 boats trying in that area huh?

One other hazard, hopefully it's over by this time of the year, is the flying spoonbills. A 3' long 50 lb fish coming out of the water 3' can make for a bad day. No joke if you're running the lake you better be paying attention. Had a very close call last year, close enough the water from the fish knocked my sunglasses sideways and scared the you know what out of me. I was looking at the map, running up the river, and did not see it jump. Co angler said... "wow that was close, and it was BIG"... haha.

I fished it last Sunday. Caught several fish but no quality. Would have had around 12lbs on 5. Most were on small crankbaits in less than 5ft. Shad were everwhere.

if you are headed there this saturday, pay attn. weather may get rough.

Saturday, 28
Thunderstorm
84 | 57 �F
T-storms
Chance of
Precipitation60%
Sunday, 29
Chance of a Thunderstorm
77 | 57 �F
Chance of T-storms
Chance of
Precipitation70%
Monday, 30
Chance of a Thunderstorm
81 | 59 �F
Chance of T-storms
Chance of
Precipitation50%
Tuesday, 1
Fog
82 | 59 �F
Fog
Chance of
Precipitation0%
Wednesday, 2
Chance of a Thunderstorm
82 | 59 �F
Chance of a Thunderstorm
Chance of
Precipitation20%
Thursday, 3
Partly Cloudy
82 | 61 �F
Partly Cloudy
Chance of
Precipitation0%
Friday, 4
Chance of a Thunderstorm
79 | 55 �F
Chance of T-storms
Chance of
Precipitation40%
Saturday, 5
Clear
72 | 52 �F
Clear
Chance of
Precipitation0%
Source: BestForecast at 9:22 AM CDT on September 26, 2013 Descriptive Forecast

You guys or the best see y'all up their Tuesday , check out TRfishing.com for updates and blog post

Hazards on the lake are all pretty well marked unless you plan on running up the river, there are some shallow areas but they are all on the popular map cards.
Shad are stacked in every creek and cove right now, been catching numbers of small fish on DT-6s on points leading into those areas with shad.
If anybody have any questions about the lake or area shoot me a message my parents live there.

THE SPOONBILL ARE STILL JUMPING not as many as in the summer but you will see them, its like hitting a deer on the road, chances are you won't, there's nothing you can do to avoid it, just drive.

I left a lower unit on the main lake about 5 years ago. Underwater hazards are plentiful on that lake.

Anyone have a back seat open for prefishing on Thursday? Im non boater heading up on Wednesday. I'm staying with family in Muskogee and can meet Thursday morning. I will kick-in for gas and buy lunch. Pm with details.

Coach

Anyone?

headed up Monday, still have a back seat open for tues and weds if anyone wishes to fish and look at the lake. pm me here

is there any grass there?