Hawker's Fishing Fun

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ALL BOOKED UP PENDING DEPOSIT RECEIPTS
Thanks ya'll!!

I'm fixxin to do a "thang" 😋

Seein as how I possess a perfectly good 2026 guide license (another story) I'ma gonna open up two days the week of June 8th - 12th (except June 10th) to Guide. Options will be Striper on Keystone, or Hybrids on Skiatook.

I'd prefer to do one trip on Monday or Tuesday and the 2nd trip on Thursday or Friday! Standard (unchanged) rates apply ($350 for 1-2 anglers, $100 per each additional angler).

This will be first come/first served with a $100 deposit to lock it in.

Tight Lines!
Steve

Another rod bendin, line stretchin, drag screamin, fish catchin, fun filled day doin what I love. Species don't much matter, it's how good they tug and how good they eat! Plenty nuff for "several" meals with this'un and a few of her running mates.

W Y K, Y J K

Had a bit of fun helping out my good friend Trent Mcbride, with a Guide trip yesterday. (yeah-yeah I know I retired) Trent had 5 in his boat, I had 4, and the fish (Sandbass) didn't stand a chance 😂

I literally did not have an opportunity to snap pics, cuz from beginning to end, it was a three-ring circus of rod bendin, line stretchin, drag screamin, fish catchin FUN! 2, 3, 4 fish at a time coming over the gunnels, fish flopping on the floor and constant re-baiting like a mad-man! Throw in all four whooping and hollering AND bantering back and forth with their buddies in Trent's boat. PURE-D-FUN. After about 3 hours, the coolers in both boats were crammed/stuffed full and we headed in where the "work" really happened (cleaning and bagging)! Gotta love thse kind of days!

Bait of choice was shad colored Shad (live of course) and the Sandbass were very appreciative of our offerings. Majority of fish caught and cleaned were females, laden with roe, the males spewing milt. The spawn is assuredly in full swing and the time to get in on the action is NOW!!

Thank you Trent for allowing me the opportunity to help out! It was fun, entertaining and a blessing to participate!

Tight Lines!
Steve

Rod bendin, line stretchin, drag screamin fish catching FUN, beginning to end!
3/9/26

Ventured out on the invite from a friend to chase some Morones (Hybrids & Sandbass) up on Skiatook. The ole Predator got to sit at home today and got to be a passenger in Butch's new boat.

We focused in shallow waters with: temps 50° + and had a ball. We lost track/count once we got into the 70's on Hybrids, AND once the count got into the 30's of Sandbass, and then there were the dozen + Largmouth/Smallmouth to keep track of. Long and short of it, we simply had tons of fun! Dunno how many times we had doubles on, but more than a few. Did I mention we had FUN?? 😋

Thank you so much for the invite Butch! Guess I'ma gonna hafta hook up the Predator and go back up and play some more in days to come, and of course with a little cooperated from Mother Nature!

No live baits were sacrificed today, all artificals. Wore out/tore up a few soft plastics, but twist the two of us, didn't even lose a lead head! Only grabbed a couple of pics, too busy catchin!

Tight Lines!
Steve

Keystone 3/2/26

Lil bit of fishing with friends Curtis and son Matt for some Blues t'day. Was a tad more nipperty (chilly) than our infamous weather forecasters had projected, but we we prepared!

Shad were really scattered and deep, creating more net throws for me than expected, but hey, that's fishin and we still ended up with plenty nuff bait!

Off to the fishin grounds (my favorite), shallow, Power Pole depths. Baited up six lines, deployed em, and just like that, two rods started a rod bending, line stretching, drag screaming day of fish catching FUN (DOUBLES, YAY)!!! Now, I'm not gonna say the day ever turned into a three ring circus, BUT, it was a good day of fish catchin FUN with a pair of long time friends! Coulda been better I s'pose, but we garnered nuff primo filets to fill two one gallon zip lock bags for several forthcoming scrumptious fish fry's!

Curtis, Matt, it was a blessing to have both of ya together in the Ole Predator again today! Twas a fun, enjoyable day and I appreciate ya'll! Looking forward to yet another outing when we can!

Water temps from 54-58, slightly stained to murky. North breezes to begin falling off to near nuttin. Cloudy chilly day, but we'll worth the time and effort, and I got another day of being at my happy place!!

Tight Lines!
Steve

Keystone 2/9/26

Relaxation "101"
How can ya beat a beautiful, 80°,calm, sun-soaked day in February filled with rod bendin, line stretchin, drag screamin, fish catchin FUN (with a good friend)? The epitome of RELAXATION for sure!! However, some folks definition of relaxation may/may not differ from mine, and that's okay😂

Decided last week to hook up with good friend Wayne Forrest today and chase some Blues for fun and entertainment. Coulda gone to a variety of lakes today, but good ole Keystone won the hidden coin toss! Launched about 7:30 this A.M. and after a bit of looking, found some big schools of Shad to toss the trusty deep hole net on, and voila loaded up on bait lickity-split! Did a little more lookin and found a good school of good Blues belly sliding along the bottom slurping down Shad! Fed em what they wanted and got rewarded with a plethora of bent rods.

Fished from 3-53 ft of water and caught fish at every spot. Some spots better than others numbers wise, but pretty consistent quality everywhere! All told, we boated 30 + cats today which may have included a Channel Cat or three 😋 A fun fun day on the water with a good friend with the like passion for fishing is just plain ole hard to beat!

Had a unique and very NOISEY visitor while out today too. Kept making touch and go landings and take-offs! NOT a fan,,,,,,,🤬

Thank you Wayne for joinng me today! It was loads of fun and I learned a bit from ya which I appreciate! Ready to do it again my friend!

Tight Lines!
Steve

Keystone 1/2/26

Couldn't get too far into a new year staying at home LOL 😁 and no better way (at least in my mind) to kick it off than to hook up with a friend I've not seen for a few months and just have fun on the water!

While it wasn't (this time anway) a day filled with constant rod bendin, line stretchin, drag screamin, fish catchin FUN, it had it's moments, and it absolutely was one of the most relaxing, non pressured, fun days I've had in a while!!

Took our time (sort of) finding bait, and once we found em, having to make only one throw of the net garnering more shad than we could possibly use in a day, made our way to the fishing grounds and coax a Blue or two to play at the end of a line.

Long story short, boated enough good eaters for a meal or two and got to play CPR with one goodern. Best part of the whole day though, was spending quality time on the water with a good friend, doin what we both love to do, together!!!

Thank you Tom (aka Triple-T)!! I very much needed a day like yesterday! Enjoyed it immensely and look forward to more adventures again soon! Congratulations on your retirement buddy!

Tight Lines!
Steve