Don Mattern Sr.

Mattern Guide Service on Sam Rayburn & Palestine & Richland Chambers

Hello Everybody,

LUKE 10: Verses 25-28: And behold a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted Him, saying. Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

He said unto Him, What is written in the law? How readest thou? And he answering said, THOU SHALT LOVE THE LORD THY GOD WITH ALL THY HEART,AND WITH ALL THY SOUL, AND WITH ALL THY STRENGTH, AND WITH ALL THY MIND, AND THY NEIGHBOR AS THYSELF.

And He said uo him, Thou has ansered right: this thing do, and thou shalt live.

SAM RAYBURN: Well water temps are high in the low 80's and the water is clearing up slowly all over the lake.

Bass have been comming in with a 5-6 lber. being caught durring the day.

Frogs worked in the pads and pepper grass in the morning has been getting alot of bites but alot of those blow ups have been misses. Main lake points have been good. Texas rigged creature baits and carolina rigged, same baits in watermelon colors, in the edges of hydrilla. schooling bass are fun durring midday on topwaters and crankbaits out in the open lake.

Call or e-mail me to book in a guided trip.

LAKE PALESTINE: Lots of action in the mornings and sometime through out the day on frogs worked in heavy vegetation. Phantom or Nichols stinko's or sinkers in watermelons or red-purple glitter natural worms rigged Texas weightless worked in 3-6 feet in the ditches and channels are catching. Some real Hogs up to 8 lbs. were boated last week. Water temps in the low 80's as well.

Call me or e-mail me to book a guided trip.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Yes you are hearing right. I have been fishing Richland Chambers for about 14 years and have not been guiding there but the Big Bass are making a comeback so I am officially Guiding on this Great Lake as of now. Richland is two fold. You can fish for Black Bass and fish for whites with an ocassional striper. Or you can fish for whites all day if you want.

I Guided a trip there yesterday and caught about 30 whites and 12 Blacks up to 7 lbs. That was a Half day of fishing. Water temps are the same the low 80's with whites running shad in 10-20 feet deep and the Bass holding off Main Lake points. We caught our Blacks on crankbaits and our whites on little george's.

Give me an e-mail at donmat@windstream.net or call 903-478-2633 or 903-724-1203. My web-page is matternguideservice.fghp.com God bless and good fishing.

Thanks to my 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: 2009-06-08

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: texas rigs and Carolina rigs
Tackle Used: Johnny Morris reels on Kistler rods
Method Used: Carolina rigs & Texas rigs
Water Depth: 3-13 feet
Water Temperature: 81
Wind Direction: South
Wind Speed: 8-12
Debras 7 lber. from Richland Chambers
Debras 7 lber. from Richland Chambers


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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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