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4 days ago
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Fishing with Mrs C

Mrs. C took a break from cake world and joined me for a couple of hours fishing this evening. We looked in a couple of places but we were...

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Butch Cross

5 days ago
1 min

Fun Morning Big Hybrids

Fun morning on the water. Wanted some fish for the freezer, so went looking it took a couple of stops, but finally found some willing...

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Butch Cross

7 days ago
1 min

A Little Early Morning Fishing

Got out for a few hours this morning, caught a few hybrids, but the white bass were really active so decided to call it day. All fish...

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Still My Favorite Type of Hybrid Fishing

Butch Cross

Apr 30
1 min

Still My Favorite Type of Hybrid Fishing

Went and checked out a couple of my shallow water holes and found a few fish still hanging out.

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Butch Cross

Apr 27
1 min

Scouting Trip

This is a little bit better, found quite a few today.

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Butch Cross

Apr 24
1 min

Tough Day On The Water

Helped fellow guide Trent McBride with a two boat trip. Started out breezy and rainy, the rain finally stopped but the wind stayed with...

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Butch Cross

Apr 23
1 min

A little Scouting Trip Yesterday

Did a little scouting yesterday with fellow guides Dave Clark and Larry Wine. We looked in a quite a few areas, caught some fish over...

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Some Pictures from the Last Couple of Weeks

Butch Cross

Apr 19
1 min

Some Pictures from the Last Couple of Weeks

Today was a little better on the water. Finally starting to find fish in multiple areas. The bite should start to pickup once the cold...

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Butch Cross

Mar 19
1 min

Tough Day

Went out to chase hybrids in the shallows again but today was a totally different day. Fished from the south end of Skiatook, all the way...

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Butch Cross

Mar 15
1 min

My Favorite Way to Fish for Hybrids

Got out for a little while on Monday to look for Hybrids in shallow water. First stop no fish so moved on to next spot. Ended up with 5...

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Butch Cross

Mar 7
1 min

Early Season Striper Fishing

Got out today with my son to search for some stripers on Keystone. We were able to find some fish, but they just weren't finally...

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Butch Cross

Mar 3
1 min

Back On The Water

Finally getting back on the water after the cold snap, not sure what to expect, but turned out to be a good day. Fished with good friend...

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Butch Cross

Feb 25
1 min

A Little Extra

Finished up this rod for Trent McBride. An 8ft. extra heavy eglass, he‘ll be using for spoonbill snagging and saltwater. The guides are...

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Butch Cross

Feb 2
1 min

Fishing with Dave and Larry

Went out today with fellow guides Dave Clark and Larry Wine seeing if we could find any active stripers. We fished a couple of areas but...

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Butch Cross

Jan 25
1 min

Rod Work from January

Some new and repair work done in January. The black camp rods are for walleye trolling and the 3 blue camo are for bottom bouncing for...

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Butch Cross

Jan 13
1 min

Day 2 Crappie Fishing

Back out today to fish for crappie with Larry Wine. Found plenty but just couldn't get them to bite. So we decided to change things up...

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Butch Cross

Jan 12
1 min

January Crappie Fishing

Went in search of some crappie finally found some that wanted to eat all were on the small side still fun to get out for a while.

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Butch Cross

Dec 21, 2020
1 min

Crappie Fishing with Mrs. C

Got out today with Nancy to enjoy a really nice day and see if we could find a few crappie. We caught lots of fish but no keepers. Still...

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Butch Cross

Dec 9, 2020
1 min

Sooner Lake Hybrid Fishing

Fun day yesterday at Sooner. Hybrids, white perch and saugeye. Kept a few for the freezer and let the rest go to catch another day.

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Butch Cross

Dec 5, 2020
1 min

December Catfish

Got out for a little bit yesterday afternoon with Steve King. Got a chance to try out two of the new catfish rods I just completed. The...

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