WILL KIRKPATRICK
GUIDE SERVICE
SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR
21815 FM 705,
Broaddus, TX 75929
Telephone: (409) 584-3177
Or just drop me a line @
willfish@consolidated.net
------------------------------------------------------------------------
[
Fishing Report ] [
Fishing
Schools ] [ Home ]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 During
a 31 year career with four different divisions of the original Bell Telephone system, Will worked throughout much
of the U.S.A. including Alaska, Hawaii, New York and Florida plus several overseas locations. During that time
he fished in seventeen different states and three countries catching basically every species of freshwater gamefish except Arctic Char and Golden Trout. Will first fished “Big Sam” in 1970 while participating in one of
Ray Scott’s early B.A.S.S. tournaments being held at Hank’s Creek Marina. He began guiding bass anglers part time
in 1974 and has lived on Rayburn and guided full time since retiring in 1986.His largest bass to date are 11 lbs. 13 oz., 11 lbs. 4 oz., 10 lbs. 12oz., 10 lbs. 9 oz., 10 lbs. 8 oz., 10 lbs. 7 oz., 10 lbs. 5 oz. and 10 lbs. 1 oz. Through 2007, he has landed and released 114 bass over 8 lbs. His guided customers have boated and released many large bass including five exceeding 10 lbs. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- He started The Fishing Schools in 1989 and continues to hold them at Stephen F. Austin State University’s Piney Woods Conservation Center located near Five Fingers Bay on Sam Rayburn Reservoir. Guide rates are $225 Full Day, $150 Half Day for 1 or 2 anglers. He guides full time only on Rayburn and only for Largemouth Black Bass. Please call (409) 584-3177 prior to 8:00 PM for additional information or to schedule a guide trip. His mailing address is 21815 FM 705, Broaddus, Texas 75929. Host marina is Powell Park (409) 584-2624 which is a full service marina including a grill, gas, tackle and groceries. The Fishing Schools schedule for 2012 is as follows:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Guide sponsors include: Arbogast,
Bomber, Booyah, Cordell, Heddon, Rebel, Silver Thread, Smithwick, Xcalibur, Yum, Lowrance
Electronics (www.lowrance.com), G. Loomis Rods (www.gloomis.com), Mark Pack’s Lake
Fork Tackle, (www.lftlures.com), and the Triton Boat line, 1-888-887-4866. “Built to last a lifetime with a
complete absence of wood.”He is the author of The Houston Chronicle’s Freshwater outdoor Blog (http://blogs.chron.com/freshwater). This blog gives anglers in-depth seasonal fishing methods detailing appropriate lures, equipment and associated patterns. He is also a field reporter for Dallas Morning News, Beaumont Enterprise and Tyler Morning Telegraph newspapers, plus KILT Outdoors (Houston) radio show. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Will is the Director of “THE FISHING SCHOOLS” which are held four times a year on Sam Rayburn Reservoir and is an active member of the Texas Outdoor Writer’s Association. Will was chosen by Texas' Governor Rick Perry as one of his three appointees to the State's Recreational Boating Safety Panel in 2009. Before resigning, he was one of twelve statewide anglers who were members of the Freshwater Fisheries Advisory Board for Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. For information on Sam Rayburn Reservoir, my Fishing Report, Guide Service, or the Fishing Schools, please use these links or give me a call before 8:00 P.M. at (409-584-3177. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Will Kirkpatrick 21815 FM 705 Broaddus, TX 75929 (409) 584-3177 Or just drop me a line @ willfish@consolidated.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [ Fishing Report ] [ Fishing Schools ] [ Home ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ fishingenet.net © 2005, all rights reserved. web redesign by Texas Outdoor Webs
|