BRANSON MO NEWS: (Sep 21, 2016 – Wagoner, OK)
The Costa FLW Series is headed to Fort Gibson Lake Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 for a tournament presented by Lowrance when as many as 400 pros and co-anglers will take to the water for the third and final stop of 2016 in the Southwestern Division.
“With all of the rain we’ve had, the lake’s water levels are high which means there will be more fishable areas than usual,” said Walmart FLW Tour pro Andrew Upshaw of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, who has three career top-10 finishes in Southwestern Division competition. “There should be a strong shallow bite. I’ve been on the lake recently and there’s a ton of shad in 1 to 3 feet of water. You can’t go along the bank without seeing some shad.
“I think we’ll see a lot of anglers back in 14 Mile Creek, where the willow trees produce a lot of fish in the fall,” Upshaw continued. “In those areas I’d use a square-billed crankbait or a spinnerbait. The water tends to be a little clearer so there should be a lot of options to catch bass.
“The main river should be firing as well,” said Upshaw. “I think we’ …
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