Planning a Fort Gibson trip from Tulsa

One lake, one phone call

Fort Gibson Lake lies east of the city on the Grand River, and it is the water Billy guides. Whether your date suits a morning or an afternoon start depends on conditions and where the fish have been, which is exactly the sort of thing a guide knows and a website cannot.

So do not agonise over it. Tell Billy your date and your group, and let him plan the day.

Questions a first-time group should ask

What time do we meet and where, for this specific date? What is the price basis for our party size? What is on the boat already, and what should we bring? How long are we actually on the water? What happens if the weather changes?

Five questions, one call. Everything else can be sorted on the day.

Bringing family along

A guided trip is one of the easier ways to get a mixed-age group onto the water, because the gear and the know-how come with the boat. If children or complete beginners are coming, say so when you call — the family fishing page covers what that changes about planning the day.