Lake Fork / Mexico Fishing Report 5/10/2015

Lake Fork : The Bass fishing was good for us this past week for numbers and for Big fish. I had a couple of days where my clients caught 25-30 bass per day and we boated an 8 and 9 lber on Thursday. Congrats to Ron McCance from Woodward Oklahoma for catching a Giant Trophy Bass that he caught on Tuesday that weighed 12 lbs 4 ounces. The Big Bass was 26 inches long and she had already finished spawning . We caught a lot of our Bass up in shallow on Flukes and Senkos this week but the bigger Bass were caught in 8 feet of water on main lake points. Our best days were on days that we a had lots of cloud cover and some rain. Top water baits and frogs worked great just about all day long if we had cloud cover and low wind. The Bass are trying to move out to deeper water and we should be able to catch some really big Bass over the next several months as they start to feed on shad, yellow and white bass. Check out some of the new pictures I just posted of big bass that we have caught over the past several weeks at www.lakeforkproguides.com.

Lake Fork is full and will continue to rise as the forecast over the next few days and week calls for more rain. Water conditions are good right now with the water temperature in the mid 70's and the water clarity is good in most areas around the lake.

The Catfish were still being caught up shallow this week and the Crappie were being caught in both shallow and deep water on brush piles. I have guides available for Bass, Crappie and Catfish. Call or text me at 214.236.3320 or email us at [email protected]. to book a fishing trip today. We furnish tackle and equipment at no charge and clean your fish to take home.

Mexico: I have spots available to fish Lake Picachos on November 30th - December 5th, 2015 that I am planning. This was a great time to fish Picachos last year and the Top Water action was awesome. We boated anywhere from 100-150 per day on just about everything we fished. We have other trips and dates available to fish Picachos, Comedero or El Salto for the Fall of 2015 or 2016. Be sure to book your fishing trip early to save on air and hotels and to get the dates that you would like to fish. Call me for details and the latest updates on all three lakes at 214.236.3320.

Thank you,
JW Peterson
www.lakeforkproguides.com
214-236-3320

Author: JW Peterson

Company: JW Peterson, Owner Since 1982

JW Peterson is a licensed full time professional Bass Fishing guide at Lake Fork and has been fishing Lake Fork since it opened in 1980. He has been guiding on the lake since 1982 offering Bass, Crappie and Catfish trips. He is also an international fishing outfitter offering fishing trips to Mexico, Brazil and Canada.

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Lake Fork Weather Forecast

Tuesday

Increasing Clouds

Hi: 76

Tuesday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 64

Wednesday

Slight Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 78

Wednesday Night

Mostly Cloudy

Lo: 66

Thursday

Mostly Cloudy

Hi: 79

Thursday Night

Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 69

Friday

Thunderstorms Likely

Hi: 78

Friday Night

Slight Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 69

Extended Weather Forecast

Lake Fork Water Level (last 30 days)

Water Level on 4/23: 403.32 (+0.32)

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Fishing Report from TPWD (Apr. 17)

GOOD. Water Stained; 60 degrees; 0.20 feet above pool. Fork has been good with fish in just about every stage of the spawn. Lots of fish are shallow in 1-4 feet with Texas rigs, yum dingers, chatterbaits, flukes, and swim jigs. Offshore bass are good on humps and points in 5-7 feet of water with Carolina rigs with light weights, mid-running crankbaits, and shaky heads. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Changing weather means changing bite. First phase bass spawners are now in a post spawn pattern and aggressive. Frog pattern topwaters are excellent in the grass and brush. Casting into the pockets and letting the frog sit for a few seconds is a good idea. Crappies are shallow, small fish patterns like wooly buggers are a good bet. Bream are beginning to make themselves known in the shallows, wooly buggers and small poppers should bring a strike. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Crappie are great with some pre-spawn fish, some fish actively spawning and some post spawn. Fish can be found in a few feet of water to 30 feet of water. All crappie on Lake Fork do not go shallow to spawn and we catch fish in 18-20 feet that are spawning on timber. You can also find some fish on brush, lay downs, bridges and docks. It is a very versatile time to catch crappie with multiple patterns. Minnows will work great right now but any crappie baits will catch fish. Try small hand tied jigs and soft plastics. Catfishing is excellent right now on Lake Fork around timber in 12-20 feet. Still seeing loads of fish around roosting trees. Lots of birds in the shallow areas close to the bank in the early mornings chasing shad spawns. The catfish are also up there feeding on shad as well. Use any prepared catfish baits or cut shad on baited holes in the timber. Use a cork with anything a catfish will bite up shallow. Minnows and cut shad will work great on this shallow fish. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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