This was a great week for beautiful Lake Fork. The water temperature was still 81 to 83 degrees and the water level is 5.5 feet below full pool. Lake Fork Marina hosted the Sealy Big Bass Splash on the 19th through the 21st. It had over 2500 constants and seen a record 33 Bass over the slot (24”) weighed in. An 11.75 pound Bass won the top prize. Thousands of Bass below the slot were weighed in. A verity of baits to catch the over the slot fish including; spoons, Carolina rigged worms and swim baits. A lot of the under the slot fish were caught by using a drop shot worm and a Texas rigged worm. The best Texas rigged worm was the Berkley blue /fleck power worm in both the 7inch and the 10 inch size. Most of the folks that pre-fished the tournament with me using the split shot rig and the Texas rig worms weighed fish and drew checks. During pre-fishing of the tournament I used Ardent Denny Brauer rods and Ardent Apex Tournament reels. It remains a great combination to catch these Lake Fork Bass. Lake Fork Marina did an outstanding job in supporting the Big Bass Splash. Job well done to the staff!
The White Bass are still scattered out. With the water temperature starting to drop, they should be starting to school up in the next two to three weeks. The ones that were being caught were being caught on Joe’s 4 inch chrome/chartreuse spoon.
The Crappie fishing was pretty good this week. We continued using the cinnamon/blue jig and Pan fish Assassin Silver Phantom Tiny Shad. The best water depth was 14 to 20 foot of water over brush piles. The bridge bite has really slowed down.
The Catfish bite was fair this week. Most of the fish that were caught this week were small. Jell-O bait and punch bait worked the best in 15 to 20 foot of water around baited trees.
Lake Fork Marina has some new baits that you need to look at. They are the Nichols Jumbo Spoon, the Yellow Magic Havana top water bait and the new Bubblin’ Stud worm. They also have a great selection of Berkley Worms.
The big Bass Splash has come and gone and now the Berkley tournament is next. Here a J & M Guide Service are taking booking for guided fishing trips to help you get ready for that tournament. Give us a call, Toll Free: 1-888-454-7037 or E-mail us at: [email protected] . Have a great fishing week.