Lake Fork / Mexico Fishing Report 10/1/16

The Bass fishing was great this week here at Lake Fork. With the night time temperatures cooling down and the mild weather during the daytime, the Bass fishing continues to improve. I was able to boat anywhere from 20-25 solid Bass per day this week with the exception of Thursday when winds were high all day and it was hard to get to many of the areas where I had been catching fish. Our largest two Bass of the week were a 7 lber caught by Larry McDaniel from Heath TX and a personal best 9 lber caught by Mike Bye from Dallas. We caught all of our Bass on C Rigs, Drop Shots and Shallow diving Crank Baits in less than 8 feet of water. Pictures are on Facebook at J W Peterson Corp / J & J Guide Service or go to www.lakeforkproguides.com .

The water conditions are good but it does look like the lake is trying to turn over in some areas, but it has not effected the Bass or Crappie Fishing. The water temps that I saw this week fell into the upper 70's for the first time and they were back to the mid 80's during the middle of the day. The lake level is dropping a little each week now and is at 401.19 or 92% full at the time of this report.

The Crappie and Cat Fishing for us was again very good all week with numbers of Catfish and limits of Crappie caught just about every day. All of our Crappie were caught using Jigs this week in 18-25 feet of water over heavy brush. A lot of the Crappie were nice size fish and we have posted these pictures as well. If you want to take a lot of fish home to eat now is the time to get started.

If you would like to set up a fishing trip to Bass fish or go catch a bunch of Crappie or Catfish to take home, call or text me at 214.236.3320 or email us at [email protected] . I have guides that can do it all and we furnish all tackle, equipment and clean your fish to take home for you at no extra charge.

Mexico: We have a hand full of dates left for January and February to fish Lake Picachos, El Salto or Comedero. If you would like fish one of these awesome Bass fishing lakes with us, contact me at 214.236.3320 for real time information, reports and details. March-June are also great months to fish El Salto and Picachos and we have a lot more dates available during that time. Let us show you how to have a Bass fishing trip of a lifetime in Old Mexico.

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 Current Weather Alerts

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Lake Fork Weather Forecast

Thursday

Mostly Cloudy

Hi: 79

Thursday Night

Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 70

Friday

Rain Showers

Hi: 78

Friday Night

Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 69

Saturday

Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 83

Saturday Night

Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 71

Sunday

Rain Showers

Hi: 79

Sunday Night

Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 65

Extended Weather Forecast

Lake Fork Water Level (last 30 days)

Water Level on 4/26: 403.19 (+0.19)

Water Level Details

Lake Fork

Fishing Report from TPWD (Apr. 24)

GOOD. Water Stained; 60 degrees; 0.20 feet above pool. Bass have slowed, but post spawners are setting up on points in 5-7 feet of water with Carolina rigged creature baits. Topwaters and frogs are good early morning around grass. Shaky heads are good around boat houses. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Changing weather means changing bite. First phase spawners are now in a post spawn pattern and aggressive. Frog pattern top waters 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, catching them on edge of banks, 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.Crappie are good in 2-13 feet on timber and around grass lines. Some fish are moving back out into the 12-18 feet areas and a little deeper. Black crappie are on a few bridges, but fish are not loaded up yet. Black crappie are also grouping under docks on sunny afternoons. Cast 1/16th ounce hand tied jigs continue to be good in white and gray, white and chartreuse and light blue and gray colors. Minnows will still work very well and especially on shallow fish around grass. Soft plastics will also work well as the fish have been very aggressive. We should see the aggressive bite until the warmer months get here and the fish get a little finicky. Catfishing continues to be good around timber where birds are roosting in 10-18 feet. Also getting reports of some shallow catfish around grass lines and sea walls. Those fish are most likely chasing shad spawns. Catfish are cruising around shallow wood in 6-12 feet, with lots of fry showing up. Use your favorite prepared catfish bait to load the boat once you locate the fish. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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