Lake Fork / Mexico Fishing Report 11/7/16

Lake Fork:

The Bass fishing was awesome this past week at Lake Fork. We boated anywhere from 35-75 Bass per day up to 8 lbs again and lots of Bass in the 2-4 lb range fishing in both deep and shallow water. These fish are fat and healthy and are putting up a great fight. Some days you might not get the fish to bite because of wrong location, weather etc., but make no mistake, Lake Fork is Full of Bass. Carolina Rigs worked great again this week but 1/4 oz Shakey Heads with Baby Brush Hogs and the Drop Shot Rigs produced the most Bass for me. The best colors for me were Watermelon and Red Bug. The cloud cover was great this past week and it kept the Bass biting just about all day long. If we don't receive any major cold fronts for a while, the Bass fishing will remain good with lots of action. Fall is a great time to be on the lake and we spotted several Bald Eagles on the lake this week as well. " What a beautiful bird." We posted a few more pictures on our Facebook page at lakeforkproguides.com Call me or text 214.236.3320 to book a trip to Lake Fork or email us at [email protected].

At this time the water temperature is right at 72 degrees and the water level continues to slowly drop at 400.49 or - 2.21 off of full pool. The water clarity is clearing but still a little off color in some areas. Fishing is Good.

No Catfish report this week but the Crappie fishing is good with limits caught in 25-27 feet of water on both Jigs and Minnows. The Crappie are moving out to the bridges, points and humps and should continue to get even better as the water temperature drops due to the cooler nights. I have guides available and we furnish tackle and equipment at no charge and we clean and bag your fish to take home. We welcome group or individual fishing trip based on our availability. Again call or text 214.236.3320 or email [email protected] "Crappie trips are fun for the entire family."

We are already booking fishing trips for the 2017 fishing season and would like to Thank everyone for fishing with us in 2016. Many of you already have 2017 trip scheduled and we are looking forward to seeing you and fishing with you again. Thank you for supporting our fishing here and our Mexico Bass fishing adventures as well. We appreciate you greatly !

Mexico: If you are interested in fishing Lake Comedero, El Salto or Lake Picachos with us for the Spring of 2017 you need to hurry and try to reserve a spot. This is the earliest that we have ever booked up for late December, January, February and early March on all three lakes. Fishing Mexico is a blast "Come join the fun!" For information, real time fishing reports and on current conditions call me at 214.236.3320 or email me at [email protected]. Thank you to everyone that is going with us. We are looking forward to some great Bass fishing action.

Good Luck and great Fishing !

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 4/25: 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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