Lake Fork / Mexico Fishing Report 5/18/2015

Lake Fork : We had another good week of Bass fishing here at Lake Fork this past week. We averaged about twenty fish per day most days and on Wednesday while fishing with Kenny Bates from Arlington, we caught another double digit Bass weighing 10.5 lbs. With all of the changing weather patterns and storms, the fishing was slower for us on Thursday and Friday than earlier in the week. Most of our fish were caught this week in less than five feet of water on Flukes, Rattle Snakes and Watermelon Frogs. With lots of cloud cover, the water temp's were still in the mid 60's and low 70's in most of the areas that we were fishing. Even though we were not looking for spawning Bass, we did see and catch a few Bass up to 6 lbs that were still on the beds spawning or guarding fry. Right now Fork is full and is in great shape and there have been a lot of Bass up shallow in the flooded grass, brush and willow trees and are a lot of fun to catch. The deep water bite was good this past week for some while slow for others and a lot of the larger Bass are now moving off shore to deeper water. Look for the deep water bite on main lake points, road beds and humps to pick back up again soon.

If you are interested in fishing Lake Fork you can set up a fishing trip by calling or texting me at 214.236.3320 or email us at [email protected]. With Summer just ahead, we will be fishing our regular day hours and we will be offering split day fishing trips and night trips to avoid most of the heat during the day. We furnish tackle and equipment at no charge.

Mexico : I have several fishing trips planed for Lake Picachos, Comedero and El Salto for the Fall of 2015 and the Spring of 2016. I have spots available right now for a trip to Lake Picachos on November 30th-December 5th that I am going on, if anyone would like to join us. The fishing was awesome on this trip at this same time last year and we had some great top water action going on. If you would like to join us contact me at 214.236.3320 for info and updates. We have dates available right now for January - June 2016 before the rainy season starts. We had some really fun fishing trips in 2015 and the camps are sure to fill up early again so to get the dates you would like, save on airline tickets and hotel rooms in Mazatlan it is better to book early . If you have never fished in Mexico before each one of these lakes offer something a little different and we can show you how to make a fishing trip of a lifetime.

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

Wednesday

Slight Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 79

Wednesday Night

Slight Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 66

Thursday

Mostly Cloudy

Hi: 81

Thursday Night

Mostly Cloudy

Lo: 71

Friday

Rain Showers

Hi: 76

Friday Night

Breezy

Lo: 69

Saturday

Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 83

Saturday Night

Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 70

Extended Weather Forecast

Lake Fork Water Level (last 30 days)

Water Level on 4/25: 403.26 (+0.26)

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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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