Lake Fork Fishing Report 10/23/16




Lake Fork : The Bass fishing was very good for us this week at Lake Fork. Again we averaged 25-50 Bass per day and the largest Bass for the week weighed a little over 6 lbs. We fished a couple of other lakes as well this week and caught a lot of fat healthy Bass in the 3-5 lb range. Unless something happens due to a change in the weather, the Bass fishing is going to be good for some time now. We were able to catch a lot of very nice Bass using 1/4 oz Shakey Heads and C Rigs fishing Zoom Super Flukes and Baby Brush Hogs. The best color this week for us was Green Pumpkin and most of the larger fish were caught in 16 feet of water.


The water temperature was in the Mid 70's and it's just about perfect to get the fish active and aggressive chasing the bait fish. The water clarity was off color a little this week and was stained in some areas and clearing up in others. The water level today is 400.72 or 90% full and is still slowly falling.

The Crappie are still biting good when fishing over heavy brush in 21-24 feet of water and it's not to tough catching limit of Crappie right now. 1/4 oz Jigs are working great!

The Cat fishing is doing good and should remain good until we start getting some hard cold fronts that will start dropping the water temperature.


I have guides that can put you on the Bass, Crappie or Catfish and right now is the time to go and enjoy this great Fall weather. Contact me to 214.236.3320 or email us at [email protected] to schedule a fishing trip today.

Until the next report, good luck and great fishing!


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




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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


Lake Fork Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 4/25: 403.21 (+0.21)



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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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