Lake Fork Fishing Report for Feb 25, 2019




It was a windy week for the most part, here at Lake Fork this week. However, the Bass fishing continues to get better as each day goes by. The water temperatures are in the mid 50’s and the water clarity is stained to muddy depending where in the lake you are fishing. In the upper part of the lake where it was muddy, we went to a black and blue jig and Joe Spaits orange chatter bait. We put a chartreuse Smash Teck swimbait on the chatter bait as a trailer and dyed the tail of the swim bait orange. At the south end of the lake, we used a Zoom watermelon/red fluke with the tail dyed chartreuse rigged on a split shot rig. No matter where you are fishing, you need to fish slow and in 2 to 6 feet of water.

The Crappie fishing continued to be slow. I did notice more and more Crappie are moving into 6 to 8 foot of water. Bubba’s Bait black with a chartreuse tail Crappie jigs tipped with a minnow worked the best. 

This week the White Bass arrived on the scene in 22 foot of water around old brush piles. A Bubba’s Bait black with a chartreuse tail Crappie jig worked the best.

The Catfish anglers had a tuff time again this week. Several small catfish were caught on cut bait in 16 to 18 foot of water on baited holes.

On our equipment list this week is our Ranger 520c powered by a Mercury 250 Pro S, Duckett rods, ABU Garcia reels, Joe Spaits chatter baits, and Zoom soft plastics.

Here at J & M Guide Service we are taking bookings for Bass and Crappie trips for March, April and May for the Spawn. Give us a call at (903) 413-6919 or E-mail us at [email protected]. Have a great fishing week.




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Lake Fork Current Weather Alerts

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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


Lake Fork Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 4/24: 403.27 (+0.27)



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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