Lake Fork Fishing Report for March 20, 2017

What a beautiful week to fish Lake Fork. The water temperatures have stabilized at 61 - 63 degrees and the water clarity is continuing to improve all over the lake. The Bass fishing has been good all the week especially in the shallow water. Jerk baits and Zoom Flukes were the big producers for us this week. The green Husky jerk bait worked well but the watermelon/red Zoom fluke rigged on a split shot rig worked the best. Do not forget to dye the tail of the fluke chartreuse. The Lizard bite did slow down this week. If your fluke bite slows down go to a Lake Fork Trophy Lures watermelon/red Hyper Stick. The split shot rig is still the best way to fish the Hyper Stick. Our equipment list for this week includes a Ranger Z522, Mercury Verado 250, Duckett Ghost rods, ABU Garcia Orra SX reels, Stren line and Zoom flukes.

The White Bass fishing was also very good this week. They are up in the creeks chasing shad and getting ready for their spawn. You can use a ¼ jig head and tip the jig with a good size minnow. You will find them in 10 to 14 foot water on the creek bends.

The Crappie anglers are still having a lot of fun. Numerous limits of Crappie are still coming into the cleaning station every day. This week the chartreuse jig worked the best in 2 to 3 foot of water around stumps. Have a great time!

The Catfish were still slow this week. Most of them were caught using cut bait and minnows. The better numbers of Catfish were being caught in 8 to 10 foot of water around trees.

Lake Fork Marina continues to get new merchandise such as the Reality Shad for Bass and Casey’s Classic Runners for Crappie. Both are from Roadrunner /Blakemore, always a name you can trust. Another good Crappie jig they have is the Slaters #4 orange/black/chartreuse jig, that has been a great color combination for the Crappie anglers this year! While you are a Lake Fork Marina, check the Duckett rods and ABU Garcia reels.
The Bass spawn is on here at Lake Fork. Here at J & M Guide Service we are taking bookings for guided bass fishing trips for the remainder of the spawn. Give us a call at (903) 413-6919 or E-mail us at [email protected] . Have a safe fishing week.

Author: John Morris

Company: J & M Guide Service

Professionally fishng for 43 years. Guiding on Lake Fork for 18 years. Sponsored by Nichols Marine, Ranger Boats, Mercury Motors and Lake Fork Trophy Lures.

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Lake Fork Weather Forecast

Friday

Rain Showers Likely

Hi: 78

Friday Night

Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 68

Saturday

Chance Rain Showers

Hi: 83

Saturday Night

Rain Showers Likely

Lo: 67

Sunday

Rain Showers

Hi: 77

Sunday Night

Thunderstorms Likely

Lo: 64

Monday

Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 82

Monday Night

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Lo: 65

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Water Level on 4/26: 403.17 (+0.17)

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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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