Lake Fork Fishing Report for March 24, 2018




It was a warm windy week here at Lake Fork, TX. The water temperatures are in the mid 60’s and the water clarity is stained. The Bass fishing is picking up as the water temperatures improve. It was a good week to fish the split shot rig with a Zoom watermelon/red fluke. Of course, we dyed the tail of the fluke chartreuse! I know everybody is tired of me saying, “slow down”. However, that was the trick of fishing the fluke this week. I have kept a new bait and color called a Boss Hog in watermelon candy red a secret for some time until I had time to play and test it. It works great! It is made by Buddy’s Custom Baits here at Lake Fork, TX. You need to fish it on a ¼-ounce shaky head jig. The only way I have modified it is by dying the tails chartreuse. Fish it in 2 to 6 foot of water and hold on! On our equipment list this week was our Ranger 520c powered by a Mercury 250 Pro X, Duckett rods, ABU Garcia reels, Stren line, Zoom soft plastics and Buddy’s Custom Baits.

The Crappie bite was on this week. The Crappie have moved into the shallow water to spawn. The minnow rig was best way to catch them. When you catch one you will catch several.

The White Bass bite was also very good this week. You can catch them on Bubba’s Bait white with an orange tail Crappie, tipped with a minnow. They are in 4 to 6 feet of water on sandy flats in the back of creeks.

The Catfish bite is picking up. Cut bait worked the best in 12 to 16 foot of water around creek channel bends.

The Bass spawn is here. I have a few days open for guided Bass trips in April, so give us a call at (903) 413-6919 or E-mail us at [email protected]. Have a safe fishing week.




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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

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Lo: 65


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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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