Lake Fork Fishing Report for November 16, 2015




It is really getting pretty here at Lake Fork. The Leaves are starting to turn and the water temperatures are falling. The water temperatures ranged from 63 to 66 degrees and the water clarity is stained to slightly stained depending where in the lake you are fishing. The Bass are moving into their winter feeding grounds in 12 to 26 feet of water. The Carolina rig and Joe Spaits Flashtail spoon was the baits of choice this week. The bait that we used on our Carolina rigs was a Lake Fork Trophy Lures chartreuse/pepper Hyper Stick, fished in 12 to 15 foot of water on main lake long sloping points. You want to use a sweeping motion with your rod and you can’t move the bait slow enough. When we moved into 21 to 26 foot of water we used Joe Spaits ½ ounce silver Flashtail spoon. A straight up and down jigging motion worked the best. The rod and reel combinations we used this week continued to be Duckett rods and ABU Garcia reels.

The White Bass are starting to school up on main lake brush piles in 23 to 30 foot of water. We fished directly over the brush piles using Joe Spaits ½ ounce Flashtail spoon in silver or white/black colors. A straight vertical jigging motion worked the best.

The Crappie fishing was great this week. Our better Crappies came out of 24 – 28 foot of water on Joe Spaits silver ½ ounce Flashtail spoon. The Crappie are getting close to their winter time patterns!
No report on catfish.

December is a great deep water fishing month. We have a few openings for Bass, Crappie and White Bass guided fishing trips. Give us a call at (903) 413-6919 or E-mail us at [email protected] . Keep a tight line and stay warm.




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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

Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 65


Lake Fork Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 4/26: 403.77 (+0.77)



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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