Lake Fork Anglers Next tournament is May 26 and results from May 12

05/26/2016   6:00 am - 2:00 pm


Location
2919 SH 154 Lake Fork
Quitman, Texas

More Info
903-440-2797





The Lake Fork Anglers 11th tournament of 2016 will be Thursday May 26 out of Oak Ridge Marina.

Registration starts at 5:00 AM at Oak Ridge. The tournament starts at 6:00 AM and runs until 2:00 PM. You have until 2:30 PM to bring your score sheets to be scored with payout and "the rest of the story" to follow.

Anglers may go out of any ramp they want too.

Results from May 12:

Well I doubt the guides are complaining now because the bass have finally starting moving in their post spawn mode and are eating too. Out of 33 only 2 were skunked and some real nice bags were weighed.



1st place went to Bob Roberts with a 12 keeper fish at 24.00 pounds anchored THE 7.84 lunker
Only the five largest count..
2nd place went to Stan Norton with 9 fish for 17.69 with a 6.04 lunker .
3rd place went to Jack White with 7 fish for 13.12 pounds and a 4.64 lunker.
4th place went to Steve Chick with 9 fish for 9.74 and a 5.35 lunker
5th place went to Bill Ailes with 5 fish for 9.52 with a 7.03 lunker.
6th place went to John Berech with 4 fish for 9.42 with a 4.83 lunker..

We paid 6 places and had 33 anglers fishing and caught 125 fish and lot of them were quality slots. One guy reported he had a big over break off the back hook of his yellow magic.


How are those weights even possible. Because we measure and release, and record on a laminated sheet.

Bill Ailes broke his 2016 record for 9.52 total weight.
John Berech Broke his e lunker at 4.83 and bag weight at 9.42
Steve Chick broke his 2016 bag wight at 9.74
Rick Green broke his 2016 bag weight at 4.48
Butch Grove broke his 2016 lunker at 3.81 and bag of 8.23
Larry Lewis broke his 2016 bag at 8.29
Cecil Lowery broke his all time club records with a 4.54 lunker and bag of 5.64
Stan Norton broke his 2016 bag weight with 17/69
Jackie Price broke his 2016 records
Bob Roberts broke his 2016 lunker with 7.84 and all time bag with 24 even.
Galen Smith broke his all time club records with a 4.73 lunker and 9.3 bag
Terry Thompson also broke his all time club linker at 3.02 and bag of 4.63

The LFA fishes every other Thursday daytime at Lake Fork only. Persons interested in joining or fishing as a guest should e-mail me at [email protected].

Here is your opportunity to fish with friendly knowledgeable Lake Fork anglers for the cost of a $5 annual dues and a $13 entry fee. Slot fish count. No teams. We are currently at below cap and are looking for a some boaters who will also fill in as co-anglers if needed and we will also accept "guests" who generally get to fish when regular members are away.
Actually none of our guests has sat one out as yet.

Sometimes Fork is a big question mark. But even though we don't always slay them a few will find them. This week more than a few slayed them

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Lake Fork Weather Forecast

Monday

Becoming Sunny

Hi: 81

Monday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 61

Tuesday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 84

Tuesday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 66

Wednesday

Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 83

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Rain Showers Likely

Lo: 68

Thursday

Rain Showers

Hi: 78

Thursday Night

Rain Showers Likely

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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