James Henderson Guide Service


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I would like to introduce myself and make your visit to World Famous Lake Fork the most exciting fishing experience you have ever had. I am a Full Time guide and have over 25 years of bass fishing experience in north east Texas. I was born and raised in the north east Texas area, hunting and fishing my whole life since I was old enough to walk.

My goal is to tailor a fishing adventure that lives up to your expectations and provide the fishing experience of a lifetime, whether it is to learn new techniques, catch your largest fish ever, getting ready for a tournament, or just have a fun day catching fish. My number one priority is making your trip a memorable one.

With 20 years of bass fishing experience, including 10 years of local tournament angling in north east Texas, I am a full time guide and am experienced not only on world famous Lake Fork but also lakes Bob Sandlin, Cypress Springs, and hot water lakes Welsh/Monticello (seasonal). From the novice to seasoned angler, I offer instructional trips for all levels. I only use artificial baits and all fish are C.P.R. (catch photo release), so future generations can enjoy this great sport.

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Fishing Report from TPWD (Sep. 24)

GOOD. normal stain; 85 degrees; 1.29 feet below pool. There is good topwater action early in the morning around pond weed with topwaters and frogs. Then use flukes and soft plastics stick baits along the edge of the pond weed most of the day. There are still a few groups of fish offshore, but bass are primarily scattered from 12-22 feet in roadbeds, humps and long points. Deep crankbaits are good over points and humps in 18-25 feet. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Early and late topwater bites around grass lines and isolated cover on main lake and secondary points. Try frog and mouse patterns for topwater. Bass are schooling in creeks, so a hard-bodied popper should work. Bream are shallow, try small hoppers. Sand bass are schooling mid-lake. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Lake Fork crappie fishing is heating back up as we begin to head into early fall. The black crappie are stacking up in huge numbers this week on brush piles and other structures. The bite for them is still a little finicky but small hand tied jigs swam over them or small jig heads tipped with minnows are working to get them in the boat. Still having to go thru numbers of fish to find the larger ones. The white crappie are also showing up on timber along creek channels in 18-28 feet. That bite has gotten stronger and the minnow tipped jig heads are working well on those fish. Have caught some fish on soft plastics the last few weeks. We should see the bite getting even better when water temps drop down as we begin to cool down more. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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