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Start making plans for the upcoming hunting season - apply for Drawn Hunts now. The Public Hunt Drawing System provides opportunities to apply for a wide variety of high-quality hunts across the state,...
by Tom Behrens on 7/2/2020
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Four options being considered for changes to catfish regulations, based on the observation that more anglers are willing to release fish to catch trophy fish.
Options are: one for quality fisheries; one for...
by Tom Behrens on 7/1/2020
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Today was a very strange weather day even for Texas. The forecast said no wind to start, warm and then 2 MPH out of the east. We had heavy mist, 10-12 MPH winds and fog. Some said the fish stopped biting when...
by Bruce Allen on 6/25/2020
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It’s getting to be that time of the year again when drifting for catfish works great on any lake that has a good population of catfish, and that just about includes all of lakes in Texas.
Some of the...
by Tom Behrens on 6/24/2020
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Today started out near perfect with light winds and fish biting, however the top water bite went away pretty fast. After that it was mainly drop shots, cs rigs and fish caught in deep water. Water temp in the...
by Bruce Allen on 6/19/2020
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A creative angler is always looking for the edge that will help him or her catch more fish. Take for example the popular Fluke manufactured by Zoom. Fluke baits are long, narrow plastic bass lures with a soft,...
by Tom Behrens on 6/18/2020
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It was a great morning. Hardly any wind and the bass were biting pretty darn good.. Drop shots, c-rigs, wacky rigs and shaky heads and won the day.
All fish 10" and up count as well as slot fish. Only...
by Bruce Allen on 6/15/2020
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National Fishing and Boating Week will take place June 6-14th, 2020. On Saturday, June 6, anyone can fish recreationally without a license in Texas.
Boating and Fishing are fun, stress-relieving activities...
by Tom Behrens on 6/5/2020
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Ah, warm weather is upon us and we started our summer hours today. Fishing 5:45 AM to Noon. Great fishing and off the water before the sun fries out old brains.
Hard Core is what we call this...
by Bruce Allen on 6/5/2020
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The bass fishing on Lake Fork is fire during the month of June! It’s absolutely my favorite month of the year. The big bass are in heavy post-spawn patterns and you can catch numbers of hungry fish using...
by James Caldemeyer on 6/3/2020
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Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), maker of Evinrude Outboard engines, announced May 27, 2020 it will discontinue production of Evinrude E-TEC and E-TEC G2 outboard engines.
BRP says it remains committed...
by Tom Behrens on 6/2/2020
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) confirmed the presence of common salvinia on Lake Fork near Emory after conducting a vegetation survey on May 19, 2020. The common salvinia was found in the White...
by Tom Behrens on 6/2/2020
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FROM: J & M Guide Service
DATES: 24 – 30 May 2020
It was a great week to fish Lake Fork. The water clarity in the upper creeks is stillstained but the lower lake is clearing up again. The water...
by John Morris on 6/1/2020
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It started out calm, went to wind and rain, then back to calm, then back to wind from the other direction with more rain, then back to slight winds and then sun. Typical Texas Spring weather and the fish were...
by Bruce Allen on 6/1/2020
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Today started off very windy out of the south east. Which really screwed up where I had a great day pre-fishing yesterday. The weather was warm and the fish were biting. Once again drop shots, c-rigs and...
by Bruce Allen on 5/26/2020
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FROM: J & M Guide Service
DATES: 10 – 16 May, 2020
We had a few nice days to fish this week. The water temperatures are in the midto upper 70’s. The water clarity is still a little stained in...
by John Morris on 5/18/2020
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After a good day on the lake, your putting everything in the right place, making sure the boat is secure. A part of my end of trip ritual was gathering up all the used or discarded soft plastic worms,...
by Tom Behrens on 5/15/2020
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The Lake Fork Anglers are back! After a 2 month hiatus due to Covid 19 we are back to fishing but with restrictions. 90% of our members are 60 or older with some in their 80's so taking precautions is very...
by Bruce Allen on 5/15/2020
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The Tournaments are beginning to return to Texas lakes, but with revised dates and "social distancing" instructions. The following information are rules set by Bass Champs (May 16 Lake LBJ) and Outlaw...
by Tom Behrens on 5/11/2020
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Hold on...don't break out any type of firearms. Dock shooting is "Specialized Crappie Fishing Strategy", made popular by crappie fishing pro, Wally Marshall.
Marshall has learned some hard lessons during a...
by Tom Behrens on 5/7/2020
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