LAKE FORK WEEKLY FISHING REPORT

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 still
stained but the lower lake is clearing up again. The water temperatures are in the
upper 70’s and the damn gates are closed. The Bass fishing was fare this week
with the Zoom Mag II worm, Baby Brush Hog and the Strike King KVD 1.5 being
the best baits to use. We fished the green pumpkin magic Zoom Mag II worm on
a Texas rig with a South Bend 3/16-ounce dark green slip sinker in 3 to 6 foot of
water. The green pumpkin magic Zoom Baby Brush Hog was fished on the good
ole Carolina rig in 12 to 20 foot of water over isolated brush piles. Worked Great!
We primarily used the Strike King KVD 1.5 in the gizzard shad pattern, right at
daylight, fishing main lake points and creek sub points. The bite was lite so you
had to be paying attention all the time.

The Crappie fishing remained good this week. A lot more Crappie are showing up
on all to the lake bridges. The good old-fashioned minnow rig worked well. If you
are a jig angler, the 1/8-ounce Bubba’s Bait chartreuse Crappie jig worked the
best over the numerous brush piles throughout the lake.

The White Bass went crazy again this week. They were on main lake points right
at daylight feeding on large schools of shad. They were being caught on Strike
King KVD 1.5 crankbaits.

The Catfish anglers were also having a good week. They were catching good sized
Catfish in 18 to 22 foot of water around old trees using punch bait. Don’t forget
to bait your favorite tree.

On our equipment list this week is our Ranger 520c powered by a Mercury 250
Pro XS from Nichols Marine in Longview, TX, Duckett rods, ABU Garcia reels, Stren
line, Strike King hard baits, Bubba’s Baits Crappie Jigs, Buddy’s Custom Baits from
here at Lake Fork, X-VIII Custom Baits and Zoom soft plastics.
Here at J & M Guide Service we have a few dates for Guided Bass Trips open in
June and July. Give us a call at (903) 413-6919 or E-mall us at
[email protected]. Have a safe fishing week.

Author: John Morris

Company: J & M Guide Service

Professionally fishng for 43 years. Guiding on Lake Fork for 18 years. Sponsored by Nichols Marine, Ranger Boats, Mercury Motors and Lake Fork Trophy Lures.

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Lake Fork Current Weather Alerts

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Lake Fork Weather Forecast

Friday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 89

Friday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 69

Saturday

Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 87

Saturday Night

Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 57

Sunday

Sunny

Hi: 75

Sunday Night

Clear

Lo: 53

Monday

Sunny

Hi: 86

Monday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 62

Extended Weather Forecast

Lake Fork Water Level (last 30 days)

Water Level on 10/18: 401.04 (-1.96)

Water Level Details

Lake Fork

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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