LAKE FORK WEEKLY FISHING REPORT




FROM: J & M Guide Service


DATES: 16 – 22 August 2020


It was another hot week here at beautiful Lake Fork. The water temperatures
remain in the upper 80’s and lower 90’s. The water clarity is still stained in the
upper creeks and remains perfect in the lower lake. The Bass fishing picked up a
little this week. The Zoom Ol’ Monster worm seem to be on the top of the Bass’s
menu. We found the black and blue and plum apple worked the best. Fish it in
the tops of old trees in 18 to 20 foot of water.


The Crappie fishing was still slow this week. However, the Crappie have seemed
to be relating to old trees in 18 to 24 foot of water. Minnows are still on the top
of the Crappies menu.


The White Bass are still on strike.


The Catfish are the only species that wanted to feed constantly this week. They
have moved in to the isolated brush piles and taken over. We found that
minnows worked the best most of the week.


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 are taking bookings for great fall fishing here at
Lake Fork. We can also help you get ready for the Big Bass Splash in September
and the Berkley Tournament in October. Give us a call at (903) 413-6919 or E-
mail us at [email protected]. Have a safe fishing week and stay hydrated




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Lake Fork Current Weather Alerts

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Lake Fork Weather Forecast

Monday

Decreasing Clouds

Hi: 80

Monday Night

Clear

Lo: 62

Tuesday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 89

Tuesday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 73

Wednesday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 95

Wednesday Night

Mostly Cloudy

Lo: 75

Thursday

Mostly Cloudy

Hi: 91

Thursday Night

Mostly Cloudy

Lo: 73


Lake Fork Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 5/12: 403.40 (+0.40)



Lake Fork

Fishing Report from TPWD (May 7)

GOOD. Water Stained; 73 degrees; 0.73 feet below pool. Good early morning bass bite around shad spawn areas and with topwater frogs over grass. Midday to mid afternoon work flukes and yum dingers around grass good1-3 feet. New wave of spawners pulling up this week. Carolina rigs fair in 5-10 feet of water on secondary points. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Black bass are post spawn and the top water bite is on! Frog patterns are working in the shallow vegetation. The crappie are moving shallow, small clousers are producing well. Large bream have moved shallow, wooly buggers are producing good fish. Channel catfish are cruising 2-4 feet biting clousers. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Crappie fishing is settling into the post spawn and summer patterns we should see for the next few months. We are seeing incredible numbers of small black crappie right now loading up on brush piles, lay downs, bridges and docks. The larger black crappie are a little hard to find but you can find some nice groups of them or pick a few out of the smaller fish. The bigger white crappie are beginning to load on the summer pattern trees. We have a tremendous amount of fry covering up a lot of those trees and making it very hard to see those bigger white crappie on forward facing sonar or for them to see your bait. You can find fish in 10-30 feet of water and some may only be 2 feet under the surface or right on the bottom. Minnows and any colored jigs are both producing extremely well. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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