Lake Fork Anglers 5 fish limit tournament from 1.13.20

It was so cold that nearly 60 fingers and 60 toes were frozen. Extremeties in very cold weather are the hardest to keep warm. Ok so it wasn't so cold but with a 30 mph "breeze" out of the north and northwest brings it down a bunch. Breezy is what the weatherman said Wednesday night. HAHa.

So after being off for the last week for bad weather again todays fish were caught from 10 to 1' deep on a variety of baits including baby brush hogs, spinner baits, crankbaits and chatter baits.

Very tough day for most.

This is a 5 fish limit, all fish count 10" up including slots since all fish are measured, recorded and released on the spot.

Boaters Results

First place went to Don Overstreet of Sulphur Springs with 4 bass for 9.99 LB with a 4.49 LB lunker caught on a black worm.

Second place went to Randy Bunch of Lake Fork with 3 bass for 6.04 LB with a 2.25 LB lunker caught on a medium crankbait

Third place went to Jack White of Farmers Branch with 2 bass for 5.58 LB with the Boater lunker of 5.08 LB

Fourth place went to Tom Fisher of Golden with 2 bass for 4.07 LB with a 2.25 LB lunker.

Fifth place went to Scott Shrader of Mineola with 1 bass for 3.62 LB caught on a baby brush hog.

Co-Anglers Results caught on a drop shot

First place went to Tom Whitrock with co-angler lunker of 6.64 LB caught on a red rattle trap. This fish weighed in at over 10 lbs.

Second place went to Don Cox of Garland with 2 bass for 5.10 with a 2.61 LB lunker.

Third place went to Dave Garner of Royce City with 1 bass for 3.62 LB caught of a chatter bait.

Fourth place went to John Shinn of Van with 1 bass for 3.02 LB. caught on a square bill.

Fifth place went to John Berech of Garland with 1 bass for 2.31 LB.

There were 26 keeper bass caught today with 12 skunks. Some real good "Sticks" were either skunked or caught 1 fish today.

The Lake Fork Anglers fish every Thursday throughout the year except Thanksgiving and Christmas on 2 different formats. Members are required to fish at least 4 of the Hard Core or 4

of the points tournaments to maintain membership. Dues is $5 a year and tournaments are $15. Go the www.bassfin.com to view our website to read our rules and view results. E-mail to [email protected] or call 903-440-2797 for info. Right now we have openings for co-anglers.

Author: Bruce Allen

Company: Lake Fork Anglers

Charter member of the Lake Fork Sportsman's Association and founder of the Lake Fork Anglers Bass Fishing club. Lives on the shores of Lake Fork in the Hideaway subdivision in Garrett Creek. Has also lived in Quitman and Yantis before moving to Emory. Lives with wife Cheryl, former pro bass fishing lady and fire fighter.

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Fishing Report from TPWD (Jul. 9)

GOOD. Water Stained; 82 degrees; 0.23 feet above pool. Fork : Top waters early around pond weed and grass with frogs and poppers still working . Mid morning chatter baits on the outside edge of grass in 3-5 ft is good as well as shaky heads . Best bite is Carolina rigs off shore on points , road beds and humps in 12-25 ft . Big worms and flukes are good . Deep Cranks are good over the same area when the fish are suspending 19-23 ft . Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Lily fields are filling in, hydrilla and milfoil are reaching for the surface. Fish this type of cover at mid day when bass are seeking cover. Frog patterns are working in the shallow vegetation early and late. Small fish patterns like a dock knocker are producing bass and crappie shallow near grass. 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. Lake Fork crappie fishing has been super up and down this past week. The fish are stacked up on brush piles, lay downs, tire reefs and some trees. The bite is the tricky part. Some days the bite is good and the bigger fish show up. Some days the bite is just off and the short fish show up. Seems like the bite may be better on days we have a little breeze. If the winds are calm the bite is very slow. Minnows will get some bites but small 1/32nd ounce hand tied jigs with small bodies and tails are working well on fish that don’t want to bite. Best depths have been 18-13ft with most fish suspended on trees and loaded in the brush. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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