Lake Fork Anglers MLF Format begin 2020 Season on 12/5/19

For December 79 degrees and light winds until past noon is totally unexpected. And the results showed that. Water temps around 58.

Hard Core is what we call this tournament, but it follows the Major League Fishing format where every fish you catch over 10" counts. With Lake Fork partitioned into three sections and the section rotates each week throughout the year. Today section 1 was scheduled. LFA Members will qualify for the semi-final in November by catching 6 lb. and fishing in at least 6 tournaments.

Boaters Results

1st place went to Don Overstreet of Sulphur Springs with 14 bass for 18.02 LB with the boater lunker of 3.62 LB lunker caught on a T-rigged black worm.

2nd place went to Randy Bunch of Yantis with 5 bass for 6.10 LB with a 3.97 lunker caught on a skinny dipper.

3rd place went to Randy Steele of Sulphur Springs with 6 bass for 5.34 LB with a 1.53 LB lunker caught on a baby brush hog.

4th place went to Jack White of Farmers Branch with 4 bass for 2.87 LB with a .93 LB lunker.

5th place went to Dennis Bubinas of Lake Fork with 2 bass for 2.05 with of 1.29 LB

Co-Angler Results

1st place went to Don Cox of Garland with 9 bass for7.30 LB with the co-angler lunker of 1.21 LB caught on a baby brush hog.

2nd place went to Gary Paris of Quitman with 6 bass for 7.27 LB with a 2.42 lunker caught on a drop shot red worm.

3rd place went to Charlie Arnold of Lake Fork with 7 bass for 6.88 LB with a 1.37 LB lunker.

4th place went to John Shinn of Van with 1 bass for 2.74 LB which is the co-angler lunker.

5th place went to Jackie Price of Alba with 2 bass for2.71 with a lunker of 1.54 LB

The guys caught 68 keepers today and there were only 2 skunks. But as you can see the big girls probably moved into deeper warmer water.

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.

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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