What a great day to be on Lake Fork. Fairly light winds, some sun but not overbearing. The lake was full of anglers. And the bass were spawning in some areas. Can it get any better? The boater I went with said we would be "bed fishing" all day long. I like to "sight" fish. The difference on how we do it is after catching and measuring the bass we release them on the spot as opposed to tournaments where the fish are put in live wells and taken miles away from their spawning beds to be weighed. Some will never return.
However that is how "our" sport is conducted for the most part and we do not condemn them.
All fish 10" and up are keepers. Only the best 5 count.
Boaters
- First Place went to Randy Bunch of Lake Fork with 5 bass for 19.39 LB. with the 5.28 LB boater lunker tie
- Second Place went to Bob Roberts of Longview with 5 bass for 10.68 LB. with a 4.68 LB Lunker
- Third Place went to Jack White of Farmers Branch 6 bass for 9.85 LB. with a 3.02 LB Lunker
- Fourth Place went to Robert Gaylor of Lake Fork with 6 bass for 9.26 LB with a 3.31 LB Lunker.
- Fifth Place went to Tim Gold of Mineola with 4 bass for 6.02 LB with a 3.62 LB lunker
- 7th Place Terry Thompson of Sulphur Springs tied on the 5.28 LB boater lunker.
Co-Anglers
- First Place went to Bruce Allen of Lake Fork with 3 bass for 12.12 with the co-angler lunker of 4.13 LB mainly on a drop shot.
- Second Place went to Gary Gilmore of Ennis with 6 bass for 9.69 LB with a 2.61 LB lunker..
- Third Place went to Jackie Price of Alba with 3 bass for 5.12 LB. with the lunker of 2.49 LB.
- Fourth Place went to Jimmie Bright of Frisco with 1 bass for 3.02 LB.
- Fifth Place went to Scott Powell of Lake Fork with 2 bass for 2.19 LB with a 1.63 LB lunker.
We caught 59 keepers today with 4 anglers skunking again.