Lake Fork Anglers Results From November 17




The weather was great. Ok so it was 33 when they started but it really didn't affect the fishing that much. Except for one angler EVERYONE ELSE struggled. Which has pretty much been the story since the end of August. I've been told that even the guides are having a hard time satisfying their customers.

They drew Section 3 for today's tournament and I'm glad it wasn't me that drew it this time.

MLF format where every bass 10" up counts including slot fish.

 

Boaters Results:

  1. 1st Place- Randy Bunch of Lake Fork with 7 bass for 15.89 LB with the boater lunker of 6.64 LB.
  2. 2nd Place- Herb King of Lake Fork with 5 bass for 5.66 LB with a 1.54 LB lunker,
  3. 3rd Place- Don Overstreet of Sulphur Springs with 3 bass for 4.14 LB with a 2.25 LB lunker.
  4. 4th Place- Tim Gold of Mineola with 1 bass for 0.90 LB
  5. 5th Place - Mike McWhorter of Lake Fork with 0 bass.

 

The main baits were baby brush hogs and drop shot finesse worms.

 

Co-Anglers

  1. 1st Place- Tom Whitrock of Lake Fork with 3 bass for 4.08 LB with a 2.49 LB lunker
  2. 2nd Place- Larry Kelly of Yantis with 1 bass which was the lunker for this group for 3.78 LB. Yes, he caught the lunker once again.
  3. 3rd Place- Tom Black of Bullard with 2 bass for 1.93 LB with 1.00 LB lunker.
  4. 4th Place- Rick Wright of Rowlett 2 bass for 1.77 LB. With a 1.21 LB lunker.
  5. 5th Place- Scott Powell with 2 bass for 1.73 LB with a 1.17 LB lunker.

 

26 keepers were caught with no skunks.

Lake Fork Anglers fish 50 Thursday daytime tournaments every year on two different formats. Tournaments are $20 each including a 100% lunker. For more info call John at 214-930*6197 Boaters and Co-Anglers are both welcome.




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Lake Fork

Fishing Report from TPWD (Apr. 24)

GOOD. Water Stained; 60 degrees; 0.20 feet above pool. Bass have slowed, but post spawners are setting up on points in 5-7 feet of water with Carolina rigged creature baits. Topwaters and frogs are good early morning around grass. Shaky heads are good around boat houses. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Changing weather means changing bite. First phase spawners are now in a post spawn pattern and aggressive. Frog pattern top waters are excellent in the grass and brush. Casting into the pockets and letting the frog sit for a few seconds is a good idea. Crappies are shallow, catching them on edge of banks, small fish patterns like wooly buggers are a good bet. Bream are beginning to make themselves known in the shallows, wooly buggers and small poppers should bring a strike.Crappie are good in 2-13 feet on timber and around grass lines. Some fish are moving back out into the 12-18 feet areas and a little deeper. Black crappie are on a few bridges, but fish are not loaded up yet. Black crappie are also grouping under docks on sunny afternoons. Cast 1/16th ounce hand tied jigs continue to be good in white and gray, white and chartreuse and light blue and gray colors. Minnows will still work very well and especially on shallow fish around grass. Soft plastics will also work well as the fish have been very aggressive. We should see the aggressive bite until the warmer months get here and the fish get a little finicky. Catfishing continues to be good around timber where birds are roosting in 10-18 feet. Also getting reports of some shallow catfish around grass lines and sea walls. Those fish are most likely chasing shad spawns. Catfish are cruising around shallow wood in 6-12 feet, with lots of fry showing up. Use your favorite prepared catfish bait to load the boat once you locate the fish. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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