Lake Fork Fishing Report - January 28, 2013




February is almost here, and the big bass water temps are on the move. Water temps are in the 50-56 degree range as of this writing, and Lake Fork's water level is sitting at 398.80 or 4.20 ft below full pool. Water clarity is stained throughout most of the lake with visibility of about a foot or two in most of the creeks, and a little less in others. With the warmer water temps, the jig bite seems to have slowed down a little bit for me. That doesn't mean you can't (or don't want to) throw a jig right now and catch some fish. A black/blue Santone jig with LFT Hyper Freak is still probably the best way to catch a trophy bass right now, and that will continue to be the case for the next few weeks. With the warmer water, we're seeing more and more fish pulling up on the flats, secondary points, and main lake points that are adjacent to deeper water. When that happens, there's probably no better way to catch 'em than a lipless crankbait. Various brands and colors will work, and you will find that some days a red Xcalibur will be the ticket, and the next day, a chartreuse Strike King will work better. The best thing to do is have a couple different rods rigged with different brands and/or colors, and see which one will work better for you on that particular day. Vary your retrieve by speeding up and slowing down your lure in order to entice reaction strikes. If you're in a location that has some grass, be sure to let your bait tick the top of the grass. This time of year, you need to cover lots of water while still being very thorough. Being a cold-blooded creature, a bass's strikezone is pretty small. If you catch one, there's a good chance that there are several in that area, and it may take several casts to get close enough to the fish that she will react to it and/or eat your lure. I hope this report helps you on your next trip to Lake Fork. So far, Lake Fork is off to a very good start for 2013, and I'm excited about the upcoming spring season here on Lake Fork. If you have any questions or would like to book a trip, please check out my website at www.lakefork.us.




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Lake Fork Current Weather Alerts

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Lake Fork Weather Forecast

Monday

Mostly Cloudy

Hi: 84

Monday Night

Mostly Cloudy

Lo: 68

Tuesday

Mostly Cloudy

Hi: 86

Tuesday Night

Thunderstorms Likely

Lo: 66

Wednesday

Thunderstorms

Hi: 80

Wednesday Night

Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 64

Thursday

Slight Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 82

Thursday Night

Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 62


Lake Fork Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 4/28: 402.79 (-0.21)



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Fishing Report from TPWD (Apr. 23)

GOOD. Water Stained; 63 degrees; 0.25 feet below pool. Bass fishing has been slow with some early morning catching near areas with the shad spawn using DieZel chatterbaits. Once bass move off the shore, switch to squarebill crankbaits in 3-5 feet, or Yum dingers and flukes around grass, and frogs in the grass. 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. The crappie fishing on Lake Fork is moving rapidly into the post spawn pattern. Fish are loading up on brush piles, ledges, underwater bridges, road beds, bridges and post spawn trees in 14-25 feet. The fish are hungry after the spawn and they will bite just about anything you out in front of them. We are having great luck with small hand tied jigs but minnows and soft plastics will also work for the next few months until water temps heat way up. Seeing a lot of small fish this year mixed in so some days you will catch and release a lot of short fish. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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