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 Weather Forecast

Thursday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 78

Thursday Night

Mostly Cloudy

Lo: 59

Friday

Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 75

Friday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 57

Saturday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 75

Saturday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 53

Sunday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 73

Sunday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 55


Lake Fork Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 5/9: 403.57 (+0.57)



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Fishing Report from TPWD (May 7)

GOOD. Water Stained; 73 degrees; 0.73 feet below pool. Good early morning bass bite around shad spawn areas and with topwater frogs over grass. Midday to mid afternoon work flukes and yum dingers around grass good1-3 feet. New wave of spawners pulling up this week. Carolina rigs fair in 5-10 feet of water on secondary points. 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. Crappie fishing is settling into the post spawn and summer patterns we should see for the next few months. We are seeing incredible numbers of small black crappie right now loading up on brush piles, lay downs, bridges and docks. The larger black crappie are a little hard to find but you can find some nice groups of them or pick a few out of the smaller fish. The bigger white crappie are beginning to load on the summer pattern trees. We have a tremendous amount of fry covering up a lot of those trees and making it very hard to see those bigger white crappie on forward facing sonar or for them to see your bait. You can find fish in 10-30 feet of water and some may only be 2 feet under the surface or right on the bottom. Minnows and any colored jigs are both producing extremely well. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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