Lake Fork Fishing Report for April 20, 2014




Happy Easter! This was a short week due it being Easter week. The fishing was great all week. The Bass spawn is in full swing and they are on beds everywhere on the lake. The Lake Fork Trophy Lures Hyper Stick still was the major fish producer this week. The split shot rig was the primary way we fished it, however a couple of days, the wind was mild and we fished it weightless. The other bait that produced a lot of fish was the zoom fluke, pearl white color worked the best. We also dyed the tails of the fluke chartreuse. The rod and reel combination of choice this week continued to the Ardent Apex reels and Ardent Denny Brauer Signature rods. What a combination!

The White Bass have went nuts this week. I found them on humps in 15 foot of water. Joe’s spoon was the ticket once more this week for them. Also small Crappie jigs tipped with small minnows also worked.

Crappie fishermen continued to be pleased. The best Crappie were being taken out of 4 to 6 feet of water on minnows.
The Catfish are also in that 4 to 6 foot range. The Catfish are mixed in with the Crappie and are driving the Crappie fishermen crazy. Cut bait and minnows were the baits of choice this week.

While you are at beautiful Lake Fork make sure to stop into Lake Fork Marina and check out the latest in tackle for those trophy Lake Fork Bass and Crappie. They have the latest in Crappie jigs and soft plastics for the Bass. Don’t forget to check out the new Ardent Apex reels. What a buy especially if they are matched with the Denny Brauer Signature rods.

The Bass Spawn is in full swing. I still have a few days open for guided trips in April for spawning Bass. So give us a call (Toll free) 1-888-454-7037 or E-mail us at: [email protected] Have a great fishing week.




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Lake Fork Weather Forecast

Sunday

Chance Rain Showers

Hi: 69

Sunday Night

Patchy Fog

Lo: 59

Monday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 78

Monday Night

Clear

Lo: 62

Tuesday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 87

Tuesday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 73

Wednesday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 95

Wednesday Night

Mostly Cloudy

Lo: 75


Lake Fork Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 5/11: 403.43 (+0.43)



Lake Fork

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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