Lake Fork Fishing Report for April 7, 2013




This week we saw warming air and water temperatures. The water temperatures were 62 to 65 degrees in the creeks and 58 to 62 degrees on the main lake. The Bass were moving in to the main lake sub creeks and getting ready to spawn. We continued to catch Bass on green pumpkin/red flake Lake Fork Trophy Lures 5 inch Hyper Stick. We were using the split shot rig because of the wind. Remember move it very, very slowly. We also began using the Zoom 8" Magnum Lizard in the traditional watermelon red color. One little twist we always use here at Lake Fork is we dyed the tail chartreuse. We used the Texas rig for this application. We also found our most productive water death was 1 to 4 feet. One of the most asked questions I get from clients are what pound test line should I spool my reels up for Lake Fork. Here is my answer; 17 to 20 pound test. In this lake you don't know if the Bass are going to be 2 pounds or 16 pounds. The Crappie fishermen are still having a ball. Numerous 2 to 2 1/2 pound Crappie are being taking on live minnows in three to six feet of water. Again they are right next to stumps. The better Crappie are being taken in that 5 to 6 feet range. The White Bass are in the creeks getting ready to spawn and are eating all the live bait they can eat. Any size of minnows will work. They really like that bait moving. The Catfish picked up this week. Punch bait and cut bait were the two most product baits. The best water deaths to catch the catfish in were 12 to 16 feet. Now keep in mind when the water temperatures gets to 65 degrees the Catfish will also be moving in to spawn. I am really seeing a lot of fishermen running down the lake without their life vest on. Guys and gals please be advised that the lake is down 4 1/2 feet and you cannot see a lot of the stumps. Please be careful and wear those life vest if that big motor is running, "for the life you save, might be yours or a love one". While you are a Lake Fork, make you stop into Lake Fork Marina and pick up your minnows and a snack to go with them. Make sure you check out the great selection of rods and crank baits while you are there. They are a great source of information on what is happening around the lake. We here at J & M Guide Service still have a few open days in May and June for guided fishing trips on beautiful Lake Fork. So give us a call Toll Free: 1-888-454-7037. Have a great fishing week. J & M Guide Service John Morris




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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)



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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