Lake Fork Fishing Report for Feb 17, 2019




Happy 2019 to everybody!

It was great to be back to work this week on beautiful Lake Fork, TX. I was greeted by water temperatures into the lower 50’s and stained to muddy water. However, I was surprised to find that the Bass have already started to move up from their 24-foot winter home into 4 to 8 foot of water. We found several small Bass in 2 to 4 foot of water. We used three baits this week to catch the cold water Bass. The first was the ½ ounce Rayburn red Rattle Trap, next was the orange Joe Spaits chatter bait and finally, the split shot rigged Lake Fork Trophy Lures chartreuse pepper Hyper Stick. The slower you moved the bait the better the Bass could find the bait and react to it. 

The Crappie fishing was really slow this week. The crappie that was caught was caught on minnows over brush piles in 12 to 14 foot of water and around docks that had brush piles around them.

The Catfish anglers struggled this week to find them. Cut bait worked the best in 20 foot of water around old trees.

On our equipment list this week is our Ranger Z520c powered by a Mercury 250 Pro XS, Duckett rods, ABU Garcia reels, Stren line and Joe Spaits Chatter Baits.

Here at J & M Guide Service we are taking bookings for March, April and May Bass trips. Give us a call at (903) 413-6919. Have a safe fishing week.




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Lake Fork Current Weather Alerts

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Lake Fork Weather Forecast

Monday

Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 93

Monday Night

Slight Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 73

Tuesday

Slight Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 93

Tuesday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 73

Wednesday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 93

Wednesday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 75

Thursday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 95

Thursday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 73


Lake Fork Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 7/14: 403.46 (+0.46)



Lake Fork

Fishing Report from TPWD (Jul. 9)

GOOD. Water Stained; 82 degrees; 0.23 feet above pool. Fork : Top waters early around pond weed and grass with frogs and poppers still working . Mid morning chatter baits on the outside edge of grass in 3-5 ft is good as well as shaky heads . Best bite is Carolina rigs off shore on points , road beds and humps in 12-25 ft . Big worms and flukes are good . Deep Cranks are good over the same area when the fish are suspending 19-23 ft . Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Lily fields are filling in, hydrilla and milfoil are reaching for the surface. Fish this type of cover at mid day when bass are seeking cover. Frog patterns are working in the shallow vegetation early and late. Small fish patterns like a dock knocker are producing bass and crappie shallow near grass. 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. Lake Fork crappie fishing has been super up and down this past week. The fish are stacked up on brush piles, lay downs, tire reefs and some trees. The bite is the tricky part. Some days the bite is good and the bigger fish show up. Some days the bite is just off and the short fish show up. Seems like the bite may be better on days we have a little breeze. If the winds are calm the bite is very slow. Minnows will get some bites but small 1/32nd ounce hand tied jigs with small bodies and tails are working well on fish that don’t want to bite. Best depths have been 18-13ft with most fish suspended on trees and loaded in the brush. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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