Lake Fork Fishing Report for Feb 25, 2019




It was a windy week for the most part, here at Lake Fork this week. However, the Bass fishing continues to get better as each day goes by. The water temperatures are in the mid 50’s and the water clarity is stained to muddy depending where in the lake you are fishing. In the upper part of the lake where it was muddy, we went to a black and blue jig and Joe Spaits orange chatter bait. We put a chartreuse Smash Teck swimbait on the chatter bait as a trailer and dyed the tail of the swim bait orange. At the south end of the lake, we used a Zoom watermelon/red fluke with the tail dyed chartreuse rigged on a split shot rig. No matter where you are fishing, you need to fish slow and in 2 to 6 feet of water.

The Crappie fishing continued to be slow. I did notice more and more Crappie are moving into 6 to 8 foot of water. Bubba’s Bait black with a chartreuse tail Crappie jigs tipped with a minnow worked the best. 

This week the White Bass arrived on the scene in 22 foot of water around old brush piles. A Bubba’s Bait black with a chartreuse tail Crappie jig worked the best.

The Catfish anglers had a tuff time again this week. Several small catfish were caught on cut bait in 16 to 18 foot of water on baited holes.

On our equipment list this week is our Ranger 520c powered by a Mercury 250 Pro S, Duckett rods, ABU Garcia reels, Joe Spaits chatter baits, and Zoom soft plastics.

Here at J & M Guide Service we are taking bookings for Bass and Crappie trips for March, April and May for the Spawn. Give us a call at (903) 413-6919 or E-mail us at [email protected]. Have a great fishing week.




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Lake Fork Current Weather Alerts

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Lake Fork Weather Forecast

Wednesday

Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 93

Wednesday Night

Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 73

Thursday

Slight Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 95

Thursday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 75

Friday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 93

Friday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 73

Saturday

Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 95

Saturday Night

Mostly Cloudy

Lo: 75


Lake Fork Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 7/9: 403.25 (+0.25)



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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