Lake Fork Fishing Report for June 12, 2017

t was a great week to fish Lake Fork. The water temperatures are in the upper 80’s and the water clarity is still stained. The Bass fishing was really good with the top water bite being outstanding. The Land2Sea #90 Whopper Plopper was the outstanding bait again this week for the top water bite. The top water bite best times were from daylight to about 7:30 AM. Once the top water bite slowed down, we went the chartreuse/pumpkin Zoom Trick worm rigged wacky style. The Lilly Pads were the key factor this week. We continue to add a nail to the head of the Zoom Trick Worm to get it down thru the pads. The Skeeter Owners tournament went on this last weekend. There were 2300+ entries with a 9.36-pound Bass taking home a new Skeeter boats. On our equipment list this week was Duckett rods, ABU Garcia Orra SX reels, River2Sea #90 Whopper Ploppers, Zoom soft plastics and of course, you cannot forget our 2017 Ranger 520C and the Mercury 250 Pro XS from Longview Nichols Marine that got us to the fish.

The White Bass once again were going crazy. We caught them early on top water baits in shallow water and then later on in the day it was back to the 24 foot of water using Joe Spaits chrome/chartreus flutter spoon and white/black ½ ounce Flashtail jigging spoon. The kids are having a ball!

The Crappie bite was still good in 22 foot of water using the white and orange Bubba’s Bait 1/8 ounce crappie jigs. They wanted it really slow this week. Your best bet is fishing directly over isolated brush piles.

The Catfish bite was a little slow this week. Punch bait continued to be your best bet to catch Catfish in 24 foot of water. Do not forget to put some corn mesh around those isolated trees the day before.

Lake Fork was really busy this week with the Skeeter Owners Tournament, but the Lake Fork Marina personnel handled it like the professionals they are! You need to stop in to Lake Fork Marina and check out the newly remolded Tackle Shop.

Yes, the Summer Top water bite is on! Here at J & M Guide Service, we have some openings for Bass, Crappie and White bass Guided trips. Give us a call at (903) 413-6919 or E- mail us at [email protected] . Have a safe fishing week.

Author: John Morris

Company: J & M Guide Service

Professionally fishng for 43 years. Guiding on Lake Fork for 18 years. Sponsored by Nichols Marine, Ranger Boats, Mercury Motors and Lake Fork Trophy Lures.

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Lake Fork Current Weather Alerts

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Lake Fork Weather Forecast

Wednesday

Sunny

Hi: 89

Wednesday Night

Clear

Lo: 59

Thursday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 87

Thursday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 64

Friday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 86

Friday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 69

Saturday

Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 89

Saturday Night

Slight Chance Rain Showers

Lo: 60

Extended Weather Forecast

Lake Fork Water Level (last 30 days)

Water Level on 10/16: 401.11 (-1.89)

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Fishing Report from TPWD (Sep. 24)

GOOD. normal stain; 85 degrees; 1.29 feet below pool. There is good topwater action early in the morning around pond weed with topwaters and frogs. Then use flukes and soft plastics stick baits along the edge of the pond weed most of the day. There are still a few groups of fish offshore, but bass are primarily scattered from 12-22 feet in roadbeds, humps and long points. Deep crankbaits are good over points and humps in 18-25 feet. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Early and late topwater bites around grass lines and isolated cover on main lake and secondary points. Try frog and mouse patterns for topwater. Bass are schooling in creeks, so a hard-bodied popper should work. Bream are shallow, try small hoppers. Sand bass are schooling mid-lake. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Lake Fork crappie fishing is heating back up as we begin to head into early fall. The black crappie are stacking up in huge numbers this week on brush piles and other structures. The bite for them is still a little finicky but small hand tied jigs swam over them or small jig heads tipped with minnows are working to get them in the boat. Still having to go thru numbers of fish to find the larger ones. The white crappie are also showing up on timber along creek channels in 18-28 feet. That bite has gotten stronger and the minnow tipped jig heads are working well on those fish. Have caught some fish on soft plastics the last few weeks. We should see the bite getting even better when water temps drop down as we begin to cool down more. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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