Lake Fork Fishing Report for March 03, 2019




It was a cold and wet week here at Lake Fork. The water temperatures are still in the low 50s and the water clarity is stained to muddy. Bass fishing is slow, however, a few 10-pound Bass were caught using black and blue 3/8 jigs, Joe Spaits chatter baits and a split shot rigged Zoom fluke. We found that the best color of chatter bait was black and blue this week. The orange Joe Spaits chatter bait worked well also.

The Crappie fishing was also slow this week. The weather kept them from moving up from 18 foot of water. Bubba’s Bait black and chartreuse Crappie jigs worked the best. It is noted that we had to tip the Crappie jig with a minnow.

More and more White Bass are showing up in 18 to 20 foot of water over isolated brush piles. We caught the White bass on Bubba’s Bait 1/8-ounce black with a chartreuse tail Crappie jig.

On equipment list this week was our Ranger 520c powered by a Mercury 250 Pro XS, Duckett rod, ABU Garcia reels, Stren line, Eagle Claw hooks, Joe Spaits chatter baits and Zoom plastic baits.

Here at J & M Guide Service we still have a few days for guided Bass trips for trophy Bass in March and April. 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: 403.27 (+0.27)



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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