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 bassmr@geusnet.com. Have a great fishing week.