Lake Fork Fishing Report for May 24




The water level on Lake Fork is currently 100% full (403.28) and the surface temperatures range from 68-74 degrees depending on the day. The lake is overall in great shape setting us up for a terrific summer season.

This past week I have been starting out my mornings fishing various shell beds before heading back to the shallows to check on the last remaining bed-fish and fry guarders. It’s important to note, as of this morning (5-23-21) I am finding we are just about done catching bed fish this time of year. I am doing a lot of running and beginning to check out some deep spots.  

We’ve had an epic frog bite here on Lake Fork the last week or so with one client catching a beautiful 9.5 and later a 7 with a bunch of good slot fish mixed in. By the end of the week, we were catching fish out deeper on Crankbaits, C-Rig and Swimbaits. We are still not seeing a whole bunch of fish off shore but starting to catch a few good ones.   

If you are planning to come out to Lake Fork here in the next couple of weeks, this report should hold up and help y’all out. Have a great Memorial Day weekend and y’all be safe. 

For those of you looking to get out with me for a June/July trip, I still have availability for both months and would love to have you. I‘ll work as hard as possible to put you on fish and show you a great time.

 

SHELL BEDS

  • Zara Spook (Bone)
  • Underspin 3/8 oz  with a Skinny Dipper (White Trash)
  • Carolina Rig  3/0 hook  -  3/8 oz weight and 5’ leader with
    a Zoom Fluke (Watermelon Red Magic)
  • Square Bill 

FROGS/BED-FISH (very few bedding fish as of 5-23-21)

  • Popping Spro Junior (Solid Black)
  • Walking Spro Junior (Natural Green)
  • Zoom 7″ Trick Work Wacky Rig (Plum) - I am throwing this along the timber when not biting the frog. 

DEEP BITE

  • Strike King - 6 XD (Chartreuse Blue Back) 
  • Strike King -10 XD (Chartreuse Blue Back)
  • Carolina Rig 3/0 -1 oz weight and 5’ leader - Zoom Fluke (Watermelon Red Magic)




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Lake Fork Current Weather Alerts

There are no active watches, warnings or advisories.

 

Lake Fork Weather Forecast

Saturday

Sunny

Hi: 73

Saturday Night

Clear

Lo: 51

Sunday

Sunny

Hi: 73

Sunday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 53

Monday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 77

Monday Night

Rain Showers

Lo: 62

Tuesday

Rain Showers

Hi: 69

Tuesday Night

Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 64


Lake Fork Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 5/4: 403.35 (+0.35)



Lake Fork

Fishing Report from TPWD (Apr. 30)

GOOD. Water Stained; 73 degrees; 0.21 feet below pool. Shad spawn is decent in the early morning with diesel chatterbaits and small spinnerbaits on points with birds. Flukes and wacky rigs are good around grass and the edge of grass in 1-3 feet. Work topwaters over the bass guarding fry in the pockets. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Black bass are post spawn and the top water bite is on! Frog patterns are working in the shallow vegetation. The crappie are moving shallow, small clousers are producing well. 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. Crappie fishing is settling into the post spawn and summer patterns we should see for the next few months. We are seeing incredible numbers of small black crappie right now loading up on brush piles, lay downs, bridges and docks. The larger black crappie are a little hard to find but you can find some nice groups of them or pick a few out of the smaller fish. The bigger white crappie are beginning to load on the summer pattern trees. We have a tremendous amount of fry covering up a lot of those trees and making it very hard to see those bigger white crappie on forward facing sonar or for them to see your bait. You can find fish in 10-30 feet of water and some may only be 2 feet under the surface or right on the bottom. Minnows and any colored jigs are both producing extremely well. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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