Lake Fork Fishing Report for October 21, 2018




It was a rainy, windy and cold week here at Lake Fork this week. We received more than 8 inches of rain and the lake level is now within 4 inches of full pool and still rising. Needless to say, the water clarity is stained and the water temperatures have dropped to the low 70’s. With that being said, the Bass have moved to the back of the creeks and are starting to feed. That means little crankbait and Zoom fluke time here at Lake Fork. With the water being stained, we went to a watermelon/red Zoom fluke and dyed the tails of the fluke’s chartreuse. We fished the fluke on a split shot rig to keep the fluke just above the Hydrilla. Use a slight twitching motion with your rod tip. Naturally, the Strike King KVD 1.5 crankbait also work well. We did however change to the chartreuse color on our crankbait.

The Crappie fishing was slow this week due to the weather. Minnow’s were the best bait for the Crappie’s. They are still in 18 to 20 foot of water over isolated brush piles.

The White Bass went back on their diet this week. They were in 22 to 24 foot of water and minnows were the best bait to catch them. It will not be long until the White Bass will be moving up the creeks to feed for the winter. Keep an eye out for them.

The Catfish fishing was also very slow this week. They have moved up into the 16 to 18 foot of water around creek bend old trees. Punch bait is the best bait to catch them.

On our Equipment list this week is our Ranger Z520c powered by a Mercury 250 Pro XS, Duckett rods, ABU Garcia reels, Stren line, Eagle Claw hooks, Zoom soft plastics and Strike King hard baits.

Now that the cool weather has moved back in the Bass fishing will pick up. We now have openings for guided Bass trips in December. Give us a call at (903) 413-6919 or E-mail us at [email protected]. Have a safe fishing week.




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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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