Lake Fork Guide David Vance Fishing Report

This October and November has been the toughest I have seen here in a long time. I think mainly because it stayed so warm, and then went to winter overnight and plus all the rain we got in the last few weeks. Whatever the reason, the fall fishing here has not been good at all for Lake Fork standards. Some of the fish we are catching have been shallow; from the mouths of the creeks to the backs of some of them. Most of the fish we have caught shallow have been on Wacky worms. Best colors have been watermelon seed and green pumpkin, also Shad colored shallow running crank baits, lip less crank baits and spinner baits covering a lot of water. Good creeks to try now are Ray Branch, Wolf Creek, Rogers Creek, Running Creek.

Hopefully with December almost here the deep fishing will pick up. Humps, road beds, points, ridges and old pond dams in 15-25+ feet will all hold schools of bass feeding on shad, and bar fish. A Carolina rigged Brush Hog, and a super fluke, 3-4 foot leader and a 3/0 wide gap hook is what I like to use to catch the deeper Bass. Best bait colors for me have been Watermelon seed, Watermelon Red, or Chartreuse pepper. I also like a 1/4 oz. football jig head with a smoking shad fluke. I have good luck catching suspended fish with this bait this time of year, and always have a Jigging Spoon tied on .

Right now, with the fishing being so tough, I am booking trips on Lake Welsh, about an hour east of Lake Fork. Lake Welsh is a power plant lake, and the fishing has been good there. We have been catching 25 to 35 Bass on most trips, so if you would like to get into some good numbers action, Lake Welsh is the place to be.

Wow! This year is almost over, and Spring will be here before you know it! So, if you are thinking about a spring trip, now is the the time to book it. My Spring books up very fast so book early for best available dates. When planning a trip to Lake Fork in the spring, try to come on weekdays, the 2 toughest days to fish this lake,due to weekends tournaments and boat traffic, are Saturday and Sunday. You can reach me on my cell 903-629-5085 Web Site www.lakeforktexasbigbass.com

Good Fishing,
David Vance

Author: David Vance

Company: David Vance, Professional Lake Fork Fishing Guide

Since Lake Fork opened, David Vance has been a professional guide on this world-famous lake. David Vance's Guide Service is well known across the country, and has been featured on Bassmaster TV, Jimmy Houston Outdoors, The Bass Class with Denny Brauer, Fishing with Orlando Wilson, ESPN Sportsman's Challenge with Lonny Stanley, and ESPN Outdoors.

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Wednesday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 91

Wednesday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 66

Thursday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 91

Thursday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 66

Friday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 89

Friday Night

Clear

Lo: 64

Saturday

Sunny

Hi: 87

Saturday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 66

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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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