Lake Fork Guide Fishing Report 4.1.13




Welcome to Lake Fork April is here now and I think it's setting up to be a great month of fishing. We had a hard cold front come in earlier this week and slowed our fish down.There are fish spawning on parts of the lake now but the hard front held a lot of new fish back from moving up on the full moon we just had on the 27th .The bite was tougher for us the past couple of days but with temps pushing back up it's going to get real good quick and should be a strong month for numbers and size during the major spawn this month. There have been a lot of double digit fish caught here since Jan. this year and I think April will prove to be awesome! There are a lot of baits and techniques that will work this month.The best depths will be from the spawning fish that are now on beds in 1 to 4 ft. on upper end all the way to 10 to12 ft. for staging fish in mid to lower end of lake on main lake and secondary points and drops near deeper water.Theres always deeper fish but this depth will be where the most active bite is. Texas rigs, drop shots, short c-rigs, jigs, wacky worms, shaky heads,small cranks and spinnerbaits can all be fished at certain times this month.That's what is good about the month of April you can catch fish so many ways out there. A lot of boats are on the water right now so everyone needs to respect other fishermen and be very safe when running and stay in the boat lanes when up on pad.This is a very good time to come to Fork and maybe catch your personal best. I have some April dates left if you need a guide. You can reach me by email [email protected] or call my cell @ 972-979-4850. As always thanks for reading my report. Good Fishing! Eddie Garrett




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Lake Fork Weather Forecast

Wednesday

Slight Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 79

Wednesday Night

Slight Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 66

Thursday

Mostly Cloudy

Hi: 81

Thursday Night

Mostly Cloudy

Lo: 71

Friday

Rain Showers

Hi: 76

Friday Night

Breezy

Lo: 69

Saturday

Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 83

Saturday Night

Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 70


Lake Fork Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 4/25: 403.26 (+0.26)



Lake Fork

Fishing Report from TPWD (Apr. 24)

GOOD. Water Stained; 60 degrees; 0.20 feet above pool. Bass have slowed, but post spawners are setting up on points in 5-7 feet of water with Carolina rigged creature baits. Topwaters and frogs are good early morning around grass. Shaky heads are good around boat houses. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Changing weather means changing bite. First phase spawners are now in a post spawn pattern and aggressive. Frog pattern top waters are excellent in the grass and brush. Casting into the pockets and letting the frog sit for a few seconds is a good idea. Crappies are shallow, catching them on edge of banks, small fish patterns like wooly buggers are a good bet. Bream are beginning to make themselves known in the shallows, wooly buggers and small poppers should bring a strike.Crappie are good in 2-13 feet on timber and around grass lines. Some fish are moving back out into the 12-18 feet areas and a little deeper. Black crappie are on a few bridges, but fish are not loaded up yet. Black crappie are also grouping under docks on sunny afternoons. Cast 1/16th ounce hand tied jigs continue to be good in white and gray, white and chartreuse and light blue and gray colors. Minnows will still work very well and especially on shallow fish around grass. Soft plastics will also work well as the fish have been very aggressive. We should see the aggressive bite until the warmer months get here and the fish get a little finicky. Catfishing continues to be good around timber where birds are roosting in 10-18 feet. Also getting reports of some shallow catfish around grass lines and sea walls. Those fish are most likely chasing shad spawns. Catfish are cruising around shallow wood in 6-12 feet, with lots of fry showing up. Use your favorite prepared catfish bait to load the boat once you locate the fish. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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