Welcome to Lake Fork
Temps have been ranging from 62 in the mornings to 70 in some of the pockets in the afternoons where we have been fishing.The lake is still just under 4 1/2 ft. low. We have a cold front with rain moving through right now and will drop the temps. Fish are still spawning in several areas of the lake and will see another good wave on the full moon later in the month. This has been a strange April so far with this late front coming through now and another one coming next Wed.The fishing just hasn't been as as consistent on a day to day basis so far this month for us as it was last year. I have done very little sight fishing thus far. We have been fishing mostly secondary points and shallow on main lake points and northern banks of protected pockets.Try to throw close to the bigger wood on the points in 3 to 6 ft. of water. We have throwing Grande Bass rattlesnake Os in green pumpkin and watermelon red colors on Bayou Tackles shaky heads in 3 1/16 to 3/8 oz sizes. We are also using a 1/4 oz Mausrin jig head made by Damiki Fishing Tackle with the rattlesnake Os. When the wind has been stronger we're using a Mega Strike 1/2 oz shaky head.Texas rigged baby brush hogs and lizards will get their share of bites too at times. Also throwing Zoom super flukes on a short c-rig on these places. Watermelon candy and green pumpkin with the tail spiked with chartreuse has been the most productive on the flukes.Small shallow square bills in shad colors have worked well in windy conditions hitting them off the wood. We have a shad spawn going on right now too so try a weightless fluke or wacky finesse worm also when you see some of this activity. When fishing out and staying away from some of these bedding fish throw a yellow magic or rouge on top of them at times.The fishing will get a lot better after this front passes and water temps jump back up. Just remember to fish very very slow with the soft plastics. We should have a strong finish as April ends and May will be a great month to fish! I hope these tips will help you catch a few more fish! I have a few days open for the rest of th is month and I'm now taking May dates. If you need a guide feel to email me [email protected] or call my cell @ 972-979-4850. As always thanks for reading my report.
Good Fishing!
Eddie Garrett