Lake Fork Report July 2019




Just a few quick notes to help some of you coming out to Lake Fork.

As of this post the water level on Lake Fork is 402.80 and the water temperature is around 84-85 degrees. 

These are the baits I am throwing throughout the day.

BIG WORM - 1/2 oz Tungsten weight, #4 or #5 rigging hook

CAROLINA RIG 1 oz bullet weight 5' leader #3 rigging hook
(Mardi Gras, Watermelon Magic) Fluke - Make sure to dip the tail in chartreuse.

DROP SHOT - 5/16 oz weight with a 15 inch leader #2 Mosquito hook made by owner 4 inch finesse worm (Tomato, Plum)

WEIGHTLESS FLUKE #3 rigging hook (Disco Violet, Green, White)

BIG JOE SPAITS FLUTTER SPOON 6"

I am starting out my mornings in about 15 feet of water on main lake points, humps & road beds. After 9:00 am, I am running out deeper 20 - 26 feet. If you can find these fish on the bottom you can make them eat. If these fish are suspended you can still catch them, it's just harder to do.

For the suspended fish I am throwing a Big Joe Spaits Flutter Spoon and a weightless fluke using a countdown method.

After 4:30 pm or so these fish are setting back up like they are first thing in the morning and are not as suspended.

I still have days open for the end of July and beginning of August.and would love to have y'all out. I hope the information can help some of you catch a few fish and to see you on Lake Fork!

Thanks, Eric Wright 972 757 7947




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Lake Fork Current Weather Alerts

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Lake Fork Weather Forecast

Tuesday

Sunny

Hi: 80

Tuesday Night

Clear

Lo: 50

Wednesday

Sunny

Hi: 80

Wednesday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 57

Thursday

Chance Rain Showers

Hi: 80

Thursday Night

Chance Rain Showers

Lo: 64

Friday

Rain Showers Likely

Hi: 82

Friday Night

Rain Showers

Lo: 64


Lake Fork Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 10/21: 400.97 (-2.03)



Lake Fork

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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