Lake Fork listed as "suspect" for zebra mussels




Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is updating its system of classifying zebra mussel presence in lakes to better describe the level of impact and align with standards used by other state and federal agencies.

Under this new classification, Lake Fork is listed as Suspect as a result of the detection of a single zebra mussel larva in late 2015. This is a step up from earlier detection of zebra mussel DNA but to date no adults have been observed. The new system is laid out below showing the affected lakes;

1) Suspect - sampling revealed the presence of either larvae or an adult zebra mussel - Lake Fork, Lake Ray Hubbard and Fishing Hole Lake (a small lake connected to the Trinity River below Lake Lewisville);
2) Positive - repeated detection of zebra mussels or their larvae but there is no evidence of a reproducing population - Lake Lavon and Lake Waco
3) Infested - established, reproducing population of zebra mussels– Lake Texoma, Lake Ray Roberts, Lake Lewisville, Lake Bridgeport, Dean Gilbert (a small lake in Sherman) and Lake Belton

Remember to do your part to stop the spread of invasive species. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear. It's the law Texas.

 




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Lake Fork Weather Forecast

Monday

Decreasing Clouds

Hi: 80

Monday Night

Clear

Lo: 62

Tuesday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 89

Tuesday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 73

Wednesday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 95

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Hi: 91

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Lake Fork

Fishing Report from TPWD (May 7)

GOOD. Water Stained; 73 degrees; 0.73 feet below pool. Good early morning bass bite around shad spawn areas and with topwater frogs over grass. Midday to mid afternoon work flukes and yum dingers around grass good1-3 feet. New wave of spawners pulling up this week. Carolina rigs fair in 5-10 feet of water on secondary points. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Black bass are post spawn and the top water bite is on! Frog patterns are working in the shallow vegetation. The crappie are moving shallow, small clousers are producing well. 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. Crappie fishing is settling into the post spawn and summer patterns we should see for the next few months. We are seeing incredible numbers of small black crappie right now loading up on brush piles, lay downs, bridges and docks. The larger black crappie are a little hard to find but you can find some nice groups of them or pick a few out of the smaller fish. The bigger white crappie are beginning to load on the summer pattern trees. We have a tremendous amount of fry covering up a lot of those trees and making it very hard to see those bigger white crappie on forward facing sonar or for them to see your bait. You can find fish in 10-30 feet of water and some may only be 2 feet under the surface or right on the bottom. Minnows and any colored jigs are both producing extremely well. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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