Lake Fork Guide David Vance Trophy Bass Fishing Report




The fishing here on Lake Fork has been great the last few days. There are fish in all depths from a foot of water out to 20 feet. The shallow water bite has been excellent with all the new flooded cover, early in the morning throwing frogs over the top of scattered grass and cover. The Frog bite has been very aggressive, and when you get bit you will definitely know they are killing it, best color on the frog for me has been Black, Watermelon, or White.

Once you feel like you have caught the active fish in the area try moving out to main lake and secondary points and work a Carolina Rig, right now the best bait for me has been a Watermelon Red Brush Hog, we have been catching some big post spawn bass on this pattern. Bill Amos and his Dad James from St Louis fished with me the last two days and we boated 45 bass and Bill had one that went 8 lb 3oz and 7 lb 12oz most of these bass came on the Carolina Rig.

May and June are great months to fish Lake Fork it is our best top water time, and it can last all day. My best top water baits right now are a Stanley Ribbit, a 1/8 oz Buzz Bait, Yellow Magic. Good places to try right now are Little Caney, Wolfe, Chaney Branch, Ray Branch, Bell Branch The lake has come up over 7 feet and is full now and is in great shape, now through June are lining up to be some of the best fishing of the year. If you are looking for some great May and June fishing Lake Fork is the place to be, book your trip now for best available dates you can reach me at 903-629-5085 or check out my web site www.lakeforktexasbigbass.com

Good Fishing,
David Vance




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Sunday

Slight Chance Thunderstorms

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Monday

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Tuesday

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Lake Fork

Fishing Report from TPWD (Jun. 4)

GOOD. Water Stained; 73 degrees; 0.25 feet above pool. The early morning bass bite is good on points and around grass with topwaters, and chatterbaits. Points with shad are best in 2-4 feet of water with chatterbaits, and squarebill crankbaits. The grog bite is good over shallow grass. The offshore bite has been good in 15-22 feet of water on Carolina rigs with flukes or big worms on points, humps, road beds. Deep crankbaits are starting to improve in channel swings in 20-25 feet. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Lily fields are filling in, hydrilla and milfoil are reaching for the surface. Fish this type of cover at midday when bass are seeking cover. Frog patterns are working in the shallow vegetation early and late. Drop a clouser on an isolated cover for black bass. Large bream have moved shallow, wooly buggers are producing good fish. Channel catfish are cruising 2-4 feet, clousers are a good choice. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Lake Fork crappie fishing improves daily as we head into the summer pattern. The bigger fish are finally stacking up with all the small fish we have been seeing the last few weeks. Crappie are on underwater bridges, underwater roadbeds, bridges, lay downs, brush piles, tire reefs and of timber in the 14-32 feet range. Minnows, soft plastics and hand tied jigs will work as these fish are aggressive and hungry coming off the spawn. Great success has come using small 1/16 ounce hand ties with or without a 1/4 ounce egg weight pegged above it. The winds dictate whether or not we can fish that jig solo. Color does not seem to matter, if you swim or even hold that bait above the fish. The most important part of the presentation is to stay above the fish always. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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