Lake Fork Anglers Twice monthly Thursday daytime tournament results for 7.12.18




The Lake Fork Anglers Twice monthly results for July 12 was hot, not to windy and once again there were many skunks. Water temps were around 87-88.


The majority of bass were caught on baby brush hogs (BBH), swim baits, frogs and rattle traps. Lake Fork anglers format is a draw style paper tournament where slot fish count. All fish are measured, recorded and released on the spot year round.
Each boat has a boater and a co-angler.

Only the best five count.

Boater Results
1st place goes to Tim Gold from Mineola with 6 bass for 25.00 with THE 9.12 boater lunker caught on a rattle trap.
2nd place goes to Mark Talley from Quitman with 5 bass for 20.28 lb. with a 8.2 lunker caught on a frog.
3rd place went to Dennis Bubinas from Lake Fork with 11 bass for 13.96 lb. with a 6.89 Lb. lunker caught on a swim bait.
4th place went to Gary Pardini from Tyler with 2 bass for 13.44 with a 7.95 lunker.
5th place went to Scott Schrader from Mineola with 5 bass for 8.56 lb. with a 3.7 lunker


Co-Angler Results
1st place goes to Jackie Price of Alba with 5 bass for 11.71 with the Co-Angler LUNKER of 5.28 caught on a BBH
2nd place goes to Tom Charlebois of Tyler with 3 bass for 7.84 lb. with a 3.54 lunker.
3rd place went to John Markos of Paris with 2 bass for 5.98 lb. with a 2.81 lb. lunker.
4th place went to Cheryl Allen of Emory with 3 bass for 4.65 with a 2.25 lunker.
5th place went to Perry Sanders of Lake Fork with 3 bass for 3.52 with a 2.25 lb. lunker

A total of 73 bass were caught today.

The LFA fishes every Thursday during the month on three different formats. The as described LFA twice monthly format where there are declared cash winners fishing for "Angler of the Year" points and plaques.

On another Thursday we have what we call Faze 4 which is a drawn team tournament fishing cash, while putting aside money for an annual benefit to the winners of a 2 day championship held in December. Members must fish 4 F-4 events during the year to qualify for the championship.

On the 4th and 5th Thursdays members fish what we call "Hard Core" which follows the Major League Fishing TV show format where every fish you catch counts. Like MLF members we try to qualify for the semi-final that will be held in Sep by catching at least 6 LB in any of the qualifying tournaments'
In Sep members those that have quailified are paired and the first ten to catch 8 lb have then quailified for the championship in Oct.
Winning members are rewarded with "Bass Fishing Innovations" plaques and a cash benefit.

Not all of our 50+ members fish every week or even all three formats on a regular basis. We are seniors and fish when we have the time. But we do have a core group of about 32 that fish on a regular basis. And because we are mostly seniors we are adamant in making sure there is always two anglers in a boat. Both for safety and for sharing ,learning and making an enjoyable day of it.
Annual dues is $5 and tournaments are $15 with $12 paid back. There is an optional $5 lunker pool and an optional $10 big bag pool.
E-mail me at [email protected] or PM me on here for info. We only fish at Lake Fork.




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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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