Personal Best

 


Personal Best

Recent catch on Lake Fork...
"Now in mid-May, we’re targeting main lake points with timber or shell beds for post spawn largemouth. Carolina Rigs with V&M Chopsticks and 5/16 Oz Shakey Head Rigged Worms. Some mornings when the Shad Spawn is active, we’re starting with topwater lures.

Pictured is repeat client Ken Perkins from Monday. He landed a new Personal best and several other bass. It’s his 2nd year in a row with a PB bass with me."
Whitt Smith, Fishing Guide, Lake Fork


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Tom Behrens has over 50 years experience in fishing and hunting across the United States. Much of this time was spent in Oklahoma and Texas where he became very familiar with the outdoor opportunities in these states. You may contact him by email at: [email protected]

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Lake Fork Weather Forecast

Saturday

Decreasing Clouds

Hi: 91

Saturday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 75

Sunday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 91

Sunday Night

Rain Showers Likely

Lo: 73

Memorial Day

Rain Showers

Hi: 82

Monday Night

Rain Showers Likely

Lo: 68

Tuesday

Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 82

Tuesday Night

Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 68


Lake Fork Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 5/24: 403.25 (+0.25)



Lake Fork

Fishing Report from TPWD (May 21)

GOOD. Water Stained; 73 degrees; 0.32 feet above pool. Bass are good in the early morning on points where the shad are spawning. Cast diesel chatterbaits, spinnerbaits and KVD sexy dawgs on the surface. Target grass and pond weed with frogs in 1-4 feet of water. Mid running crankbaits 2.5-3.5 inches are good on points in 5-7 feet of water. Carolina rigs are good offshore on points and high spots from 12-16 feet. 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 on Lake Fork is a lot of fun right now. The lake has a tremendous population of black crappie and they are stacked up on all kinds of structures all over the lake in 12-28 feet. White crappie are also loading up on certain trees. You can find black crappie on some bridges, underwater bridges, roadbeds, brush piles, lay downs, tire reefs, points and the base of timber. I’ve seen some lay downs the past week that may have over 1000 crappie on them. The only problem is finding black crappie over 10 inches when you have so many fish on spots. It is a lot of fun to catch hundreds of crappie per day even if you cannot keep all of them. One of the hottest spots for numbers right now is the big reef in front of the 154 public ramp. Any electronics will find it straight out from the ramp just before the boat lane. It’s very large and easily visible on traditional electronics. The bottom is covered with structures of different kinds and crappie. You can fish minnows just off the bottom or swim small jigs just off the bottom to catch a lot of crappie. You may only see one out of ten fish that are 10 inches. Swimming jigs is a very productive method

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