Lake Fork
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07-Mar-24
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Water Condition
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Conditions
: LAKE FORK - GOOD. Water Stained; 61 degrees; 0.28 feet below pool. Bass are active on a variety of baits after this warm spell. Shallow water is very good in 1-3 feet on chatterbaits, Ocho type baits, and Strike King 1.5 wake baits. Offshore bite is best in 5-7 feet near or in drains and ditches with jerkbaits and medium running crankbaits. Texas rigs and Viper XP jigs working at the edge of grass and some wood mostly lay downs in 2-6 feet of water. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Bass are in the shallows working streamers are working in 1-8 feet. Clousers should produce good results around structure. Crappie will be moving towards the banks, small patterns like wooly buggers are a good bet. Bream will also move to warmer water, a wooly bugger would be a good choice. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. The crappie fishing on Lake Fork has been really good this past week. Seeing fish from 1-32 feet deep right now. Focus on fish in the 10-18 feet range mostly on timber and brush. It is necessary to cover a lot of water, but then there are some days fish are concentrated and you can catch 50 fish in a small area quickly. Still seems to be dirty water on the shallow north ends of the lake. Due to those water conditions we are holding baits on fish longer before we see reactions mostly. All baits are working right now so use minnows, soft plastics or hand tied jigs. Still seeing the best shallow bite in the last few hours of the day. Reported by: |
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About: -
Largemouth bass are the most popular sportfish on Lake Fork Reservoir. A
combination of restrictive harvest regulations, stocking of Florida
strain largemouth bass, and good habitat has contributed to Lake Fork's
development as one of the country's premier trophy bass lakes. More than
65% of the Texas Top 50 largest bass, including the current state
record, were caught from Lake Fork.
Crappie
fishing is generally good, especially in standing timber and under the lake's
numerous bridges. (more on Lake Fork)
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- Largemouth bass
- white and black crappie
- channel catfish and sunfish
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FISHING REGULATIONS Special regulations govern the harvest of largemouth bass at Lake Fork. Currently, bass 16 inches and shorter and 24 inches and longer (16 to 24 inch slot length limit) can be harvested with a daily bag limit of 5 fish, of which only 1 fish can be 24 inches or greater. Crappie harvest is also restricted by a special regulation. During the months of December, January and February, the minimum length limit is waived but harvest is regulated by a 25-fish daily bag limit. The first 25 crappie caught, regardless of size, must be retained; culling is not permitted. From March through November, harvest is controlled by a 10-inch minimum length, 25-fish daily bag limit. The harvest of all other sport fishes is controlled by statewide regulations.
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