GOOD. Water Stained; 50 degrees; 0.26 feet below pool. It has been a cold week with a slow bass bite, but with warmer weather in the forecast expect bass to move shallow and get crazy. Best baits will be chatterbaits, rattle traps, and spinner baits in 3-5 feet of water, or Texas rigs and shaky heads around wood or docks in 4-8 feet. Squarebill crankbaits and suspending jerkbaits should be good in 4-6 feet of water. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Cold water temperatures will slow down the spawn for black bass. Look for 50-55 or greater degree water in 1-8 feet of water and try slow-moving craw patterns. Suspended streamers might produce in tree lines and flooded brush. Shallow bass will be active on warm sunny days. The crappie should be moving shallow. Wooly buggers can be a good choice. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. The Lake Fork crappie bite is really good, if you can stand the cold weather and beat the winds. Patterns are changing daily due to the inconsistent weather patterns. Some days fish will stack up on bridges and the next they will disappear. Timber in 14-34 feet seems to be the most consistent pattern. If you find a crappie and hold an artificial bait above it still enough most fish are crushing that bait. Use smaller profile jigs in deeper water mid lake, or on bridges. On the north end in shallower and muddier water use longer and bigger profile jigs. Try to fish lighter, more neutral colors in deeper water and darker colors in shallower water. Soft plastics and minnows will still get you bit as well. We should see the fish push shallower and shallower over the next few weeks with warmer temps in the forecast after the next week. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.