Tom Behrens

Freelance Writer & Photographer

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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]


My Photo Contributions

Lake Fork Bass Catch

6/24/2020

Personal Best

5/14/2020

Personal Best Bass for Brady

9/24/2019

Summer Crappie Bite on Lake Fork

5/29/2019

8.56 lb. bass

4/10/2019

Mark Spaeth Takes Third Place

3/18/2019

13.10 Bass From Lake Fork

2/26/2019

Now That's a Crappie!

10/17/2018

Keep up with what's new for 2018-19

8/18/2018

Charles Doss' 11.19 bass

6/13/2018

Lake Fork Big Bass

5/21/2018

Donation Season Ends with Six Entries

4/11/2018

Zebra Mussels status upgraded

2/16/2018

Zebra Mussel Infestations

11/29/2017

Chris Vedrines and his 8 pound bass

11/20/2017

13.88 Big Bass from Lake Fork

10/26/2017

Safe Shooting Zones

10/21/2017

Failed efforts to control hyacinth on Lake Fork

10/4/2017

Tips on how to handle a big bass

1/5/2017


Best Western - Emory TX Lake Fork

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Lake Fork Current Weather Alerts

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Lake Fork Weather Forecast

Christmas Day

Mostly Cloudy

Hi: 64

Wednesday Night

Cloudy

Lo: 55

Thursday

Thunderstorms

Hi: 64

Thursday Night

Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 50

Friday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 68

Friday Night

Slight Chance Rain Showers

Lo: 48

Saturday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 68

Saturday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 44


Lake Fork Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 12/25: 400.72 (-2.28)



Lake Fork

Fishing Report from TPWD (Dec. 18)

GOOD. Water Stained; 60 degrees; 2.34 feet below pool. Bass are good on Viper XP jigs and Texas rigs around big wood near any depth changes like creeks and ditches in 5-7 feet. Squarebill crankbaits and chatterbaits are good around docks in 3-6 feet. Carolina rigs are good on long points 8-15 feet. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. The water is cooler, so now we have deeper fish. Black bass are slow in 5-10 feet of water with Clousers with a sinking tip line are your best bet. Focus on creek bends and drop-offs. Small streamers and top water patterns might catch active bass in creeks on warm days. Report by Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork. Lake Fork water temperatures have finally dropped into the upper 50s and the big fish are showing up and showing off. This week we have fish all over the lake in depths from 12-58 feet. You can find big numbers of black crappie at the base of shallow trees in 12-18 feet in the mid lake areas. Sometimes you will find white crappie in the same trees suspended halfway down. It is the opposite once you move to deeper water. The black crappie are higher on the trees off shore and the white crappie are further down on the trees. We have seen some bigger crappie in the 2.5 pound range being caught so the winter time big fish season has arrived. The best areas for concentrations of fish are loaded with shad. The bite has been up and down this week but my boat has put the minnow bucket up until next summer. You can still use minnows and they will produce great. Small hand tied jigs are also working extremely well this week. We should also see the aggressive fish hitting plastics and even large baits as the water cools off. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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