11th Annual Texas State Crappie Championship




Brandon Miles of Bullard and Steve Gonclaves of Midlothian won first place on Saturday at the 11th Annual Texas State Crappie Championship Tournament, which took place on Lake Fork. The two anglers had a two day total of 14 fish weighing in at 24.30 pounds. Bob McAffrey (Killeen) and Greg Young (Weatherford) reeled in 13 fish that topped out at 24.02 pounds for second place.

Miles and Gonclaves also won the Pro Angler Elite Rod Challenger Award (13.12 and 11.18 pounds) and the Bobby Garland Big Fish Award on Day 1 (2.29 pounds). To cap things off the team of Miles and Gonclaves was named as Anglers of the Year in Division 2.
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Fishing Report from TPWD (Apr. 2)

GOOD. Water Stained; 62 degrees; 0.15 feet below pool. The bass bite has been good most days with a better bite late in the evening. Flukes and senko type baits at the edge of grass or flooded weeds are key in 1-3 feet. Designated hitters rigged with beaver type baits are also good around grass 1-3 feet. Lots of spawning bass all over the lake. Chatterbaits are good in the flats near channels in 2-6 feet. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Lake Fork crappie fishing has been steady with numbers of big fish possible when the winds allow. Good numbers of crappie on timber in 6-20 feet close to spawning areas. Cold fronts lately have been pushing the fish back out deeper and we may only see one or two days of shallow fish in between fronts. If you find a spawning area with 62-64 degree surface temperatures you may be able to find fish in 2-4 feet. Some fish are holding on bridges, but the bite can change not only by the day but by the hour this time of year. Wind directions and wind speeds are dictating a lot of the crappie’s location and demeanor. The bite is good most days if you can get a bait right on a fish. Minnows, hand tied jigs and soft plastics will all produce this time of year. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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