Lake Fork Report 5-3-2016




We have been seeing a bunch of fry guarders and very few left on beds so I have been starting out some mornings with a Ribbit Frog in (Black or White.) I'm using the weightless fluke less now, but when I do throw it, I am using a #3 rigging hook (watermelon gold)

Most recently I have been throwing a drop shot 4'' (watermelon gold) with a #1 rigging hook and a 3/16 oz weight.  I set the drop shot up about 14''. I am using this bait around the fry guarders. If I was to find one still locked I would throw the Pit Boss set up like a T-Rig with 1/4 oz weight and a #3 rigging hook.

The other bait I am catching some bigger fish with has been a square bill 1.5 (Tennessee Shad) look for birds around windy secondary points and locate the shad spawn.

When all this does not work I have been going out deep and have been catching a few on the A-Rig and Storm Swimbait out in 24' of water. I am also catching a lot of sand bass out deep right now. So if you are looking to go out for some food or would like to bring the kids out to reel in a lot of fish now is a great time.

Hope this helps y'all coming to the lake to catch a few fish. If I can be of any help please feel free to give me a call. I have a lot of days in May and June still available. 

 

Thanks, Eric Wright

 

  • Lake Fork Guide, Eric Wright 972 757 7947
  • www.ericwrightlakefork
  • ericwrightprofisherman@yahoo.com




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Lake Fork Weather Forecast

Saturday

Sunny

Hi: 77

Saturday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 48

Sunday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 71

Sunday Night

Chance Rain Showers

Lo: 57

Monday

Mostly Cloudy

Hi: 73

Monday Night

Severe Tstms

Lo: 60

Tuesday

Severe Tstms

Hi: 71

Tuesday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 46


Lake Fork Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 3/1: 402.75 (-0.25)



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Fishing Report from TPWD (Feb. 26)

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.

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