• Lake Fork Fishing Report - TX

    Lake Fork Fishing Guide
    (903) 439-2266 http://www.bassfishing.org/ Richie@bassfishing.org
  • Lake Fork Guide Richie White has been a professional fishing guide since 1990. Richie has top of the line electronics and excellent fishing gear provided at no extra charge, including Kistler rods and Ambassadeur Revo reels. He is happy to accomodate beginners as well as tournament fishermen. Children are also encouraged to fish with Richie. He also provides digital photos and guarantees fish!

  • Lake Fork Fishing Report - TX

    Lake Fork is still looking really good. Water temps are in 80s. The water is fairly clear. Vegetation is abundant. And the water level is about 2 feet low.
    As I mentioned in my last report, many of the trees were just below the surface. At 2 feet low, most are now exposed. So not only can we avoid boat damage, we also have a lot of newly exposed targets for pitching jigs and worms. And there's a lot of active fish. So stump fishing isn't a bad pattern.
    I've found lily pads in 8-10 feet deep, coontail up to 8 feet deep, hydrilla in 3-4 feet, and more pepper grass than I've ever seen. Lake Fork is in as good of shape as it's been in 7-8 years.
    The big fish tend to bite for a short time when we get a good cool snap. Then, it warms up and they are hard to come by. But the little bass have been as good as I've seen in a long time. This time last year, it was easy to catch tons of tiny bass in the 7 to 10 inch range. But we had a gazillion white bass that were twice as big. So I spent more time catching whites than I did largemouths. This year, those tiny largemouths are now 10 to 16 inches and the white bass aren't as abundant. So, I'm spending most of my time fishing for those fish. Being tournament season, most of my clients want legal size bass. It works out well because most of the bass we are catching are in the tournament size range. Berkley tournament is next weekend.
    I've been on the best topwater bite I've seen on Lake Fork in years. First light around the grass, they will hit just about any topwater. Flukes, swim baits, wacky worms, shaky head, and drop shots also work well shallow. But my best bite has been around 15 feet on drop shots and Carolina rigs.
    I still have a 1/2 day morning available tomorrow (Saturday). If I'm still available on short notice (1-2 days notice), I will discount the trip. (1/2 day $175 for one person or $200 for 2 people). $350 for 2 people.
    On full day trips, I will guarantee a 5 fish limit on largemouth bass - or trip is free.
    If you bring a kid, I'll make a video at no extra charge.

    If you would like to book a trip, call me at 214-549-4644. You can see my schedule and book your trip online at http://www.fishingguidenow.com/bookonline.cfm?guideID=2
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