This has been an awesome season on Lake Fork! On Friday, I ended a streak of eight consecutive days boating at least an eight pounder every day. That may not sound that unbelievable on a lake like Fork where 8 pounders are common. But it is rare to have a streak that long without ...

Bass (just like humans) are creatures of habit. There will always be exceptions to the rules. But there is some predictability that can help you to be on the water when your odds are best. The biggest fish tend to be caught when it warms up just before the spawn really gets ...

Sorry I don't have much of a report for Lake Fork. I'm in an off-limit period on Fork in order to be eligible to fish a tournament next weekend. So, currently I'm taking my trips to Welsh, Monticello, and Bob Sandlin. Last week, I fished Lake Welsh 3 times. It was great on the ...

Fishing is still pretty slow on Lake Fork, which is typical for this time of the year. The lake is over 2 feet low - and the fishing just isn't usually as good when the water is dropping. Fortunately, we've been able to catch some quality fish over the last several trips. So ...

Be careful out there. Lake Fork is almost two feet low right now - and many stumps are near the top. The water is fairly clear and 87 degrees (at night). With the full-moon this week, the bite should be best in the middle of the night. However, on my last couple of trips, we ...

The White Bass and Hybrid Striper action continues to be good even with all the hot weather. We've been fortunate to have a nice South Wind almost everyday and this makes the mornings pleasant on the Lake and then it's time clean fish and head for the air conditioning. We normally ...

Lake Fork is right at full pool. There is still a handful of fish spawning. In fact, we got 3 fish over 25 inches on beds in a 24 hour period earlier in the week, including a 10 pounder. But the spawn is definitely coming to an end. Most of the bass we are seeing in the shallows ...

Lake Fork is right at full pool and still pretty muddy. The southern end is slightly clearer, but not very good for a sight fisherman. Most of the water that's warm enough for bedding bass is no more than a foot of visibility. The clearest water is still in the 50s.
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Saturday I was fortunate to be able to fish the Lake Fork guide tournament with Alex Finch (of Finch Nasty Bait co) and Finch prostaffer Kevin Bryant. Those guys are serious competetors! I was happy just to have a limit of bass at 2PM fishing Lake Fork in 49 degree water. But ...

The cold weather seems to be a few weeks behind this year. Here it is almost December and the water temperature is still well into the 60s. With the warm weather expected this week, it looks like it will be almost Christmas before we see water temps in the 50s. What that means ...

In my 27 years experience guiding, I've found that 60 to 70 degrees is the absolute best water temperature for fishing. In the Fall, it usually gets in that prime range near the first or second week of October. This year, we are 2-3 weeks behind on the cool down. Despite all ...