The dog days of summer are now upon us.  However, the past week the temperatures have been very pleasant.  The lake level is a few inches low which is a little high for this time of year but I’m sure it will fall more as the summer progresses.

 

Fishing has been pretty good lately.  If you like offshore fishing now is the time to come to Lake Fork.  Most of my catches lately have been in the 8-15 foot range and I’m fishing a variety of structures and most days I can catch 20-30 per day depending on the day.  Some days may be more and some days less.  Submerged roads and bridges have been best for me lately.  However, creek bends and ridges have been good as well and I even caught a few in the back of a creek along the channel last week where the hydrilla matted out to the creek channel.  As far as lure choices I’m pretty much throwing the same baits as last month.  T-rigged 8 inch Lake Fork Tackle worms in red shad and red bug and a Carolina rig with a Baby Lake Fork Creature in watermelon/red have been good producers along with a big crankbait like a DD22 in any shad color.  Another lure I’m becoming a fan of is the football jig.  I’ve been dragging a 1/2 oz and sometimes a 3/4 football jig in a pumpkin color in the same places I throw a Carolina rig.  It’s a productive way to fish and the fish aren’t seeing it as much.  I still have some availability this month so give me a shout if you are interested. 

 

Also, I’m doing some catfish trips if anyone is interested.  Last week I had two catfish trips and had over 50 fish by lunch.  It’s a lot of fun especially if you have kids.  I have a pontoon boat that can fish up to 6 people and I will clean your cats after the day is done.  Here are some bass pictures and catfish pictures from the past few days.

 

Good Luck

 

Brooks (903)780-0680

Fishing on Lake Fork the past several weeks has been great.  With bass now in all phases of the spawn especially late spawn and post spawn there are a variety of techniques working.  Most days I have been catching fish on Yellow Magics in the mornings up to 9 lbs. and some days catching fish all day on the Yellow Magic depending on wind and light conditions.  Shallow diving crankbaits like the Mann’s Minus-1 have been working well along wind blown weeds and on spawning flats.  Plastics are still working well to especially around cattails and new growing lily pads.  Lately I have caught some nice bass on a full size brush hog in these types of areas along with any other weightless plastics.  The next technique that I have done well with is a deeper diving crankbait(one that dives 4-7 feet) and concentrating on wind blown points at the mouths of spawning pockets on the main lake.  Crankbaits like a Norman Little N, Deep Baby N, or a Strike King series 2 and 3 are working well in these places. 

 

 My 2009 Skeeter 225 ZX is still for sale at $35,900 which is below blue book value.  This boat is in great shape and desperately needs a new home.

 

Here are the days I currently have open now thru mid June.  Check out the pictures and call me anytime to book a trip at (903) 780-0680.

 

May 28,30

June 1, 7,8,9,10,12,15

After a long cold winter spring has finally sprung here on Lake Fork.  I have enjoyed some good catches in the past few days due to the warming water temperatures.  There are several patterns working right now and these patterns are working in several locations.  The technique that I have going right now that is producing the most bites is fishing a floating Rogue.  On dark days I’m fishing gold/black back and on sunny days chrome/blue back.  I’m fishing these baits just beneath the surface with a fairly fast twitch-twitch pause retrieve and some of the strikes are almost on the surface.  The next best pattern for me right now is a Texas-rigged lizard watermelon/red on clear days and black neon on dark days.  The lizard has produced the larger fish lately with fish up to 7.5 lbs. respectively.  For these larger females I’ve been concentrating on secondary points leading back in the creeks trying to keep my lizard in the 3-6 foot depths.  Hope you enjoy the photos.  If you would like to book a spring trip here are the remaining dates I have available.  You can reach me anytime on my cell at (903)780-0680.

 

March 22

April 4,7,11,12,13,16,18,21,22,25,26,27

2009 Skeeter 225 ZX with 225 HPDI Yamaha.  Single console, tandem trailer with brakes and spare tire.  Built-in 4-bank battery charger, Minn Kota 101 lb. thrust Fourtrex foot-controlled trolling motor, hotfoot, Humminbird 727 graph on console and Humminbird 767 graph on trolling motor.  $37,900  OBO.  Call cell at (903)780-0680.

Hey Guys

 

Hope you guys are all doing well and looking forward to some spring fishing.  As most of you know it has been a colder than normal winter and since September it has been a wetter than usual fall and winter.  The lake is normal pool right now and water temperatures are still pretty cold.  Last week the water temps warmed to the 50’s and we were able to catch some nice quality fish on spinnerbaits and lipless crankbaits.  I look forward to some warm temps in the near future and as soon as that happens the big bass will be on the move.  If you have not booked a spring trip yet and would like to call me or email me anytime.  Here is my current available days for February and March.  Here is a picture of an 8.6lb from last week.

 

February-8,9,10,11,12, 20,21,22,23,28

March-5,6,7,8,10,11,14,15,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,31