2009 LAKE FORK FISHING REPORT
October 4, 2009
Well, it's cooling off now and the bass
and crappie fishing is starting to really heat up. The big McDonald's
tournament is over with and lots of bass were caught in all different depths
and on all kinds of baits. Remember that the Toyota ShareLunker Program
has started. Yes, Toyota is New Title Sponsor for ShareLunker Program.
If your fish meets the requirements , call the toll-free, 24-hour pager
at 1-888-784-0600
(October 1-April 30 only) or (903)
681-0550. For more information follow this link... http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/visitorcenters/tffc/sharelunker/#
We are getting lots of rain and the
lake is full. When you go into fall with a full lake, that means
all of October and November will be great topwater fishing for numbers of good
bass and some really big bass on jigs and big worms. For the last two
weeks we have seen some schooling bass, with some of the schools with 5 to 7
pound bass busting the shad. We are catching some of the bigger bass out
of these schools on a 3/8 ounce Mark Stevenson Lake Fork Jig made by Johnson's
Custom Baits, swimming it through the school.
Topwater baits are picking up on the
grass beds in the mornings for the first two hours of the day or all
throughout the day if you have good cloud cover. Then we start swimming
a jig through the grass and catching some really good bass. With the
high water, the grass beds are just going to get better and better.
Along with the high water over the grass, you can also fish a spinnerbait or a
shallow running crankbait. There are a lot of small bass on the rampage
right now and will bite a whacky worm really good. Our favorite colors
are Green Pumpkin, Watermelon/Red flake, and Junebug. We prefer to use a
very light nail weight, but will go a little heavier if we are fishing out
around 10 foot or so.
The deep
water fishing is hit and miss right now. I look for it to take a
week or so for the lake
to settle down after the rains stop, for the deeper bite to start picking up
again. In November our good spoon and jig fishing in the deep water will
really turn on. This time of the year can be a lot of fun, fishing our
Chartreuse and Chrome jigging spoon in 20 to 30 foot of water. Some days
you will catch bass, crappie, yellow
bass and catfish all in the same area. We love catching the
yellow bass and look forward to eating them afterwards. This is also a
really good way of locating the crappie. Don't get discouraged if you
are fishing the deep roadbeds, humps and such, if you are catching yellow
bass or sometimes called bar fish or bar bass. If there are
yellow bass in the area, chances are there are some big bass lurking around
and looking for a nice meal. It is not unusual for us to have big bass
follow hooked yellow bass all the way up to the boat or even take them off the
hook for you. To catch the big bass in these schools of yellow bass, we
will slow the spoon down or even hold it for a few seconds just off the
bottom.
Like I said, the Share A Lunker
program has started and this fall should be a really good time to catch one of
these giants. Give us a call and we will set up a trip to try and catch
one of these hawgs for you. It is also time to book your trip to catch
some of our great big crappie for your next fish fry. We offer gift
certificates for any occasion, and they make great Christmas gifts for those
hard to buy for family and friends.
We are booking now for spring, so if
you can get your dates set, give us a call or email and get in on some of the
best fishing of the year. Hope you catch your personal best or the
lunker you have been searching for this season. All ages are welcome,
novice to pro, single or groups.
Bass Wishes and Tight Lines to you
all,
Mark, Barbara and A.R.
Mark and Barbara
Stevenson
Lake Fork Guide Service
http://www.lakefork.com
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WE SUPPORT THE 2ND AMENDMENT
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2009
It's Jan. and time to get things setup for
the prespawn and spawn fishing. Gas prices are down and are suppose to
stay that way for a while, so we are are going to keep our prices the same for
at least the next 6 months.
We fished 2 days before the new year
and 2 days after the new year and caught 35 bass on traps and suspending
jerkbaits in 3 to 6 ft. of water. Nice weather except for some wind,
Water temp. was 53 to 58 degrees and water visibility was 3 ft. We had a 10,
8, 2 over 6 and 3 over 5 and the rest of the bass where 2 to 4 lbs. and one
that was a mighty 11 inches. I'm afaird with the rain that is forcast that
this kind of fishind will stop until another big warmup happens.
Overall fishing should be good, and just get
better as we get to the big spawning blowout. Most of our first time people
want to know when the big fish start. Feb. March and April. Is when the
most Share-A- Lunker fish are caught. May will produce some of the best
towater fishing fof 3 to 7 lb. fish that you have ever seen.
Jan. thru Feb. can produce some of the best
jig fishing along creeks and wooded points If the water is above 52
degrees there can also be great fishing on big spinnerbaits and chatterbaits.
Our boats have already been serviced and our
new tackle in, so we are ready to take you out on a trip of a lifetime or at
least a great trip
Mark, Barbara, and A.R..
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fishing report was getting a little slow to load so we split each year
into it's own page. The fish usually do the same things year after
year so we thought the past info would be good to refer back to.
Have a look at our:
'08
Lake Fork Fishing Report
'07
Lake Fork Fishing Report
'06
Lake Fork Fishing Report
'05
Lake Fork Fishing Report
'02-04
Lake Fork Fishing Report
'01
Lake Fork Fishing Report
'00
Lake Fork Fishing Report
'99
Lake Fork Fishing Report
'98
Lake Fork Fishing Report
'97
Lake Fork Fishing Report
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