Lake Fork Fishing Report
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Lake Fork Fishing Report
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Axton's Bass City's Lake Fork
Fishing Report.
Submitted 4-14-08 |
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GARY JOHNSON'S FISHING REPORT
The spawn is in full swing on Lake Fork with water temperatures ranging from the mid 60's to around 70 in the back of creeks and shallow spawning areas. The lake is full, with clear water on the south end and slightly stained water on the north end. With clear skies forecasted for the near future, I expect all areas of the lake to begin clearing up with outstanding fishing in the days to come. The afternoon bite this past week has been much more productive than our morning bite. Our most consistent pattern has been fishing shallow over newly flooded grass for spawning fish using a number of different techniques. We begin the day throwing a 1/2 ounce chartreusse and white chatterbait fished with a fast retrieve over the top of the grass covering as much water as possible. Once we find a few fish, we slow down and throw watermelon Senkos or watermelon red Tiki Stiks made by Wave Worm. We are fishing the soft plastics very slowly and methodically, even dead sticking the bait at times. Be sure to fish these plastic baits all the way back to the boat as many of our bites are coming right at the boat. Another slow presentation which has been paying off is a watermelon Zoom centipede rigged Texas style with a 1/8 ounce bullet weight. Down sizing this Texas rig has produced many good fish this past week. The key to this presentation is to once again fish very slowly and methodically. The fish are there and will hit this rig if you can just be patient. There are still many fish in the stained areas of the lake so do not be afraid to fish these areas as well. One of our best techniques for fishing the stained water is to throw a 1/4 ounce chrome rattle trap in the shallows. These fish have been mostly males with a few females mixed in. The smaller 1/4 ounce rattle trap helps keep the lure out of the grass in the shallows and will also generate more strikes than the larger 1/2 ounce rattle trap. For the really big females try throwing a 1/2 ounce brown jig trailored with a #25 Uncle Josh crawdad colored trailor. Fish this bait around timber in four to eight feet of water. Let the jig completely settle to the bottom and remain motionless for about 3-5 seconds as many of the bites occur as the bait is resting motionless on the bottom. Once again, I really concentrate on the shady side of the timber even on cloudy days. Another big bass lure which we have been using on cloudy or rainy days is a black buzz bait made by Amp Lures. On cloudy or rainy days this bait will produce fish all day long so be sure and keep this bait in your arsenal for big fish. I hope these tips will help you on your next trip to Lake Fork. If you would like to book a professional guide trip and have a great day on the water please give me a call at 214-205-0540. Also if you are looking for a place to stay or a great burger, stop by Axton's Bass City and let the good folks there take care of you! Until next week, good luck
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Directions Axton's Bass City is located on FM 2946, 1.5 miles north of FM 515. (southwest end of FM 2946 bridge)  Get driving directions from Expedia Maps Click Here Miles to Lake Fork From:
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