Lake Fork Marina Fishing Report

Man the wind has been crazy the last week or more but the fishing has remain good with the exception of a few days where the wind so bad it made it tuff to get in to some of the areas I wanted to fish. Other than that the pattern and fishing has remained the same for the most part.

On the flats look for large areas of grass and sand mixed with some ditches or small creeks running through it located in 1-4 feet of water. For Flats fishing I like to throw several different baits to make sure I pick up every possible fish in the area. I like to start out with a Gary Yamamoto Swimsenko on a 1/8th ounce bullet weight. I will cover lots of area with this by just throwing it out and swimming back in on a steady retrieve. Once I feel like I have worked the area over and picked up the extremely active fish I will switch to a Gary Yamamoto Kut Tail Worm or Lizard. I will throw the lizard on the same rig as the swim Senko and crawl it along the bottom with slight bumps and short pauses. On the Kut Tail I will rig it up weedless on a 1/0 hook and a ½ piece of an insert weight stuffed in to the head of the worm. Work these baits slow with slight twitches and long pauses and pay close attention to your line to detect those subtle bites. Another bait that has produced very well this last week was the 5 inch Gary Yamamoto Senko. A few mornings and a couple of days this last week the wind has been light enough to throw one of these weightless over the same flats. Working them slowly with a twitch and long pause retrieve it has produced several very nice fish including some days over 20 fish. On all these baits I will stay with my natural colors such as the watermelons with any color flake, green pumpkins, and pumpkinseeds with a chartreuse dyed tail.

For those anglers looking for the fish of a life time to get out that flipping stick and spool it up with some 50lb braid. For those big females holding in the creeks I will pitching and flipping a Strike Works Tackle 1/2 ounce Wood Jig in watermelon/red or black/blue/purple with matching Gary Yamamoto Craws. Work the cover lining the creek very well and slow. Work down the creek and then turn around and work it back out. Watch and pay attention to what’s going on as the bites might vary from day to day. Work the creek channels in 6 to 15 feet of water for some good action. Another hot spot will be brush piles located in 8 to 15 feet of water. Work through these very slow using the jig like a texas rig. The bites are a little easier to feel like this but make sure you get the fish out of the brush as fast as possible after you set the hook.

I still have April 30th open along with May 1, 5, 11, 13,16 available with some other May dates for those interested. If you are interested in a professional Lake Fork Guide trip for any time give me a call at (903)-216-1867 and I will be happy to help or answer any questions that you may have. You can also catch me at http://www.fishinlakefork.com and email me from there. Gift certificates are available for any occasion.

Guide Jimmy Everett
Jimmy@fishinlakefork.com

The cool weather is finally here. AAAAAHHHHH. Its about time. The wind has been high the last few days which has made getting to some spots tough but we have still been able to boat some good numbers and size fish.

For the shallow water anglers try staying around the mid creek area to the back of the creeks. The big key will be finding the grass and shad which should not be a problem. My go to bait will be a 1/8 ounce texas rig with a number of soft plastics. My main baits will be a Gary Yamamoto Swim Senko, a Gary Yamamoto Lizard, or a Net bait baby paca craw. My best colors will be the greens, browns, and pumpkins with chart. dyed tails. I will fish these with a quick retrieve over the top of grass beds located in 2 to 6 feet of water. This will be a great search tool to find those active fish in certain areas of the grass. Some good baits to catch a few extra fish in the grass will be a Gary Yamamoto Senko or Kut Tail worm. I will fish both of these texas rigged with no weight or wacky style with a small insert weight inserted into the worm. I will fish these bait’s a little slower in the same areas to pick up fish behind the fast moving plastics I was throwing first. I will stick with the same colors for good results. Also keep a lipless crank bait tied on for a good reaction bite. Good colors will be chrome/blue, red/orange, and chartreuse. Run these over the top of the grass and use the ripping method when hitting the grass to trigger some great bites.
For those looking to catch the fish of a lifetime now is the time to break out those Strike Work Tackle Wood Jigs and work the edges of the creek channels located in 2 to 14 feet of water. My best size is a ½ ounce in the colors of blue bruiser or watermelon/red with a matching Gary Yamamoto Craw. Flip and pitch your way up and down the creeks working every piece of cover very good for some great toad catching action.

For that deep water action tie up a Carolina rig, a drop shot, a swim bait, and a 6 inch spoon for some good action. Turn on your graph and start graphing those deep water humps, points, ridges, and roadbeds in 20 to 35 feet of water. Look for the bass, barfish, and or shad grouped up in small areas. Once these are located this is the time to break out the tackle. For the fish near the bottom or on the bottom pick up the rig or the drop shot. My best baits for the rig will be a Zoom Super Fluke or a Gary Yamamoto Lizard and once again in the green, browns, and pumpkins with chartreuse dyed tails. Work these baits slowly along the bottom with short pauses for most of your bites. The fish are mainly feeding when found like this so the bites tend to be easy to feel. If the fish you find on your graph seem to be bunched up off the bottom, such as suspended fish, try throwing the swim baits or spoon in a shad or chrome patter through the middle of the school. The best methods I have found are the count down or a cast past the fish and try to bring it through them.

I Still have October 31st open and November 2, 5, 14, 15, 21, 23,24, 26-30open for those wanting to get out on the water for some excellent fall fishing here on Lake Fork. I also have gift certificates available for all occasions. If you have any questions or would like to book a trip give me a call at 903-216-1867 and I will be happy to help you out.

Good luck on the water and be safe,
Guide Jimmy Everett