Weekly Lake Fork Fishing Report From Guide Jim Rea

Well, the recent warm weather had the males invading the shallows and some nice females were not far behind them. There were some fish on beds. Not many but enough to see one every now and then. This cold front will stall them a little but it want last long with the nights not getting cold. We got about and inch of rain and the lake may have come up a little. The back of creeks are a little off color but the main lake is still clear. The water temp was about 61 or 62 and with this cold front it has dipped a little back down to the middle to upper fifties. Wave Tiki sticks, flukes, trick worms, and lake Fork Tackle Ring fries all fished weightless over and around the grass has been very effective in catching the fish. Texas and Carolina rigged lizards fished out a little deeper may catch you a female. Work the outer edges of the grass out in 5 to 8 foot of water. The lipless crank bait has been very productive. Cast and wind and cover plenty of water. With the cool nights the bite may be slow in the mornings and pick up in the afternoons when the water starts warming. Don’t let the off color water keep you from fishing as the fish will not move from the muddy water. Just slow your bait down and use bright colors.
With today being the full moon this should really kick off the start of the spawn. We had a thirteen weighted in this past weekend. So get your poles and get out there fishing, the next one may be yours.
I still have some spring dates open and if you want to go fishing let me know.
Jim Reaneau
1-888-918-5088

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