Lake Fork
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Species
Largemouth Bass18Season
Lake Fork Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Summer
- Texas Rigs (Worming)7
- Blade Baits2
- Deep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)2
- Bladed Jigs1
- Carolina Rigs1
- Largemouth Bass18 Reports
Crappie2 Reports
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Recently Reported and Trending Baits
Swamper Walkin' Frog Bad Bone / 2 3/4"
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Shop Frogs/Toads
Jack Hammer Chatterbait 3/8 oz / Spot Remover
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Shop Bladed Jigs
6" Magdraft Swimbait Albino Pearl Shad / 6"
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Shop Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Most Reported Baits for Largemouth Bass + Summer
Rage Menace Grub Black Blue Flake / 4"
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Reported for Texas Rigs (Worming)
KVD Perfect Plastics Filler Worm 6" Morning Dawn / 6"
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Reported for Crankbaits 13'+
KVD Perfect Plastics Finesse Worm 6 1/2" / Blue Fleck
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Reported for Drop Shot
KVD Perfect Plastic OPT Bullworm 8" Green Pumpkin / 8"
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Reported for Texas Rigs (Worming)
Cloud 9 C20 Crankbait Blue-Truese Shad / 3 1/2"
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Reported for Crankbaits 13'+
SquareBull 5.5 Squarebill Crankbait - EOL Sexier Shad / 2 3/8"
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Reported for Blade Baits
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Lake Fork Fishing Reports
69 Reports on Lake Fork
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Matted Grass
Water Temperature
78°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
62°
My tournament partner Iain and I fished a yearly vendor tournament on the lake on Sunday 04/21/24. The day before was supposed to be our practice day, but we did not get to practice at all due to extreme rain and storms occurring basically all day. The week leading up to the tournament it was sunny and hot, and then the day before a major front blows in (of course) and dropped the lake's water temperatures from the low to mid 70's down to 59-63 degrees, which made the bite on the lake very tough. The water temperature on the lake this day ranged from about half a foot of visibility to around 3 feet of visibility, and finding the cleaner water was key to our success. We only ended up catching 2 under sized keepers to go towards the tournament, but we also caught 3 nice slot fish all between 3 and 5 pounds. We caught all of our fish on a chatterbait or wacky rig up shallow on sandy spawning flats with isolated stumps spread out throughout the spawning flats in 2-4 feet of water. The new Shimano Mastiff FC Fluorocarbon line in the 16 lb strength is what I chose to use for my chatterbait, and I was super impressed! Super smooth casting and held up well, definitely give it a try if you haven't already! Unfortunately, we did not get to weigh in our fish due to us being 20 seconds late to weigh in because Iain hooked me in the head with his Jackhammer. However, the bite was super tough that day, and we had 3 pounds in the livewell, which would have been enough to cash us a check, as it only took 2.46 pounds to get a check! The bite on Fork was tough that weekend, but with the warming weather, its only going to get better!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Humps
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
78°
Main lake humps road beds ridges slow retrieve frequent bottom contact. Rock piles and lay downs or brush on jumps and road beds as attractant. Slow sweeping hookset otherwise you’ll pull the bait from their mouth.
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