Lake Fork Report 12-2010

I hope everyone enjoyed Thanksgiving last week with friends and family. I know we did. Brook and I have so much to be thankful for. Fishing this past fall has been good most days. The lake level has been about 3 feet low all fall which is unusual for the first part of December. Normally by now we are starting to get some winter time rains which brings the lake up. However, I like a low lake this time of year. It groups fish up in certain places where they may not be under normal lake levels. As of yesterday the water temps were in the low 50′s on the north end of the lake and upper 50′s on the south end. With the low lake levels I speak of I have certainly been doing a lot of jig fishing. I have recently had some good size on the jig around creek channels and little sloughs and drains in 3-10 feet of water. I have pretty much stayed with either a 1/4 oz or 3/8 oz jig in either some sort of camo color or black/blue with matching trailer. Other baits that are working good in these places are square-billed crankbaits and 1/2 oz spinnerbaits. Deep water fishing has been good as well. I have had some great days out deep this past month but also had some days I just couldn’t seem to find them out there. As most of you know on Fork deep water fishing is so much of a timing game. There have been several times recently I have pulled up to a deep spot and caught 10-15 fish over 5 lbs and never moved the boat and that’s a blast. The deep water bite should remain good for about another month before they start the prespawn stage. For the deep bass I have done the best lately on a 1/2 oz spoon. However, I have caught fish on tail spinners, drop shots, and swimbaits. The best depths for me lately have been 25-32 deep. As for the crappie, the bite has been a little slower than usual. However, that is starting to change. We have had a warmer than normal fall so the crappie have been later than normal grouping up out in the deep water. This past week the crappie fishing has improved though with more and more limits being caught. I have days open this month if anyone is interested in either bass or crappie. Even if it’s a spurt of the moment decision to go fishing don’t hesitate to call my cell (903)780-0680. Keep in mind I also have Christmas Gift Certificates available if anyone is interested. Spring will be here before we know it if you would like to book a spring trip for 2011 call me or email me the dates you have in mind. Here are a couple of pics and I even included a picture of crappie being fried. Happy Holidays Brooks