If you love throwing a topwater this is the month to be on Lake Fork.

Most topwater baits will work right now from rogues, propbaits, buzzbaits, popping baits, and walking baits all will work now on Lake Fork.  I prefer the Yellow Magic in the slick water on inside grasslines and along shallow weeds, on large flat areas where I want to cover a lot of water I throw a Zara Spook.

The other techniques I am using right now are shallow diving crankbaits from the Manns Minus-One to the Norman Little N all are working on windy shorelines around shallow vegetation.  Swimming a lizard in these areas is also productive especially if there are bass guarding fry.  I swim the lizard on a Texas rig with a 1/32 oz. bullet weight with a watermelon/red Grande Bass lizard.

Tuesday we had over 40 fish up to the 6lb range on all three of the techniques mentioned above.  Most of the fish I have caught in the recent days are in the post-spawn phase and on the north end of the lake, however there are still many spawning fish available on the south end of the lake in the main lake pockets.  Most of these fish can still be caught on Yellow Magics, wacky rigs, Grande Bass Rattlennakes, and Honcho worms.  Good luck and good fishing.

Here are the days I have available now thru the end of May 25-28,30,31.

Call my cell anytime (903)780-0680.

Brooks Rogers
235 CR 1452
Quitman, TX 75783

This great lake and the amount of bass in it continue to amaze me. We first started having bass on beds this year as early as mid February and there are still plenty of fish on beds on the north and south end of the lake and there are still plenty of fish yet to come in to spawn.

With all that said what are the best patterns?

I say pick up your favorite shallow water technique and go for it, sooner or later you will find what you want. I lately have been catching a lot of fish on Yellow Magic topwater baits. Tuesday we had 18 fish before 9:30 up to 8.3lbs. all on topwater. Most days I have been catching 20-25 per day on the Yellow Magic along with the Grande Bass Honcho in watermelo/red and there rattlesnake in the trophy hunter pattern. Texas rigged lizards, wacky worms will also work well. My other technique that is starting to produce is the Mann’s minus one crankbait fished on shallow grass and around spawning areas where I spot bass fry and bream beds. The fishing is really good right now so if you have the chance to come down it should be worth your while.

Good luck on Lake Fork this spring. If I can be of any assistance or if you would like to book a trip call me anytime on my cell at (903)780-0680.

Here are my remaining available dates now thru May: May 10,12-14,17,20,24-28,30,31

There are still some fish on beds on the north and south end of the lake despite the cooler temps. I have been catching fish many different ways but the most productive ways have been the gold/black back floating rogue and a Texas rigged Grande Bass lizard in watermelon red. Some of these fish are off the banks in 3-5 feet around any available hydrilla. I am fishing the rogues fast on a bright day triggering a reaction strike and a slow twitch and pause retreive on cloudy days.

The Yellow Magic popping bait has also been catching a few fish but I believe it is a little cool for it to be very productive but that will change in the up and coming weeks. Today and yesterday we had some good spinnerbait action as well. A 3/8oz. chartreuse/white with small willow blades is also working especially on the frontal days with a north wind.

Good luck on Lake Fork this spring. If I can be of any assistance or if you would like to book a trip call me anytime on my cell at (903)780-0680. Here are my remaining available dates now thru mid May.