Weekly Lake Fork Fishing Report From Guide Jim Rea

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Well, the wind has been the biggest governing factor where you fished. 25 to 30 has been the speed. This makes sight fishing tough as most banks where you can see anything has boats shoulder to shoulder. The fish are stacking on the banks everywhere. There are some big fish showing up this week on beds so keep and eye out. I am starting with a spinner bait on points that I can stay on with wind blowing across them. Small crank baits or lipless crank baits will also work in these cases. Wave Tiki Sticks, flukes, Lake Fork Tackle Ring Fries, and wacky rigs fished weightless have been productive around the shallow water. The new moon has the fish on the move for the spawning areas so get ready.
The crappie have made their way into the shallows. We had a good day last week fishing around stumps in 3 to 5 foot of water. Small minnows fished under slip corks was the best way to catch the fish. The slip cork works better than a clip on cork unless you are using a cane pole but they still work good on them to. The rig is a lot easier to cast.
Remember on your bass to CPR Catch Picture Release as soon as possible.
One thing I would like to mention is to the boaters. If you are not sure where to run take it easy as we are having a lot of boaters putting holes in there boats from running across areas they don’t see stumps or standing timber. Lake Fork has many areas where there is nothing but stumps just under the surface. Please be careful. With the windy days it is best to trailer to a fishing area rather than take a chance out on the big water. Lake Fork can get very rough.
I still have some open days in April and May if you want to book a trip give me a call.
Jim Reaneau
1-888-918-5088