The Bass fishing here on Lake Fork is going strong! Top water fishing and deep structure with Carolina-rigs and crank baits have been good this week. May has been a great month and you can only expect it to get better as we get into June. We have continued to get plenty of rain and this is great going into the summer months! The water clarity has been clear in most areas with some stained water in the backs of the creeks from run off and windy days.

If you like top water action now is the time to get out to Lake Fork! The top water bite has been very good on yellow magic’s, buzz baits, and frogs early. There are plenty of lily pads, shallow grass beds, and an abundance of shallow cover for the bass to hide in. Cloudy overcast days have been real good, when the surface action slows down I have been switching to a wacky worm, fluke or shallow running crank bait to pick up a few extra fish. Working these baits over grass beds in 2-5 foot has been working good. Best colors are watermelon and green pumpkin on plastics and shad colors for the crank baits.

The deep water fishing has really picked up and we are catching good numbers of quality bass in 15-25 feet of water. Points, humps, roadbeds, pond dams or ridges are good areas to start looking. Carolina rigs have been working best for me targeting these schools of deep bass. I have been throwing a 1 oz. weight and a 3-4 foot leader with a 3/0 wide gap hook. Best baits have been Brush Hogs, and flukes, DD 22’s in shad patterns has been good on suspended fish. Yesterday Tim Weese from Kansas City fished with me and it was Tim’s day we pulled up to a point and on his first cast he set the hook and he said this bass is big and when it came to the top he was right, after a long fight we got her in the boat, and she went 11 lbs 9oz Tim put her back in the water and he is going to get a repcla made, this big bass came on a Brush Hog in 15 feet of water.

If your looking for top water action or some great deep water fishing Lake Fork is the place to be. If you would like to book a guide trip, all tackle is included on my trips. You can reach me on my Cell 903-629-5085 or 903-629-7699 web site

Good Fishing,

David Vance