Bass fishing on Fork is starting to improve. A week of warm weather and warmer nights is helping. Surface temperature is still around 49-53 degrees depending on where you are on the lake.
The lake is now down about 2.4 ft. The upper end of the lake is pretty stained. Mid lake to the damn is in good shape. Bass are starting to appear in the afternoon on flats near spawning areas. Grass areas will help you catch fish. I am catching bass in 5-12 ft on super flukes along the edges of the deeper grass. Best color has been watermelon seed with the tail dipped in spike-it. The bite will be light but you will catch a good bass when you get a bite. Also a 1/2 oz red rattletrap is working. Look for main lake grass and tick the grass with the trap. Also throwing a Wave worm in watermelon seed with a split shot in the shallow water, working it real slow. A fire tiger colored 1/2 oz spinner bait in those areas is also working.
Crappie fishing is also slow in deeper water. They are on the move and starting to show up on points in 18-24 ft of water. The Panfish Assassins in several colors on small jig heads are doing well along with minnows. Give me a call if you want use my guide service Lake Fork for bass or crappie.
