The bass fishing here on Lake Fork has been slow for numbers, but the quality of the bass we are catching right now makes up for the numbers. This week most of the bass we have caught have come on a Spinner Bait, lipless Crank baits, and a Suspending Rogue, these baits will produce some big bass this time of year. Yesterday we stayed with the lipless Crank baits Suspending Rogue and a Spinner Bait all day, and we boated 19 bass with one that weighed 9 lbs 7oz. And one that went 7 lbs 4oz These big bass came on the Suspending Rogue on a timbered secondary point in 15 feet of water most of the bass we caught were all in the 3 to 5 pound range all fat and healthy. Best water depth for the Suspending Rogue has been 10 to 15 feet of water. The bass we caught this week have come from mid lake to the dam. On the suspending Rogue the colors I like are black/gold/orange or blue/chrome/orange. Fishing a Suspending Rogue the retrieve I use is very basic with a twitch-twitch-twitch pause, now the length of the pause depends on the water temp, under 50 degrees requires a long pause, when the water temps are above 50 degrees try working the bait a little faster.
The weather is a lot warmer this year than last year at this time, and they are calling for above average tempters this winter and it looks like they are right so far but you never know this is Texas and it can change overnight, and if the weather stays mild these big pre spawn bass will kick into gear early this year. Creeks that are producing good fish are Wolfe, Little Caney, Ray Branch and Leafy Branch. Most of the bass we have caught shallow came on a 3/4 oz lipless crank bait and a 1/2 Chart & White Spinner Bait, with the lack of grass I like the 3/4 Trap you can fish it slower and it has a wide wobble I have been keeping my boat in ten feet of water and casting to 3 to 5 feet of water fishing flats and pockets off the main lake. A medium retrieve on the lipless Crank baits have worked best, these bass are very scattered so fish these areas 2 or 3 times before you leave and come back later in the day and hit them again. With all this rain the lake is on the rise and with the new flooded cover the Spinner bait bite is going to be Hot!
I always look forward to this time of year because it's prime time for the next 4 months for Big Bass and on Lake Fork you are just one cast away from catching that Bass of a lifetime. I am now booking Spring trips and my days are going fast so book early to get best available dates. Call . 903-629-7699 or 903-629-5085 Cell. Check out my website http;//www.lakeforktexasfishingreports.com
Good Fishing,
David Vance