With a cold front rolling over Lake Fork seemingly every other day, the pattern has continued to change. Some days the deep bite has been best, other days shallow has been the way to go, while both have worked on a number of days and neither were very hot on a couple days. The bass should remain pretty aggressive while the water temps stay above 50 degrees and numbers have been good most days. When the deep bite is on, we’re still catching big numbers of fish on drop shots and spoons but most of these fish are running small. Meanwhile, we’re starting to catch more quality bass, up to 8.6 lbs, on shallow points and creek channels. Best of all, the lake is an absolute ghost town on weekdays, so head on out and you’ll have the rarest of pleasures on Lake Fork—enjoying your favorite spots all to yourself.

Eurasian water milfoil is a fast-growing aquatic plant that infests man-made and natural lakes alike. It can grow to a depth of fifteen feet or so, forming a dense, near impenetrable matte which can be hazardous to trolling motors while providing a superb ambush site for hungry bass.

The water temperature below a milfoil patch is considerably cooler than the surface water or open water.  For fishermen this is great news! But on the flip side of the coin, milfoil is considered to be an aggressive invader that causes problems for boaters and interferes with the spawning of many species.