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Winter Blast Still Here On Lake Fork by Jim Reaneau (2/01/2007)
Well, the winter blast is still on here at Lake Fork. The lake Is steadily inching up. BUT!!! The water temp is going down. 43 to 46 is the range you will be working with if you come down this weekend. This weekend is calling for another cold blast of artic air this weekend. I would recommend lipless crankbaits, spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, and jigging spoons out deep.

Good News On Lake Fork by Jim Reaneau (1/25/2007)
Fishing main lake points and deep humps for bass and crappie. Well, I got some good news. As of yesterday the lake was 1'9” low and water is still coming in. With the rain coming this weekend it may fill the lake. The back of the major creeks are muddy and cold. Water was 41 to 44 in Birch and 44 to 47 on the main lake.

Lake Fork Best Bet 10am Until Dark by David Vance (1/23/2007)
Trophy bass fishing with David Vance on Lake Fork. This weather has been up and down, but that is typical for Texas weather this time of year. The best fishing has been from 10am until dark. Best depth has been 6 to 12 feet of water on the edge of the grass lines at the mouth of the creeks.

Little Rock Big Buck Classic Fishing by Dennis Sheley (1/20/2007)
I will be in Little Rock Arkanasa on the 26th, 27 and 28th at the Big Buck Classic. Stop in and say hello. It's a great show.

Deep Freeze On Lake Fork This Week by Jim Reaneau (1/18/2007)
Working main lake Points and deep humps and roadbeds. Well, the deep freeze was on here at Lake Fork this week. The air temps never got above freezing several days in a row. The water temp fell to the mid to low 40's.

Lipless Crankbaits In RED Producing Best! by Jim Reaneau (1/12/2007)
Well, the weather has been warm this week. But the weekend stands to show us that winter is still here. I hope the rain will be plentiful for all. The wind this week was a factor in where you fished. The main lake was almost off limits. There is still a lot of stained water in the backs of some creeks. I have been working points and half way back in coves.

Trophy Bass On Lake Fork At The Mouths Of Major Creeks by David Vance (1/04/2007)
Trophy Bass Fishing on Lake Fork with David Vance. Hello from Lake Fork, with the rain we got this past week the fishing on Lake Fork has been good on lipless crank baits. Red has been the best color for me, and water depth three to five feet over the grass. The best places to look for are at the mouths of the major creeks. Mustang, Little Caney, Birch and Pinson have been good this week.

Large and Small Spoons Working Well On Bass and Crappie by Jim Reaneau (1/04/2007)
Fishing deep water with jigs and minnows for crappie and jigging spoons for bass. Well, the rain has finally come to the Lake Fork area. I only hope the lake will fill up before the spring. This week the water temp was in the low 50's. The crappie were biting like crazy. 36 to 41 foot was the magic depth. Small jigs and minnows have been the best baits. Work the baits slowly

Crappie Are Stacking Up in Lake Fork by Jim Reaneau (12/29/2006)
Fishing jigging spoons and small jigs on main lake points and lipless crank baits and jigs around heavy cover.

Fising Lake Fork Roadbeds With Jigging Spoons by Jim Reaneau (12/21/2006)
Fishing main lake points, humps and roadbeds with jigging spoons and small jigs. Well, the week has been slow with Christmas right around the corner. Most have shopping on their minds and fishing is way back on the back burner. We have had a mist that lasted about two days but no rain to amount to anything. The lake still is holding about 5.5 low. The water temp has remained at low 50's to the upper 40's. The deep bite has still been my best pattern. Jigging spoons, small jigs, and tail spinners have been the best baits. The shallow bite has been fair on lipless crank baits.

Winter Fishing Lake Fork Over Deep Main Humps by Jim Reaneau (12/15/2006)
Winter fishing over deep Main humps, roadbeds, and Main Lake Points. The shallow bite was about ¼ the way back in the mouths on main lake creeks. We flipped every piece of wood and it took many flips before you got a bite. Some bites were just mush. You will have to stay in tune with your line. If you are not paying attention you will probably not catch a fish.

Fishing Colorado Spinner Baits For Large Bass by David Vance (12/13/2006)
It is big bass time on lake fork. Book your spring trophy bass trip now. The fishing this week has been good with the warm weather in the past few days. Spinner bait's are producing some good bass on windy points, yesterday all of our bass came on a spinner bait by the end of the day we had 17 with one that went 11lbs 9oz and two over seven pounds.

Fall and Winter Patterns For Lake Fork by Jim Reaneau (12/07/2006)
Late Fall and winter patterns for Lake Fork. Fishing Jigs, spoons, Carolina and Texas Rigs, and lipless crankbaits

Ring Fries, Wave Worm Tiki Sticks, and Zig Zags Work Best Over Grass by Jim Reaneau (11/30/2006)
Winter fishing before a major cold front Patterns and presentations for this type of fishing. Well, it is hard to believe we were in tee shirts yesterday and catching bass right and left. The fish were reacting to the approaching front. We caught all our fish on lipless crank baits from one area about 100 yards long. All this action will vanish as the temp has dropped to the low 30s to the upper 20s.

Fishing Lake Fork After Cold Front by Jim Reaneau (11/23/2006)
Fishing Lake Fork After a major cold front. Fishing shallow and deep. Well, the week started out gang busters. We had 42 on Tuesday and I thought the fishing report for the end of the month was on track. It read that the last two weeks of November would be a banner two weeks. Well, Wrong!!!This week was a tough one for me. After all the fish on Tuesday and then the bottom fell out.

Fishing Jigs and Weightless Baits In Lake Fork by Jim Reaneau (11/16/2006)
Fishing Jigs and weightless baits in shallow and deep water. The fishing has really been unstable. Patterns have changed quickly. The weather has done the same. We still have not had rain enough to do any good for the lake. The lake is still falling and is about 5‘.5 low. This time of year with all the fronts coming down the patterns will change daily or during the day.

Texas and Carolina Rigs Working Best by Jim Reaneau (11/10/2006)
Shallow and deep water patterns using Carolina and Texas rigs. Tail spinner and spoon fishing over deep humps.

Winter Fishing Lake Fork With Spoons and Tail Spinners by Jim Reaneau (11/03/2006)
Winter fishing on Lake Fork with spoons and tail spinners. Main lake points and humps have been good starting areas. The grass has held some fish early with top water and spinner baits. The Lake Fork Tackle Twitch worm and Zig Zag and the Wave Tiki Stick have been good fished weightless and wacky style over and around grass. The weekend calls for clear on Saturday and rain Sunday. But the way things have gone it will probably miss us again.

Flipping Jigs Along Timbeed Creek Channel Lake Fork by Jim Reaneau (10/27/2006)
Working grass and creeks with soft plastic worms. Flipping jigs along timbeed creek channels. Well, the fishing has been up and down this week with all the weather changes. The early part of the week the fishing was good and then the rain and wind came and slowed the bite for me. Thursday was back to normal and then last nite this very windy front came in and the temps went back down.

Spinner Baits and Wacky Worms On Lake Fork by Jim Reaneau (10/19/2006)
Fall fishing on Lake Fork with Spinner baits and wacky worms. Well, the cool fronts are coming in like they should. The only problem is they are not bringing enough rain. We received 1&3/4 inches of rain last Monday but that nothing for the lake. The lake is still 5 plus inches low. The water temp was 66 degrees this week when I was fishing. The fishing was a little tough this week.

Working Weightless Baits For Bass Over Grass by Jim Reaneau (10/12/2006)
Well, this has been a wild week. Cool fronts after another. The weather has been great this week except for the one day of rain and that was wonderful. We can't complain about rain with all the low water conditions. The long range forecast says it will be a wet winter. Great. Maybe this will get all our lakes full again. The fishing has been a little up and down with the temp swings.

Birch Creek Lake Fork Bass Fishing by Jim Reaneau (10/05/2006)
Top water and wacky worm fishing the grass. Well, the weather has been back to warm and hot. The fishing has been the same. The only problem is it is hot one day and the next day the fish want bite. I had one trip this week and we struggled on a half a day trip and then the next day they were all over the place.

Lake Fork Deep Water Bass Fishing by Jim Reaneau (9/28/2006)
Deep water and Wacky worm fishing. Top water around grass.Well, the cool weather continues to be a welcome site. The big problem is the fronts are not bringing rain. The lake is almost 5 feet low. The low water has not hurt the fishing but has made the lake dangerous to run. The boat lanes are the best areas to run your boat. The short cuts can be very dangerous.

Fishing Worms and Spinner Baits In Lake Fork by Jim Reaneau (9/21/2006)
Weekly Lake Fork Fishing Report from fishing guide Jim Reaneau. Fishing worms and spinner baits in timeber and around grass.

Berkley Bass Fishing Tournament Report by Richie White (9/17/2006)
Well, the tournament was yesterday and it was great. There was almost 6 hundred competitors - a good number but not a circus like the Mc Donald's tournament.

Trophy bass fishing with David Vance by David Vance (9/15/2006)
Trophy bass fishing with David Vance on Lake Fork

Working Lake Fork Points Fishing Report by Jim Reaneau (9/14/2006)
Working Points that lead into feeder creeks and main lake points.

West Arm Lake Fork Bass Fishing by Jim Reaneau (9/08/2006)
Worked points with brush visuable on the ends that was usually under water. With the lake low there are many areas with this structure.

Cooler Weather On Lake Fork by David Vance (9/06/2006)
With cooler weather the bass are schooling.

West Arm Birch Creek Fishing Report by Jim Reaneau (8/31/2006)
Fishing Points and deep humps with Carolina and Texas Rigs