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Lake Fork Report 5-5-2018 #12744726 05/06/18 12:24 AM
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Lake Fork Report 5/5/2018

I hope everyone is enjoying the spring season here at Lake Fork!

The last few mornings on Lake Fork I have been running around chasing the shad spawn and the main two baits I’ve been throwing are a 3/8 oz Underspin with a white Skinny Dipper or a chrome and blue Spook while the sun is out. If the sun is not out, I switch the spook to a bone color. One way to figure out if the shad spawn is going on is to look for the birds. The shad spawn should still be going on for a few weeks so this pattern should hold for a while.

After that I am running around main lake points and pond dams throwing a carolina rig. The bait I’ve been throwing is a fluke (Mardi Gras) with a 3/8 oz weight, 4 foot leader and a #3 rigging hook. I’ve been holding my boat in about 9-10 feet of water and casting to about 4 and I’m dragging the bait all the way back to the boat.

When that does not work, I have been running back up shallow still catching some fish on beds. For the bed fish I am using a Texas rigged Paca Craw with a 5/16 oz Tungsten weight pegged. While I’m looking for fish on beds, I will throw a frog or weightless Senko. I place my boat in 4 feet of water and cast up to the dirt.

That’s about all I have been doing the last couple of weeks and I hope this can help y’all coming to Lake Fork catch a few fish. I still have availability for May, June and July and I would love the opportunity to get you on some Lake Fork bass.. Just give me a call.

Thanks, Eric Wright 972 757 7947


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Thanks for sharing Eric. Nice work!


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Re: Lake Fork Report 5-5-2018 [Re: Eric Wright, Lake Fork Guide] #12745040 05/06/18 01:23 PM
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Thanks for the report. Heading to Lake Fork tomorrow to fish a couple of days with my big brother. Hope he catches his personal best and even better would be if he catches his first double-digit bass.


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Pretty accurate report compared to how I’ve been catching. Lots of quality fish still in 1 foot of water. Just don’t expect a bite on every cast.

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Good report Eric



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Nice report buddy!

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My bad - I posted to the wrong thread. lol

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