Lake Fork Day and Night Guide Service

Guide Clint Wright

http://www.lakeforkdayandnight.us

“Lets go fishing”

Lake Fork Report: Jan 21, 2008
Lake Level: Monticello – two foot low, Fork - full
Water Clarity: Clear to stained: Lake Monticello
Water temp: variable
Weather: Rain today, clearing for the next couple of days. Cold front moving out allowing the highs to be in the upper 40’s and 50’s.
News: The 1st annual Swap Meet/Trades Day is March 8, 2008 at Oak Ridge Marina on Lake Fork. This is free to sellers and buyers. Set up is at 3:00 pm and the show should start before 4:00 pm and last until dark. Anglers will be bringing anything fishing related to sell or trade. Feel free to bring a table and chairs to lie out your items. As of today I have 40 + rsvp. Oak Ridge will be providing a BBQ brisket and sausage with sides for a minimal cost. Please call me to rsvp so we can get a head count for food.
If you want a trip with me for February, March or April please call me asap. I only have a few days available.


Fishing Report

Lake Fork:
Lake Monticello has been keeping me too busy to get out much on Fork. But, starting next week I will be back to Lake Fork to fish the new Sebile Flatt Shad for the pre-spawn bite. This bait is going to catch us some whoppers. This is going to be an exciting year for Lake Fork.

Lake Monticello:
Lake Monticello has been a lot of fun lately. Two weeks ago I noticed a huge wave of fish move up onto beds. They were up for 3 days and then they were done. But, we are still catching many fish in a pre-spawn pattern. So the spawn is nowhere close to over yet. Last Friday I had a trip and we wore the fish out. It was cloudy and the topwater bite lasted the whole trip. We had 20 + topwater fish in just four hours. It was so much fun watching those fish blow up on the Sebile splasher. We also caught a good amount of fish on a Reaction Innovations Vixen. My medium action Moby Custom Angle rod is great for topwater, not a single fish got off all day with this new rod.
Saturday I went with Barry Hanson (East Texas Angler) to film a show on Monticello. That morning I stopped by the carwash to spray off the boat, mistake! When I got to the lake at 7:00 am I had a ½ inch sheet of ice covering the boat, soap bubbles were frozen solid. We had a good morning catching fish on Sweet Beavers. Mid day we only caught a few fish on the Arkie U-bolt head with a flirt, but some anglers from Oklahoma came thru the same area we had just fished and caught 11 fish over 3 lbs. on roadrunners and beetlespins. I don’t usually bass fish with these two baits and was humbled by this. Its funny to me how fish are and how they will only bite certain baits sometimes.
If you are coming to Monticello this week try to start early or stay late. The topwater bite is awesome right now.

I would like to invite you out to Lake Fork or Lake Monticello on a professional guided fishing trip. Plenty of dates are always available to get you out on the water and having a great time. February will kick off the pre-spawn here at Lake Fork and dates during this time will book quickly so please plan ahead for your trip.

Thanks to my sponsors Gotcha Distributing, Reaction Innovations, Revenge Jigs, Sebile, Arkie, Custom Angle Moby bass rods and Oak Ridge Marina. I must also thank the Texas Parks and Wildlife for their efforts in keeping this lake great.
Feel free to contact me anytime via email lakeforkdayandnight@yahoo.com or by phone 903-918-9469 if you ever have any questions about Lake Fork or to book your next guided fishing trip on this fine fishery.

Guide Clint Wright
Lake Fork Day and Night Guide Service
http://www.lakeforkdayandnight.us
903-342-3497
903-918-9469

Thanks for the report on Monticello.

On being humbled by those fishermen catching bass right behind you throwing roadrunners and beetlespins, I have seen this same thing happen but it happened in my boat. When my wife fishs with me she will 75% of the time throw roadrunners and beetlespins. I have seen times that she will catch 4 times as many fish as I do and she is fishing the water I already fished. It does not happen all the time but it does make me pcik up one of her rods with a roadrunner or beetlespin and give that a try. She fishs lighter tackle so it is very exciting to catch a 3 to 5 pound bass on her gear with the smaller hooks as well.