The spawn is nearing the end on Lake Fork. Most of the fish are in post-spawn mode, but there are still a few fish on the beds. We caught an 8 pounder on a bed yesterday, but it was the biggest fish I saw in the past week or so. I am still catching most of my fish on the beds, but that is probably not the best pattern. I'm sure we would catch more fish if we were targeting post-spawn bass instead. On the rainy and dark cloudy days, we are getting a good topwater bite. Best baits are poppers and chuggers. Normally, the smaller ones catch a lot more fish, but we have been doing pretty well on the the bigger chuggers. Most of the fish biting the topwaters are post-spawn bass that are hanging around protecting their fry. When the bait gets close to the fry, the bass eats it. You want to use either topwater or slow falling baits for these fish. Senkos, flukes, and ring frys work well. If you see the fry, try to imitate a predator trying to eat them. You will probably catch the fish on the first cast or not at all. Every cast, your odds go down.
For bigger spawning bass, my favorite bait is the Berkley power tube. Unfortunately, we haven't been seeing many fish over 5 pounds on the beds. For the smaller fish, I have been doing real well on 3 1/2 inch worms with a heavy 1/2 oz weight. Color doesn't really matter unless you want to see the bait. White and bubble gum (pink) are the most visible colors. See our recent pics at http://www.bassfishing.org/pictures/recent.htm Check out my new guide booking site at http://www.fishingguidenow.com

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Thanks for the report.

Did anyone else go out today? It sucked for us...on the water from about 6:15 until Noon, throwing everything in the box...

I was out yesterday as well from about 7am to about 5pm.... we only caught a few small bass and a crazy looking catfish.