No, why?

Was just wondering. He was a real nice guy in a Ranger who gave us a very wide berth. Wanted to thank you if that was you as this guy was also in a big ranger.

are there any stumps thru there? Ive ran that at full pool and 7' low and never had any issues

I e-mailed the SRA about 2 years ago with the same question when I bent a prop shaft going into LFM and this was the reply that I got and I will pass it along


Dear Mr. Cates,
Thank you for your inquiry regarding a boat lane from Lake Fork Marina. The
Sabine River Authority shares your concern for boater safety. I was glad to
hear that the incident you described in your e-mail did not result in
anyone's injury. As you are aware, Lake Fork reservoir is full of
underwater hazards (primarily trees). The main boat lanes you referred to
in your e-mail were cleared prior to the reservoir's inundation. The Sabine
River Authority has not marked a boat lane to Lake Fork Marina to date
because there is no safe lane to mark. Like you, I have seen many boats
driving on a plane "through the trees". I encourage every boater to slow
down whenever they are outside of the boat lanes. The few minutes saved are
not worth the risk of an accident. Please spread the word to other boaters
to slow down outside of the boat lanes.
Thank you again for contacting us.

Bill Kirby
Assistant Division Manager
Lake Fork Division
Sabine River Authority of Texas

(903) 878-2262 office
(903) 850-2163 cell
(903) 878-2416 fax

Yeah

It scares me every time I have gone in there, but I slow down, trim up etc..When its windy it gets dicey as well..Funny thing is I have never had anything happen other than light taps on trees..

Because there was never a lane cut through there. There's no guarantee that any specific route doesn't have stumps if the water gets down low enough. There are tons of routes that are stump-free at 3-4 feet low that become dangerous at 6+ feet low.

so the conclusion is to stay on the boat lanes and idle when you get out unless you know the lake.

There are so many "runs" from LFM to the main boat lane that everyone uses something different.
the best thing to do is to do a slow drive in and out with your motor down, mark waypoints on your graph & be sure the trail is clear. Then you have your own trail and your own waypoints and you won't feel nearly as puckered up. The "trick" of all runs like this is to stay in the same line each time,,,, 1 foot one way or another and it is shop time.

One or two

ok tks. Looking forward to fishing with you after I return from Ca.

I guess i'm lucky, have fished 10 tournaments or more out of there without any problems. Lucky me!

Was through there last week and noticed a number of
empty plastic bottles tied up. Are these marking
stumps?

Guide Chip is well worth the money.

OK,,,,
tell them where on the lake you can buy a "Guide chip".