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Re: Forks future
[Re: Court]
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12/18/18 01:56 PM
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Joined: Dec 2001
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TBassYates
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I still love fishing Fork to this day but boy do I feel blessed that I spent all of the 90's fishing it. So many memories and even heartbreaks that I will never stop reliving.
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Re: Forks future
[Re: Mark Perry]
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12/18/18 02:18 PM
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Joined: May 2007
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WAWI
TFF Guru
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I have never been accused of being a good fisherman, and I do enjoy fishing Fork, even when it is tough. But this is ridiculous. What do you Fork pros think about it's future, I'm concerned myself. I have always thought that January as my favorite month to fish it and this year I haven't a clue. Are we looking at the next Lake Tawakoni? What's wrong with Tawakoni?.....its loaded with fish, has a fair amount of good ones and does not get a ton of pressure. Exactly but let's not talk about it.
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Re: Forks future
[Re: Court]
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12/18/18 02:30 PM
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Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 1,801
Tx Tree Grower
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Fork will be fine. It's just been a brutal Fall/early winter on all of the North Texas lakes (power plant lakes excluded). An early winter, huge fall rains, massive shad populations on most lakes have made things difficult. Fork gets a massive stocking of bass every year without exception. The numbers and quality will continue at Fork. I do worry about the future of lakes like Tawakoni, Richland Chambers, Ray Roberts, etc. These lakes have all fished really good the last few years but are getting more tournaments and pressure every year. However their stocking numbers from TP&W is minimal compared to the more popular bass lakes. At some point the added pressure and minimal stocking has to take a toll on these lakes.
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Re: Forks future
[Re: Finesse EMPEROR/ Dropshot King]
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12/18/18 02:37 PM
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Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 8,112
Ranger1
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Fork will one day be just like toledo bend just saying Not a freaking chance
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Re: Forks future
[Re: BMCD]
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12/18/18 02:42 PM
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Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 11,274
SoCal Tom
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If me not catchin fish is a factor all lakes in Texas are on decline. I was thinking the same thing...
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Re: Forks future
[Re: Court]
#12998511
12/18/18 03:03 PM
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Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 6,959
Sinkey
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Fork is just fine. Here's the 1 thing nobody has mentioned about this year. THE WEATHER! It has been a roller coaster year, and Fork is stocked with the stingiest fish in the world. They can lock up just as fast as they can turn on.
Most of the guides are going to Welsh cause you can catch them pretty easy over there. And they have clients that want to catch fish, and they have to make a living. I'd do the same thing if I were a guide out there now.
As said above, we had been averaging almost 30-50 fish a day up to about October, and it started to decline. Even had a day in November where we threw up the big "0"!!!!! But all the fish we caught this year looked good and healthy.
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