Light winds out of the east (you know east is usually least) was a big change after weeks of strong winds and storms.
The lake is still down about 6'. The recent rains didn't help at all.

We need to announce of longtime charter member Bob Roberts passing this past week of heart issues. Bob was an institution at Lake Fork fishing in many open tournaments with great success. In our club he was instrumental in changing our rules making them better for all the members.
And riding with him was a thrill because he rarely followed the boat lanes, instead following trails he had in his finders and in his mind. Doing that in the dark was just plain scary for his co-anglers.
Rest in peace old friend.

All fish 10" and up are keepers. Only the best 5 count. Starting last week, we went onto our summer hours. 6 AM to noon so as not to fry our old brains.

Boaters

First Place went to Bill Ailes of Sulphur Springs with 7 bass for 20.38 LB with a 6.90 LB lunker.
Second Place went to Dennis Bubinas of Lake Fork with 10 bass for 19.35 LB with the 7.16 LB boater lunker on a crank bait.
Third Place went to Jack White of Farmers Branch of Lake Fork with 7 bass for 17.98 LB. with a 5.25 LB lunker.
Fourth Place went to Robert Gaylor of Lake Fork with 5 bass for 14.19 LB with a 4.83 LB lunker. on a T rig.
Fifth Place went to Brian Malchar of Alba with 4 bass for 13.82 LB with a 3.98 LB lunker.


Co-Anglers

First Place went to Gary Gilmore of Ennis with 9 bass for 18.01 LB with a 5.35 LB lunker
Second Place went to Zack Smith of Oklahoma with 5 bass for 15.12 LB. with a 6.77 LB lunker on a crank bait
Third Place went to Tom Black of Tulsa with 6 bass for 13.82 LB with the co-angler lunker of 3.98 LB.
Fourth Place went to Ken Kielbas of Arlington with 7 bass for 12.93 LB with a 3.90 LB lunker
Fifth Place went to Larry Kelly of Yantis with 6 bass for 9.49 LB a 2.88 LB lunker

This week we managed 113. keepers with one skunk. 3 less than last time.

So, you'd like to fish at Lake Fork but don't really have the $500 for a guide. You can come and fish with us for a $20 entry fee and a $20 donation for your boater. Unless you are a boater. Annual dues are also $20. Our group of boaters will be able to put you on fish most of the time.


The LFA fishes every Thursday except T-Day and Christmas on 2 different formats. A 5 fish limit we call LFA and a MLF style format where every fish counts, we call Hard Core, 3 special tournaments and an end of year dinner. We are a club of 53+ seniors (Mostly) and are very liberal on members being for off vacations and medical issues.

Right now, we are looking for more Co-Anglers
For information e-mail me at sjbasser@gmail.com. Call 903-440-2797 You can check out our website at www.bassfin.com/

Every Thursday
Daytime Tournaments.
Lake Fork Anglers 5 fish format and
Hard Core. . MLF format
www.bassfin.com/

RIP Bob

How do y'all get weights, does every boat weigh with same set of scales?

They use the TPWD Length/Weight conversion chart, like McKinney Bass Club used to use for our paper tournaments.

what David said. WE measure on a chek it stik at 1/8" increments with both anglers agreeing on the length. Record it on a pre=printed card and then converted to pounds and ounces using a computer program.

and rele3ase the fish so slots count.

I was having problems with a HDS 8 sonar and Bob Roberts called me and helped me out. He said he had one he might sell. I told him I'd buy it if he kept the wayppints on it. He said it would be 2000.00 lol. We are about the same age and we talked about an hour. He offered to show me around the lake. We never got together but from talkiing to him I could tell he was a good man. I wish I would have got to meet him.RIP