Lake Fork

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Apr 6, 2026

Species

Largemouth Bass

Season

Spring (Current)

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Bladed Jigs
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T-White
Blue Ambassador
4/21/24
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Post-Spawn)
- Technique
  Bladed Jigs
- Structure
  Stumps
- Forage
  Shad
- Water Temperature
  62°
My tournament partner Iain and I fished a yearly vendor tournament on the lake on Sunday 04/21/24. The day before was supposed to be our practice day, but we did not get to practice at all due to extreme rain and storms occurring basically all day. The week leading up to the tournament it was sunny and hot, and then the day before a major front blows in (of course) and dropped the lake's water temperatures from the low to mid 70's down to 59-63 degrees, which made the bite on the lake very tough. The water temperature on the lake this day ranged from about half a foot of visibility to around 3 feet of visibility, and finding the cleaner water was key to our success. We only ended up catching 2 under sized keepers to go towards the tournament, but we also caught 3 nice slot fish all between 3 and 5 pounds. We caught all of our fish on a chatterbait or wacky rig up shallow on sandy spawning flats with isolated stumps spread out throughout the spawning flats in 2-4 feet of water. The new Shimano Mastiff FC Fluorocarbon line in the 16 lb strength is what I chose to use for my chatterbait, and I was super impressed! Super smooth casting and held up well, definitely give it a try if you haven't already! Unfortunately, we did not get to weigh in our fish due to us being 20 seconds late to weigh in because Iain hooked me in the head with his Jackhammer. However, the bite was super tough that day, and we had 3 pounds in the livewell, which would have been enough to cash us a check, as it only took 2.46 pounds to get a check! The bite on Fork was tough that weekend, but with the warming weather, its only going to get better!
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
4/22/22
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Pre-Spawn)
- Technique
  Spinnerbaits
- Structure
  Docks
- Forage
  Shad
Seth Feider
Blue Ambassador
4/26/21
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Spawn)
- Technique
  Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
- Structure
  Points
- Forage
  Shad
In the morning I focused my attention on the shad spawn with a swimbait and a jerk bait. Then I would run shallow cover with a swim jig for spawners after the morning shad spawn was over. I caught a few key fish off of beds I found covering water with my swim jig. The last day a square bill produced for me on main lake points. This whole tournament was about adjustments each day.