Fork Fishing Report

Oct 15, 2025

GOOD. normal stain; 84 degrees; 1.86 feet below pool. Bass are good with yellow magic and buzzbait topwaters around grass, and rage swimmers around grass in 1-4 feet of water. Carolina rigs are good on points and tree lines in 10-12 feet of water. Bass are fair with deep crankbaits in 22-25 feet on long points. Shad patterned baits are best. Report by Marc Mitchell, Mitchell's Guide Service. Black Bass are beginning to school in open water. Fly fish with small top water patterns. Cooler nights will drop water temperatures and bass will move shallower. Streamers are enticing bass early and late. Bream are shallow, try small hoppers. Sandbass are schooling mid-lake. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Lake Fork crappie fishing is getting better and better as we head into fall. Fish are beginning to stack up and feed well. Black crappie are loading up at the base of trees, some brush piles, underwater bridges and we should see them on bridges soon. Look for those fish in 13-22 feet of water. White crappie are loading up on trees and brush piles in 13-32 feet and should be moving towards the dam and deeper water soon. Minnows are working well and small hand tied jigs are also producing. We have had good luck with larger minnows threaded onto 1/16 ounce jig heads for white crappie on timber. Soft plastics should also get you bit as water temperatures drop down. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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