For the past few days I have been fishing off the dock with another guy who is staying here at Lake Fork Resort. We decided to rent a boat for a few days, so we did that today.

• Boat Rental: $200.00
• Fishing License $55
• Falling into the lake 15 minutes into the fising trip…priceless!!

Well, it wasn’t really priceless, it required a new cell phone and since I already had the service, the phone was rather expensive. We were in a stump field and it was windy. I was on the front of the boat and bent down to put the trolling motor in the water when we hit a stump and the boat ceased to drift forward, I did not :) But it’s all good.

We caught a few nice fish in about 3 hours. Mine was 4 lb 2 oz and Tom’s was 3 lb 3 oz. I caught mine on a 1/2 ounce, crawfish colored rattle trap and he caught his on a white spinner bait with a red tipped trailer. Videos are below.

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We had a storm system blow through and today we have seen 25-40 mph winds all day. I went fishing on the dock and caught a small 14″ bass and missed a nice one. The one I caught I caught on a rattle trap. I was fishing a fluke on a carolina rig when I missed a nice one. I had him hooked and got him about half way to the dock and he got off. I am a big fan of Tru Turn hooks, but due to their design they don’t fit well on a fluke. I was using a regular Eagle Claw hook and did not get a good stick on the hookset.

It is very hazy and really, really windy. Hopefully we will have better weather tomorrow.

No fish today, but I didn’t hit them very hard. I worked the rattle trap around some stumps, had one follow it to the dock then take off when he saw me, but that was as close as today brought me to catching fish. I saw a few people in boats nearby catching a few. One guy was using a green fluke and I think the other was actually using a spinner bait.

We have a front coming through late tomorrow, so maybe tomorrow morning and afternoon will be good. Pre-frontal conditions are sometimes very good. It’s been warm for 4 days now…we’ll see!

Today, on the second day of warmth, I caught a nice bass off the dock at the resort where I am staying. It was about 18 inches long and weighed in at about 3 pounds. I caught it on a half ounce, crawfish colored, rattle trap in the middle of the afternoon.

I prefer the 1/4 oz. rattle trap, but I lost my last one of the smaller size and am using this half ounce version. There is little difference between the two, but it has been my experience in the past that the smaller size works better in tough conditions.