When I arrived at Lake Fork I knew I would be here a month or more without my boat. I knew that would drive me crazy and, yes, it did. Fortunately there are boat rental places all over the lake. Tom, a neighbor in the RV park, and I decided to rent a boat and give it a go on Lake Fork a few weeks back. The results of that trip are below.

We fished for two days and came up with a few things about fishing Lake Fork this time of year. Look for water about 3-6 feet deep and grass, they are in the grass.

I caught this 8 lb. 3 oz. bass on my first full day of fishing Lake Fork. It was 22 1/2 inches long and we released to be caught another day. I caught it on a 1/2 ounce crawfish color rattle trap.

Tom caught this 5 lb. 2 oz. bass the following morning. Notice how the tail on this bass is worn and bloody. He has been making a bed. The time for big bass on Lake Fork is very near. He caught this on a Yamamoto Senko.

Overall, we caught 15 and missed about 4 or 5. The two largest fish are shown. Most of the others were in the 3-4 pound range and I think we caught one small fish that was under the slot. All fish were released.

Special thanks to Rick at Ricky’s Lake Fork Boat Rentals for a great boat, perfectly equipped. When you are looking for a boat rental on Lake Fork, check out Rick’s web site.

Video recap of Tom’s and my trip.

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.

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.