Lake Fork Texas is a 27,000 acre lake situated in Wood County Texas. 37 of the top 50 record largemouth bass have come out of Lake Fork, including the grand-daddy of them all an 18 pound/18 ounce monster caught in 1992.
Lake Fork Texas Largemouth Bass
Lake Fork is about ninety miles east of Dallas and in between Shreveport, LA and Dallas, TX. Wood County and Lake Fork can easily be reached from Interstate 30 to the north and Interstate 20 to the south with major U.S., state and county highways bisecting the area and providing excellent access to the area. Lodging is readily available at numerous inn’s, motels and marina’s in the area. There are also many professional guides to make your fishing trip more productive as well as many fine restaurant’s and shopping areas nearby.
The largemouth bass is the most popular sportfish in Lake Fork. Restrictive harvest regulations, abundant habitat and stocking of Florida strain largemouth have all played a part in the impoundment becoming one of the country’s premier bass fisheries. The best areas for largemouth fishing contain hydrilla that is near boat houses and docks. Lake points have historically provided some of the best fishing for largemouth bass. Flooded timber found throughout Lake Fork provides excellent structure for bass fishing.
On this reservoir spring, fall, and winter months are the best times for largemouth bass anglers to be the most successful. During the spring spawn from mid-February in to April soft plastics, lipless crankbaits and spinnerbaits, are the go-to lures when fish congregate near shore. In the summer many anglers fish at night to stay out of the hot sun and are successful using topwater lures, plastic worms and crankbaits. When the fish begin to school in late summer and into fall you will have the most success with topwaters and crankbaits. Jigging spoons, jigs and crankbaits during the winter months are the most effective lures to use.
Lake Fork Sunset
If you have the opportunity to visit Lake Fork you will find the people of the area very friendly and the fishing will be good no matter when you happen to be there.