Your Bass Fishing Source

Lake fork is famous for it’s trophy bass fishing. Impounded in the early 1980’s, is 28,000 acres large. Holding roughly 320 miles of excellent shoreline for monster bass! The lake currently holds 12 of the 20 Texas State Record Bass. Lake Forks sits right next to Emory, Texas.

What makes Lake Fork so good for bass?

Lake Fork Fishing Guide: Richie White

The wonderful structure this lake offers is a perfect environment for bass. Bass can easily sneak up on bait fish with the help of cover everywhere. The lake provides more than just a lot of timber. Hydrilla is present doing some months, along with miloil and other great vegetation. The main food source for bass on lake fork is gizzard shad, perch (sunfish), craw fish and smaller bass.

Another reason fork holds some of the big bass in the nation is because of their strict regulations the Texas Parks and Wildlife has put on the lake for bass fishing. All bass you catch between 16 - 24 inches must be released. There is a 5 limit bass a day limit. Each bass angler is allowed to keep a single bass that is longer than 24 in. All other bass must be under 16 in. to keep.

Another factor that adds to lake forks premier bass fishing would be that during the 1980’s the state released over 700,000 Florida strain largemouth bass! Florida strain bass are considered to be the “perfect bass”. They are known for their successful spawns and they consistently show to grow bigger than other strains of largemouth bass.

Best Fishing Months

Many of the pro fishing guides who know Lake fork from shore to shore claim that any time between January and March are the best times to catch monster bass. This is because the bass are in pre-spawn mode and are moving up to the shallows. Bass fishing on any lake in Texas during these months is the best.