In the previous two days at Lake Fork, there has been an early flurry of fish catches, probably linked to the shad spawn, followed by a mid-morning lull. Somewhere around the noon hour, a feeding frenzy has begun. That pattern is holding true today, and it could be even more explosive with this combination of sunshine and wind.
Here’s a sample of what happened yesterday, when fishing time was shortened by an hour and 20 minutes due to the storm forecast. Taku Ito kicked off the afternoon bite with an 8-pound, 14-ounce bass at 12:38. Clifford Pirch caught the big bass of the tournament so far – a 9-13 – at 12:44. Stetson Blaylock landed a 7-2 at 1:57. The big bass bites continued right up to the last minute for at least three anglers. They all mentioned catching the following on their last cast: Cody Hollen landed an 8-3 at 2:25; Matt Arey caught an important 5-0 at 2:34; and Shane Lineberger caught a 7-15 at 2:37 with a 2:40 check-in time. That big bass squeaked Lineberger into the top 49 by two ounces.
Today, with check-in times back to normal, beginning with the first flight at 3 p.m., it could really get crazy at Lake Fork.