depends on water temps, I fish on fork 2-4 days a year during spring for the last 25 years only missing 4-5 years. when are you going? I am going march 17 and 18th this year, I booked this before I knew there were 8 tournament on the lake the 15th and 16th. Not an expert on fork by any means just experienced. before you book a trip make sure there are not a lot of Tournaments scheduled. this weekend there are like 8!