Snuck over to Fork today.....

[bighed]

and got skunked. It was one of those days that should have been good. About four days into a good warming trend after cold weather. I was expecting at least a couple quality fish. Any how here's the play by play so if anyone is going they might have a little extra insight.

Got on the water at 9am sunny skys, light breeze, forecasted high of around 75. Headed up to the flats/timber at the end of the boat channel in Glade. Started fishing in about 10' of stained water throwing cranks/ spinnerbaits until the water shallowed a bit and the hydrilla got a bit thicker in about 8' of water. Chunked the red trap into the grass a good while swapping out with the spinnerbait. As the water shallowed to around 5' the grass got thick and nice and green. Fished a suspending Rogue in gold/orange belly/black back over the grass. Moved across to the east shore of Glade to check out a pond dam in 15' of water. Graphed the dam and it was only about a 3' rise so fished it a few minutes with a crank/ flipped a couple cedars near by and moved on. Fished the real nice point between Glade and Lake Fork Creek. It's a nice point leading to spawning flats with water from 3' on top to 20' around the outside, hydrilla and timber everywhere. Tried out a newly released bait from a friends company. It was a Strike Pro segmented jerk bait. Looked awsome in the water but will have to wait for another day to break it in. Tried the trap again as well as a shakey head on the deeper edge. Moved over to Rogers and graphed the east 515 bridge on the way. Marked some baitfish in 25' so stopped for a quick jigging spoon session. Followed the creek back into Rogers and found the grass all dead. Fished all the way to the back and then followed the north shoreline out. Being one of those days you wished you could be bed fishing I kept an eye on the shallows. They were lifeless, no shad, no bream, no bass.....except for one. I couldn't believe what I had seen. A small bass sitting on a bed in about a foot of water. He spooked off as I got closer and I didn't hang around to see if he came back. He'll be waiting a while since a cold front is coming this weekend. Moved over to Coon Creek and fished a bit deeper. Tried the shakey head with a Robo floating worm, jig with craw, deep diving crank, etc. It was close to quiting time but gave the Glade grass one more shot before loading up. Stopped by Lake Fork Tackle in Emory to drop off a couple curados to be cleaned. It seemed that one of their sponsored fishermen was in there. The LFT guy brought out a big empty box and this guy started filling it up!! Must be nice, lol. Oh well, great day to be on the water. I'll try again next week. big

[craigaria]

Thanks for the update! Let us know how you do out there in your future trips. It will be nice to have an idea of what the fish are doing before we all head that way

[T-rig]

It can only get better!!

[TeamHillbilly]

bighead guess that's what keeps us going back, had about the same day on Rayburn yesterday :-X

[roadwarrior]

bighead,

Great post! Your description of your outing reads like "A Day On The Lake" from Bassmaster Magazine.

I guess you need to try more tackle!

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Really, nice report, it's too bad things didn't go your way.

[bighed]

Might need to learn to throw that cast net craigaria!!!  You been puttin the whoopin on um it looks like ;D.

I've got two more days off that I can prefish before the Media T.  I'll find some I'm pretty sure but the season is changing and the pattern will change too.  I was just glad to have a day off and pretty weather to enjoy.

[Guest avid]

Thanks for the report.

I really appreciate the "skunked" reports.  You learn as much about what's going on from them as you do the big catch days

keep em coming dude

[Triton21]

Big, My buddy and I will be down there the evening of the 16th.  We will be there till the morning of the 22nd.  We will be room 6 at Fishermans Cove.  If you have a chance drop by.  Call first to make sure we have got there.

Kelley

[bighed]

Triton, I should be at the Classic today but the wind cancelled our flight.  I'll be over to Fork in the next couple of days and will look you up!

[Triton21]

That is March 16-22.  I should have made that clearer.  Hope I get a chance to meet you then.  

Kelley

[bighed]

Sorry Kelly, brain far# on my part.  I 'll probably be around atleast once during those days and will look you up.  Where are you coming from?  I'm going to try to go tomorrow or Tuesday if my kitchen pass is still valid.  big

[Triton21]

Illinois.

[bighed]

My home state...kind of.  I was born in Aurora back when it was a nice little town.  I hear it's not much now from family that are still there.  I was raised in a army brat kind of situation.  Moved from base to base, dad worked for DOD.  I've got a buddy that comes down from Anna or Carbondale just about every year to fish fork in the spring wiith me.