Day or Night
Individual, Corporate or Group Trips
Seasonal Pattern Fishing
Deep Water Fishing
Personalized Attention
Instructional Techniques
Accommodations Arranged on Request
Tackle Furnished If Needed

New (2008) Ranger Z-520 250 hp Yamaha Series 2 Minnkota Trolling Motor Lowrance Electronics Shimano Rods and Reels

Schedule:
Full Day Trip averages 10 hours and half day 5 hours.

The weather on Lake Fork is fishable year round.
Some bass anglers actually prefer the winter months because of the large bass that can be caught at that time.
Spawn is a busy time on Lake Fork.
Remember to book your Lake Fork trip early for best available dates.
Policy:
We Encourage Catch & Release
Artificial Lures Only
Guides:
John Tanner's Lake Fork Guide Service uses only professional Lake Fork guides.
Suggested Items to Bring:
Appropriate Seasonal Clothing
Rain Suit
Sunglasses
Sun Screen
Fishing Cap
Camera and Film
Favorite Snacks and Drinks
Texas Resident or Non-Resident Fishing License.
For license by mail call Texas Parks and Wildlife
1-800-895-4248. 
Other Interests around Lake Fork:
Two 18 hole golf courses, located at Lake Fork
World renown Canton Trade Days,  Canton, Texas.
A state of the art fish hatchery located at Athens, TX.
(about 1 hour drive)
There are several antique shops and movie theaters around the area.     

12.02 lbs

10.55 lbs

Submitted May 3, 2008

This week here at Lake Fork fishing has been fun. The lake level is at near full pool and the water surface temps are ranging from 64 to 68 degrees depending on your location on the lake. At this point in the spring there are a lot of different things going on as the spawn winds down. There are still some fish on the beds and should be for the next couple of weeks. There also a good number of fish guarding fry. These are fun to catch as they will bite topwaters such as yellow magics in the mornings and also weightless flukes and wacky style worms. One pattern that is often over looked for this time of year is to throw a floating worm. This is a great way to catch fish when they are guarding fry.

On my floating worm rig I like to use a regular trick worm in various colors and rig it on a 2/0 or 3/0 Mustad offset hook. I will normally rig it on 12 pound Gamma Edge Flourocarbon line and fish it on a 6’-6” Shimano Crucial rod. This rod and line combo has the perfect action for working a floating worm. Good areas to fish the floating worm would be down on the south end of the lake around the golf course area in the pockets were the lily pads are starting to grow. Cast the worm out letting it sink a little say about a foot and then twitch it back to the boat stopping your retrieve every so often. This is also a good time of year to flip standing timber in 5 to 8 ft with texas rigged plastics. Some of the late spawning fish will do their business at the base of the trees and a good number of fish will actually guard fry on the trees. To change gears a bit, the deep bite normally picks up this month on the main lake humps and other off shore structure. A good sonar unit is a must for locating schools of hungry bass on these places. I use a Lowrance lcX-38 hd on the consol and a Lowrance lcX-28hd on the bow of my Ranger boat. These units are awesome and make life easy locating and staying on those schools of fish. On the deep fish, go after them with Carolina rigs, deep diving cranks and heavy jigs. On the jigs go with the ¾ ounce Talon Lures football head jig in green pumpkin/watermelon or PB&J colors. Use a twin tail grub for a trailer. The football head jigs are deadly in the deep water. As the month rolls along the deep bite should get more prevalent. Hopefully these tips will help you boat more big bass this month.

If you would like to book a guided trip here on Lake Fork call us toll free at 1-800-865-2282 or drop us an email at tanner@lakeforkbassguide.com. From the beginner to the expert we will make your trip to Lake Fork one to remember. While you are here be sure and go by and visit the folks over at Diamond Sports Marine our local Ranger Boats dealer. They carry a full line of Ranger Boats rigged with Yamaha Outboards. If you haven’t seen one of the new Ranger Z-520’s yet go by and take a look or do yourself a favor and schedule a test ride. I am running one of these new models rigged with one of the new Yamaha series 2 250hp engines and let me tell you, it is just awesome. If you call or go by Diamond Sports Marine on hwy 154 talk to Ben and tell em Tanner sent ya.


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Good fishin and God Bless,
John and Robin Tanner
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