The month of June is here on Fork and look forward to a great deep water bite for this time of year. There will be some shallow water bite early and late but I will try to stay in deep water as much as possible.

For the shallow water anglers look for large grass beds located on the main lake or just inside major creeks. Start out early with a top water bait like a yellow magic, pop-r, or spook in open water. For the matted grass try a slickfish lure or frog. Once this bite slow kick out and start throwing a lizard on a 1/8th ounce bullet weight. I will cover lots of area with this by just throwing it out and swimming back in on a steady retrieve. Once this slows some good choices if you stay in the grass will be drop shot the edges or flip a jig in the grass. For the drop shot I will throw a Zoom trick Worm in watermelon/red. For the jig I like a 1 ounce jig and craw rigged on a extra heavy rod and extra heavy line. Work slow in the deeper grass punching the jig through and bouncing it a little before picking it up and making a new hole.

For the mid depth anglers there will be several baits that will produce. One of my favorites is a ½ ounce Strike Works Wood Jig tipped with a Craw. My best colors have been blue bruiser on cloudy days and watermelon/red on sunny days. I will work main lake points and banks just outside of major creeks locates in 7 to 15 feet of water. Flip and pitch to every piece of cover you can see and work the jig several times to each stump. Other good baits in this same area will be a Texas rig with a quarter ounce weight and a lizard in watermelon or watermelon/red with a chartreuse dyed tail.. Work these baits on a small shakes with a long pause in between shakes.

On the deep bite look for fish to start stacking up on main lake humps, points, road beds, drop offs and ridges located in 22 to 35 feet of water. There will be a number of baits that will help you pull fish out of the depths of Lake Fork. Baits such as the Spade Spoon, Deep diving cranks in shad colors, Carolina rigs, heavy jigs, drop shots, and swim baits will all take their fair share of fish. The best way to locate these fish is on your graph and by throwing a marker buoy out to keep in the area of the fish. If the fish are suspended try starting with the spoons, crank baits, and swim baits at the desired depths. If the fish look like they are on the bottom try throwing the Carolina rig, drop shots, or heavy jig for your best results.

I still have some Summer dates open if you are interested in a professional Lake Fork Guide Trip then give me a call at (903)-216-1867 and I will be happy to help or answer any questions that you may have. You can also catch me at www.fishinlakefork.com and email me from there. Gift certificates are available for any occasion.

Good luck on the water and be safe,

Guide Jimmy Everett

Jimmy@fishinlakefork.com

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