Thread: Headed to Lake Fork. Any advice?

Headed down to Lake Fork next weekend and I’ve never crappie fished it. Mainly going to bass fish but planning to throw the crappie rods in so I can maybe catch me a cooler full of slabs. Any advice on where to start or what to do this time of year? I am assuming the crappie are still shallow.

Originally Posted by ramboc

Headed down to Lake Fork next weekend and I’ve never crappie fished it. Mainly going to bass fish but planning to throw the crappie rods in so I can maybe catch me a cooler full of slabs. Any advice on where to start or what to do this time of year? I am assuming the crappie are still shallow.

Fork crappie tend to stay pretty deep around spawn time , I would look in 10 to 20 foot of water , you might find them shallower, it is likely if you fake book it some the local guides will give up enough to find a few.
Jerry Hancock posts generally good information on what depths he is ketchn in ...
The bass are running small this year btw , saw an article about just the other day, fisheries folks are blaming poor spawns a few years ago ....FYI