Don O.'s Lake Fork fishing adventures: Week of November 18, 2012

A spate of beautiful fall weather and the arrival of my wife's relatives for Thanksgiving spurred me to Lake Fork once more for 2 and a half days with Dale and Rhandy. I fished 2 full days and a morning with Dale and 2 half evenings with Rhandy. The weather was a bit cool for me in the mornings, lows around 50, but things warmed quickly in the afternoon and I was back in short sleeves with a need for sunscreen. Winds were very light and that helped a lot. I think Tuesday topped out at about 75 degrees, which was just perfect.

The biggest fish we saw this trip was around 4 pounds so no big fish stories. We saw a few schooling fish, but never really got them to bite. They never stayed up very long either. I did hook one good fish with Rhandy but it got off, somehow, after I swung hard and thought I had him jammed. It left one big scale on the hook and that was that. Things were mostly average to slow with almost every fish under 2 pounds. They were still fun to catch. I even foul hooked a catfish in the tail with an excaliber. That was interesting! I think our totals for Monday were 12, 18 on Tuesday, and 8 Wednesday morning.

We used just about every technique except buzz baits and spinner baits. As usual, carolina rigs with flukes were the best producer. We caught a few on crankbaits and rat-L-traps. Spoons weren't happening, though we gave them a go several times. We even messed with shakey heads, wacky worms, and jigs, with nothing to show.

My favorite part of this trip was the beautiful weather, catching a fish every now and then, and enjoying the fall scenery at Lake Fork. The trees are starting to turn and we saw a bobcat chasing ducks. We also saw several bald eagles. Plus the usual amazing sunrises and sunsets. I shall return, as soon as I can!