Alligators in Lake Fork!

January 2010

Yes!  You CAN catch nice fish in January, even when it's cold.  Fishing is much slower, though

November 2009

Mess O' Lake Fork crappie.  Yum!!

Dale Stokes gassing up at the Minnow Bucket

August 2009

Yet another mess o' crappie!

I love the dark color on this bass.

may 2005

These pictures are from awhile ago, but as I remember it, Christian Dozzler and I did a split day with Dale Stokes, half a day bass, then half a day crappie.  I seem to recall that I was skunked on bass but Christian caught several.  We didn't get a limit on crappie but we got a good mess.

The photos below are by Christian. 
Here's Dale imparting some fishing wisdom.

That's Dale and me hurtling across the lake heading to the next spot.

Crappie cleaning.  We had a bunch so I helped out.

May 2004

Here's a few pictures from a short trip with my buddy Trey back in 2004.  Fishing with Dale Stokes.

The first post

I have been fishing at Lake Fork a lot the last several years and plan to continue for years to come.  I have a bunch of friends who ask me to send them fishing pictures and I thought this might be an easier way to do it.  So from now on I'll just post pix here and let folks look, as they please. I will probably fill in a few previous adventures by back dating, so I will date this post so it will always be the first.   Actual start date is 6/25/11.


I have two main fishing guides, Dale Stokes and Rhandy Simmons.  They are very different people but both are a lot of fun to fish with, have good equipment, and know the lake very well.  If you want to have some fun fishing on Lake Fork, I highly recommend you hire a guide and they are two good ones.  They guide for both bass and crappie, your choice.  They even clean the crappie for you (which I really like!).

I have stayed at several places on the lake, but my favorite place to stay is at Hook, Line, and Sinker.  They have large clean rooms with a small fridge, microwave, hairdryers, etc.  Two things they do NOT have are alarm clocks and room phones, so be prepared.


http://hooklineandsinkerlf.com/index.cfm/home


If they are booked up, I stay right around the corner at the Trophy Lodge.  They have similar amenities, but they are a bit closer to the highway and slightly noisier.  Their rooms are also much smaller. 


http://www.ets-systems.com/trophylodge/