My brother inlaw caught a 12.8 in Dale Creek. He got a backlash. Made a long cast out in the middle to clear it and caught the giant.![]()
I fished Fork every December thru February from 1990-97. I usually fished the very north end if was a warming trend. At the time I was lost trying to fish deep, so naturally I struggled when a front hit. But I did get a 10lb 15oz on a DD 22 in White Oak once when it was 14 degrees. And one late January day had 5 close to 40lbs on a spinnerbait in a little ditch called Elm creek. That was the most fun I've ever had there.
As I know Mark can attest to. that there are guys who have fished Fork all their lives and have never caught a DD. I have fished it since it opened and have caught my fair share of DD but then again when I fish Fork, I am only looking for 1 good bite. I have been skunked more times than I can count, but I do have a SAL and happy.
SAL 544
13.11 lbs
Lake Fork TX
2/19/13
When I was stationed at Fort Polk, LA I spent a week there fishing. Biggest (for me) was just shy of 5lbs....but we did manage to catch a ton of fish. This was back in the early 90s. Way less pressure than there is now.
2016 Nitro Z21
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin
This is 100% true. I live about 2 hours from Fork. Fished fork 1 time in my life. My partner and I fished the sealy big bass splash last year. We caught 5 total fish. 3 in the slot ranging from 4-7lbs. 2 fish that were unders. That was 2 days of fishing. Was not prepared at all for that lake. I have FFS and everything and still couldnt catch them like you hear all the time. honestly, i would rather fish many other lakes nearby besides fork. Might fish another big bass tournament for the heck of it but thats it.