As of November 8, 2024, Lake Fork in Texas is offering some exceptional fishing opportunities. Here’s what you need to know for a successful day on the water.

### Weather and Water Conditions
The weather is mostly cloudy today with a high of 75 degrees and a low of 64 degrees tonight, with a chance of rain showers. The water temperature is around 81 degrees, and the lake is currently 2.14 feet below pool level. The water clarity is fairly clear in the mid-lake to the south end, although it's stained in some areas.

### Sunrise and Sunset
Sunrise is at 6:36 AM, and sunset is at 5:14 PM, giving you ample time to catch the early morning and late afternoon bites.

### Fish Activity
Bass fishing is good, particularly in shallow water early in the morning. Topwater baits like yellow magics, shad-patterned buzz baits, and frogs fished over shallow vegetation are producing well. For mid-range depths, square bill crankbaits around 4-6 feet on points and flats are fair. Carolina rigs with small baits in 7-10 feet of water on ridges are also effective. If you're targeting bigger bass, try using larger worms on points and humps in 10-14 feet of water.

Crappie fishing is phenomenal, with fish found in depths ranging from 14 to 58 feet. Timber, especially pole timber and Bois D Arc trees, and underwater roadbeds are hot spots. Minnows are the best bait, but jigs also work well. Black crappie are grouped up in numbers, and huge white crappie have been showing up over the past month.

Catfish are abundant in the 20-25 feet range around timber. Using cattle cubes or sour grain can attract and hold these fish, and any prepared catfish bait will work well once you've attracted them.

### Hot Spots
- The mouth of Wolfe Creek, Little Carney, and Chaney Branch are good areas to try.
- The 515 east and west roadbeds, as well as the 154 and 2946 roadbeds, are always productive this time of year.

### Best Lures and Bait
For bass, topwater baits, flukes, shaky heads, and minus 1 type crankbaits are good in shallow waters. For deeper waters, Carolina and Texas rigs with small baits are effective. Jigging spoons on old roadbeds, points, and humps can also catch grouped-up bass.

For crappie, minnows and small hand-tied jigs are the way to go. For catfish, any prepared bait after using cattle cubes or sour grain to attract them will be successful.

With less fishing pressure due to the hunting seasons, you'll have a great chance to catch some big fish on Lake Fork. Enjoy your day on the water