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I know it has been a while since we have posted a full fishing report. Truth is I have been extremely busy on the water guiding clients this season and when I get home in the evenings, I have two little ones waiting for me to take them out to fish the pond. 

This past year was tough on a lot of people. For myself, I decided it would be best to take a season off from tournament fishing and stay home with the family and focus on guiding here on Lake Fork. It was the first time I took a break in 15 years!  My sponsors were all very supportive of the decision and we will be back in 2022 to fish tournaments.

The guiding has been awesome this year with so many of you coming out to fish and support us here on Lake Fork. I have been having a blast, the fishing has been awesome and I am looking forward to an incredible summer season. 

I am going to post up some fishing notes for y’all coming out for Memorial Day weekend. I’ll also post a few of our pictures from the season so far. If you would like to see ALL of my pictures or see my daily updates, check me out on Facebook & Instagram.

For those of you looking to get out with me for a June/July trip, I still have availability for both months and would love to have you. I‘ll work as hard as possible to put you on fish and show you a great time.

Thanks, Eric Wright 972 757 7947

Lake Fork Report 5/23/2021  

The water level on Lake Fork is currently 100% full (403.28) and the surface temperatures range from 68-74 degrees depending on the day. The lake is overall in great shape setting us up for a terrific summer season.

This past week I have been starting out my mornings fishing various shell beds before heading back to the shallows to check on the last remaining bed-fish and fry guarders. It’s important to note, as of this morning (5-23-21) I am finding we are just about done catching bed fish this time of year. I am doing a lot of running and beginning to check out some deep spots.  

We’ve had an epic frog bite here on Lake Fork the last week or so with one client catching a beautiful 9.5 and later a 7 with a bunch of good slot fish mixed in. By the end of the week, we were catching fish out deeper on Crankbaits, C-Rig and Swimbaits. We are still not seeing a whole bunch of fish off shore but starting to catch a few good ones.   

With that said, if you are planning to come out to Lake Fork here in the next couple of weeks, this report should hold up and help y’all out. Have a great Memorial Day weekend and y’all be safe. 

SHELL BEDS

Zara Spook (Bone)

Underspin 3/8 oz  with a Skinny Dipper (White Trash)

Carolina Rig  3/0 hook  -  3/8 oz weight and 5’ leader with a Zoom Fluke (Watermelon Red Magic)

Square Bill 

FROGS/BED-FISH (very few bedding fish as of 5-23-21)

Popping Spro Junior (Solid Black)

Walking Spro Junior (Natural Green)

Zoom 7″ Trick Work Wacky Rig (Plum) - I am throwing this along the timber when not biting the frog. 

DEEP BITE

Strike King - 6 XD (Chartreuse Blue Back) 

Strike King -10 XD (Chartreuse Blue Back)

Carolina Rig 3/0 -1 oz weight and 5’ leader - Zoom Fluke (Watermelon Red Magic)