The Texas heat has finally reached 100 degrees here in August, which can make fishing a bit difficult at Lake Fork. Right now I am focusing on the off shore points I had mentioned in my previous report but instead of the shallow water in the morning, I am targeting the tops and backsides of old pond dams. In the mornings, if the bass are on the bottom of the pond dams, I am throwing a drop shot with a Magnum Finesse Worm. Also I am throwing 5 to 7 inch Joe Spaits Flutter Spoon and a 6th Sense Cloud 9 C10 Chrome-Treuse Shad #1 crank bait.
Once the sun gets up, I move out and focus on 18ft to 28ft of water and throwing a Texas Rigged Big Zoom Worm 10.5 inch to 12 inch in length. When it is windy I will use a 1/2 ounce Outdoors Tungsten Weight but on days with no wind or around thick brush piles, I will use a 3/8 ounce with that Texas Rig setup. However when the bass are stacked up on the bottom I will throw Mann’s 12in Jelly Worm which seems to do the trick!
When I locate suspended bass around bridge pillars and cross member beams, deep diving Molix Jerk Baits is what getting it done. I am having success with a 1/2 ounce War Eagle Spoon works good around deeper marina slips and boat docks.
