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Brian Powell with one of several large bass
Brian Powell with one of several large bass that he and his son, Jeff, caught while fishing with guide Mark Woodruff.
PHOTO BY JEFF POWELL
Quality Over Numbers
SPECIES:
Largemouth bass
LOCATION:
Lake Fork
GUIDE:
Mark Woodruff, 903-765-9033,
LODGING:
Lake Fork Marina and Motel, 903-765-2764,
www.lakeforkmarina.com
FOOD & DRINK:
Moser’s Restaurant 903-765-2764
WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE TO FISH
Lake Fork for largemouth bass, you have to go for the trophies—right? That’s what Brian and Jeff Powell decided. Brian was the Trophy Quest winner for a day of fishing on Fork. He invited his son, Jeff, as his guest. Their guide, Mark Woodruff, had an original plan to start early with some topwater action above the grass. After a lot of hard fishing with not so good action, Woodruff decided it was time to come up with a different plan. “We knew we were in for some tough conditions with no breeze at all, a plunging barometer, and storms that threatened to wipe out the day,” Jeff said. With all this uncertainty, Woodruff advised they could easily find some smaller fish action quickly along banks and tree lines, and have some action if the weather did change nasty. Or, they could take their chances with the weather and go for quality fish. The trio was unanimous to go for the quality bite. Woodruff quickly put the Powells over some deep-water structure, instructing them on deep crankbait fishing interspersed with Carolina-rigged worms. In about five minutes, the trio was on fish. “Neither of us had ever been to Lake Fork, but we were quickly brought up to speed by Mark as he explained the history of the lake and its general layout and conditions,” said Jeff. The Powells stuck three fish over 3 pounds by lunch. Reports from other boats were not as good: zeros, and one or two fish per boat. After a quick lunch, they were back on the lake. Building clouds in the north was an indicator that trip was going to be cut short. “We were back on deeper structure in minutes and stuck three more nice, chunky fish,” said Jeff. Two fish were caught on Carolina rigs and one on a shad swim bait slowed rolled over humps. The front hit about 3:30 p.m. whipping the lake with 20 mph winds necessitating a quick trip back to launch ramp. “We felt great about our day, hearing that other boats had only two or three good fish for the day,” said Jeff, “A great day on the lake with some quality fish, a great guide, and a chance to fish a legendary lake.” The best part of the trip, as Jeff mentioned, was the chance to spend a day out fishing with his dad, quality time doing what they truly love.
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