Fishing planet texas trophy spotted bass12/25/2023 ![]() The water in Lake Fork is typically rather clear, and an abundance of aquatic vegetation grows here. It’s about 2 hours east of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and remains an impressive numbers lake as well as a trophy bass fishery. Lake Fork is a reservoir on a tributary of the Sabine River, spanning a little over 27,000 acres. Most were caught during the lake’s glory years from around 1986 to 1993, but a 16-pound largemouth was caught here as recently as 2013, so Lake Fork is most definitely still in the game. Of the 50 biggest bass ever caught in Texas, 30 of them came from Lake Fork, including the over 18-pound largemouth currently sitting atop the state record listing. ![]() If you watched fishing TV shows or read fishing magazines in the ‘90s, you couldn’t go a week without hearing about another big bass caught in Lake Fork. The name ‘Lake Fork’ is burned into the collective memory of many anglers. Photo courtesy of Marc Mitchell’s Lake Fork Guide Service
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