Howdy From Tx

[Tom Redington]

Just joined your forum. I was doing a google search for info about a particular bait and came across OzarkAnglers.com and it appears that there is a lot of good info here. I'm a fishing guide on Lake Fork in TX and I fish the pro side of the FLW Tour as well. I'll be posting my Lake Fork reports in the USA-South board. Here's my first post: http://ozarkanglers.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=18837 Although my reports are specific to Lake Fork, it usually has pattern info that can be used on lots of lowland lakes at similar times of the year, so hopefully you find them informative.

I've fished Lake of the Ozarks, Table Rock and Beaver a few times and although I really like the lakes, I have yet to really do really well up there. Beautiful lakes though and I love the big spots and smallies. We're headed back on the Tour to Table Rock in March, so hopefully I'll finally put it together this trip.

Thanks for having me and I look forward to talking fishing with everyone.

Good Fishing,

Tom

[tippett7]

Welcome to the forum. God bless Texas.

[eric1978]

Hey Tom. I took three trips to Lake Fork in my late teens (about 10-12 years ago) and I give that lake credit for changing my love of bass fishing to a passion. It was an incredible place, with all the timber and GIANT fish. Being from MO, it was the first time I experienced feeling so casual about landing 3 and 4 pounders, which happened all day, every day. Also the first time I caught a fish whose mouth I felt like I could fit my whole head in, an 11.2 pounder, my biggest still to date. I only know of one place in Missouri that can produce numbers of quality fish like Lake Fork (smaller on average of course), but it's a private lake (actually a series of small lakes) and it's $100 a day.

I heard shortly after my last trip to Fork that the fish got sick. How's the fishing now? I've always wanted to go back, but have been scared off by rumors that fishing isn't what it used to be. Take care.

[Tom Redington]

Hey Tom. I took three trips to Lake Fork in my late teens (about 10-12 years ago) and I give that lake credit for changing my love of bass fishing to a passion. It was an incredible place, with all the timber and GIANT fish. Being from MO, it was the first time I experienced feeling so casual about landing 3 and 4 pounders, which happened all day, every day. Also the first time I caught a fish whose mouth I felt like I could fit my whole head in, an 11.2 pounder, my biggest still to date. I only know of one place in Missouri that can produce numbers of quality fish like Lake Fork (smaller on average of course), but it's a private lake (actually a series of small lakes) and it's $100 a day.

I heard shortly after my last trip to Fork that the fish got sick. How's the fishing now? I've always wanted to go back, but have been scared off by rumors that fishing isn't what it used to be. Take care.

Thanks for your note. Fork got hit by the LM Bass Virus in '99 and had a really big fish kill, as did a lot of really good bass lakes in '98, 99 and 00. Fork, as with other LMBV lakes such as Guntersville, Rayburn, and Sante Cooper, recovered and the fish are fat and healthy once again. Fork is an older lake now than its peak when you fished it in the early 90s, so numbers and size are down from its peak in the late 80s/early 90s. Still, you'll be hard pressed to find many public lakes that crank out more 10s per year than Fork and there are huge numbers of 5 to 8 pound fish swimming here, along with the occasional 15+.

[Danoinark]

Glad to have you Tom.

Dano

[DoveTail]

Welcome!

[CrappieMagnet]

Hey Tom...How the heck are you?

Been awhile since we last talked!

Hoggie and Smitty are now retired and kpj5br ( the new owner ) asked me to run the forums and radio show.

Well....glad to see you here too!