Artificial Lure here with your Lake Fork, Texas fishing report for Sunday, November 9th, 2025. We kicked off the day with a crisp sunrise at 6:46 AM, expecting sunset around 5:24 PM. It’s a true fall morning, the kind that puts a little pep in your step—sunny skies, a light breeze, and temps topping out in the mid-70s, according to The Bluebird Word.
The lake’s running stained and sitting just about 1.6 feet low. Surface water clocked in at a warm 84 degrees—pretty toasty for November but lining up with what the folks at Lone Star Outdoor News are reporting all across East Texas. Those conditions have kept the fish active, especially during the early and late bite windows.
Bass are still the stars around Fork. Largemouth action has been steady and some big ones brought boatside this week. There’s been a solid topwater bite right at dawn; poppers and walking baits worked over main lake points and submerged timber have been money, with several fish in the 4–6 lb class weighed and released just yesterday, according to guide chatter I’ve heard on Catfish Radio with Luke Clayton. Once that sun gets higher, a switch to Carolina rigs and mid-diving crankbaits around the deeper ends of points and channel breaks has been hot. Watermelon red and green pumpkin plastics are both producing—go with a slow, steady drag when the bite gets a bit finicky in the afternoon.
Crappie are keeping the slabs honest—limits have been reported by 9 am, especially under the 515 bridges and around brush piles in 16–22 feet. Both jigs and live minnows are working; color hasn’t mattered much, but pink or blue seem to be the local favorites. Spreaker’s Lake Fork fishing report confirms plenty of full baskets lately, with the best action coming after the first hour of daylight.
Catfish fans, don’t sleep on punch bait and cut shad tight to the main creek channels. Channel cats and smaller blues are being picked up steady, especially in the afternoon as water temps warm. Anchoring and soaking baits near the bridges has also rewarded with some eaters.
If you’re itching for a trophy, remember Lake Fork’s track record—bass over 10 lbs are always a real possibility this time of year. Texas Parks & Wildlife’s records remind us this is big bass country year-round.
For lure selection, the classic Fork fall combo is strong:
- **Topwaters** (walking baits, poppers) at first light
- **Carolina rigs** and **mid-diving crankbaits** (chartreuse-blue, shad patterns) once the sun’s up
- For crappie: 1/8 oz jigs in blue/pink and live minnows
- Catfish: punch bait or fresh cut shad
A couple of hot spots you owe yourself:
- The mouth of Little Caney Creek, especially along the submerged roadbeds as bass push shad onto the flats.
- The 515 East bridge pilings—great for both morning crappie limits and afternoon channel cats.
Major activity today should fire up early as that waning gibbous moon swings overhead, and again about an hour before sunset. FishingReminder’s Dallas-area solunar chart lines up perfectly with what locals are seeing down here.
That’s your Lake Fork rundown for November 9th, 2025. Thanks for tuning in—be sure to subscribe so you never miss the real story from Fork’s banks and boat lanes. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
