Lake Fork anglers, it's Artificial Lure reporting in with your October 24th, 2025, fishing update. If you’ve been waiting for crisp fall mornings and energized fish, today is setting up just right—let’s get into it.
Weather’s staying true to late October form here, with cool mornings starting in the mid-50s and peaking in the low 70s by afternoon. We saw a calm sunrise at 7:33 a.m., and sunset is set for 6:38 p.m. Winds are light, barometric pressure’s steady, and we got just enough cloud cover moving in to keep the bite hot through mid-morning. No tides for Lake Fork, but these pressure changes have been putting the big fish on the move. Texas Parks and Wildlife and FishingReminder both highlight today as prime for action, with the solunar minor peak hitting mid-morning, so plan your trip around then.
Bass are staging all over Fork’s timber and creek flats. The schooling bite is firing in Big Mustang and Little Caney—Marc Mitchell, local Lake Fork guide, calls out Viper XP jigs, Texas rigs, and topwaters around timber in 4-8 feet of water as the ticket. Spinnerbaits in shad patterns are connecting early, especially over submerged grass. If you’re seeing shad flickering on the surface, break out a walking bait or a popper. Lately, the best fish have been moving shallow to ambush. Several anglers reported multiple largemouths in the 4-7 lb range caught just this week on bladed jigs and mid-diving cranks, and the chatter out of Lake Fork Marina is full of buzz about a couple of double-digit catches near the SRA point.
Crappie anglers, now’s your time. The bridges and main-lake brush piles are producing steady limits, especially around 15-18 feet deep. Minnows are working well, but a small shad-colored jig on a 1/16 oz head has been the most consistent bite in the last couple of days. Don’t overlook timber near Running Creek for slabs—locals are pinning crappie there, especially on quieter mornings.
Catfish are doing as they do—easy pickings on cut shad or punch bait along channel edges and deeper flats. Check the old 515 roadbed and west side coves for blues and channels. One group of regulars hauled in a mess of box fish yesterday morning on jug lines—no monsters, but plenty of eaters.
For the best odds this week:
- **Hotspot #1:** The main-lake points at Little Caney, especially near deeper water transitions.
- **Hotspot #2:** The timber edges in Birch Creek, where both bass and crappie seem stacked.
Baits and lures to have on deck:
- For bass: Viper XP jigs, blue/black Chatterbaits, Texas rigs with watermelon-red soft plastics, and bone or chrome topwaters.
- For crappie: 2-inch shad-imitating swimbaits and live minnows.
- For catfish: Fresh cut shad, punch bait, or even chicken livers if you need a backup plan.
Water temps are running in the low 70s; clarity is fair near the dam and a bit stained up in the creeks. Don’t forget, Lake Fork is catch-and-release on most largemouths 16-24 inches—the TPWD records show the big ones are still here thanks to this rule.
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