Lake Fork crappie fishing guide Gary Paris is a forward-facing sonar fan for a couple reasons. “First off it helps eliminate a lot of unproductive water very quickly,” he said.

Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Report by Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork. The Lake Fork crappie fishing continues to be excellent as the surface temperatures continue to drop.

Rushing was a legendary Lake Fork crappie guide known for speaking his mind, wearing denim overalls and catching papermouths by the boat loads.

The latest intel on Lake Fork crappie is 20-40 feet of water on brushpiles and standing timber. The bridges are also holding large numbers of crappie that will be keepers on the Dec. 1.

Lake Fork fishing guide Gary Paris says he thinks a more restrictive limit of 15 fish, 10 inches would be good fit on lakes known for producing an abundance of larger crappie. “Better to be safe now ...

If you don’t have a couple of bags of crappie filets stockpiled in your freezer, you are in luck. At Lake O’ the Pines and Lake Fork, this weekend is the last weekend of the “Winter Crappie ...