Lake Fork's Trophy Bass Feeding Frenzy - November 2025 Fishing Report

Artificial Lure here with the Lake Fork, Texas fishing report for Friday, November 14, 2025. It’s a cool start—air temps this morning in the low 50s and high expected in the mid-60s. Winds will be brisk out of the north at 10 to 15 mph, keeping things crisp all day. Skies will be clear to partly cloudy. Sunrise hit at 6:51 AM and sunset will be at 5:24 PM, giving plenty of daylight for chasing your next personal best. With the new moon just behind us and stable barometric pressure, fish activity’s looking lively for those willing to adjust. Lake Fork’s famous for trophy-size largemouth, and these genetics are still producing giants—the ShareLunker program keeps those big fish coming, with over 584 bass topping 13 pounds entered from Fork since the program began, per information shared by Major League Fishing. While November isn’t classic prespawn, the big girls are feeding up, and anglers reported a pile of solid fish in the 5- to 8-pound range this week, with whispers of a true 10+ making someone’s morning just yesterday on a main lake point. Water temps are holding steady in the low 60s, and clarity’s typical for fall—slightly stained up north and clearer towards the dam. These temps have bass chasing shad aggressively in creek channels, ditches, and main lake drains. According to pro reports and local guides, productive depths are running from 5 to 12 feet, but don’t neglect the shallower stumps early in the day. The bite’s been best on moving baits with flash and vibration. Top baits this week: - White/chrome and chartreuse spinnerbaits, especially in 1/2- to 3/4-ounce with double willow or a Colorado blade, slow-rolled through timber and along channel swings. - Flat-sided crankbaits and squarebills in red or crawfish patterns fished parallel to submerged wood and along creek bends. - Jerkbaits in bone or ghost shad, worked with a pause, especially in 8-15 feet near submerged timber—this pattern is tricking bigger, suspended fish spotted on electronics. - Black and blue or green pumpkin jigs with chunk trailers pitched to isolated trees and brush. This approach’s been good for a kicker as the sun rises. - And don’t leave the Aruku Shad or similar lipless crankbait at home—the trap bite has surprised more than one angler this fall. For live bait, big minnows are still getting bites from both bass and a few slab crappie in timber off main lake points. On to hotspots: Big Mustang and Little Caney remain classic fall producers—working the drains and flats where bait’s thick. Birch Creek’s deeper timber and just outside the mouth of Wolfe Creek have also put out impressive numbers. Don’t skip points where the wind cuts across—a north wind has been stacking shad and feeding fish on the windblown sides. Midday has seen a lull, but get out for the late-day bite—recent tournaments and Bass Pro Tour Stage Three showed a flurry of action after 2:00 PM as fish push up to feed hard. A reminder: Lake Fork’s still under a 16- to 24-inch slot limit fo This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.