LAKE FORK
Located 100 miles east of Dallas, Texas, Lake Fork has a well-earned reputation for producing big bass. For over 20 years, Fork has been counted among the nation's most productive largemouth fisheries.

Thirty-six of the top 50 bass ever caught in the state of Texas have come from Fork. How big do the bass get in Lake Fork? The lake record (and Texas state record) is an 18.18-pound behemoth. Rob Woodruff's personal best on a fly tipped the scales at almost 12 pounds, and he's had clients boat bass approaching that mark. Double digit bass on a fly rod? At Lake Fork that is a definite possibility.

The season begins in late February. March and April are the prime time for big bass in the shallows.

Topwater action begins in mid-April and continues strong until mid-June. The hot summer months of June, July and August are the time for evening trips, topwater fishing as the sun goes down.

The Autumn is the time for fast action on schooling bass, up to 50 fish per day. Things begin to wind down in late October or early November as the water begins to cool and the bass move into deep water for the Winter.

EAST TEXAS LAKES
Often overshadowed by their larger, more famous neighbor, Lakes Winnsboro, Quitman, Gilmer, Daingerfield and Hawkins offer great bass, chain pickerel and bream fishing. Customers have the option to fish one or two lakes in a full day. An excellent instructional trip for those seeking kayak-friendly waters.

MONTICELLO
Many bass anglers find themselves frustrated when winter rolls around: cold fronts put the fish down, and cold water makes the bass sluggish. But what if you could fly fish for bass in a lake that's always warm? Then maybe you'd like a trip to Monticello. Monticello is a "hotwater" lake.

Warmed by the outflows of three coal-fired powerplants, its waters stay in the temperaure range that bass really like. Indeed, during the coldest months of the year, you can find great topwater action on Monticello because the water temperature in some parts of the lake never gets below 86 degrees.

Monticello's bass aren't huge, but they do average about 5 pounds. Woodruff has put clients on fish that tipped the scales at more than 7 pounds. He's fished this lake for more than 14 years, and he's learned where all the best spots are. If you're looking for solid bass action in January and February, and great top water fishing from March through May, Woodruff can put you on some big Florida-strain bass in the warm waters of Lake Monticello.