Common questions

What is the lake record on Lake Fork?

What is the lake record on Lake Fork?

18.18 lbs.
Located in East Texas, 90 miles east of Dallas, Lake Fork is known for it’s outstanding Big Bass Fishing. In fact, it holds the Texas State Record for the biggest largemouth bass weighing in at 18.18 lbs.

What’s the Texas state record for catfish?

State Freshwater Records: Fly Fishing

Species Weight Length
Carp, Grass 16.50 32.50
Catfish, Blue 35.50 42.00
Catfish, Channel 16.12 30.50
Catfish, Flathead 49.50 43.00

What is the largest largemouth bass caught on Lake Fork?

18.18-pound
The program record – also the current state record – is an 18.18-pound largemouth bass caught at Lake Fork in 1992.

What is the biggest fish in Lake Fork?

Largemouth
All-Tackle Records for Lake Fork

Species Weight Angler
Bass, Hybrid Striped 7.96 Ed Mayfield
Bass, Largemouth 18.18 Barry StClair
Bass, Spotted 3.32 James Caldemeyer
Bass, White 3.97 Todd Froebe

What is the biggest fish in Texas?

TEXAS – What is 7 feet long, 50 years old and weighs over 200 pounds? It’s an alligator gar, and it’s swimming in rivers and lakes across the U.S., including Texas. The Trinity River is a hot spot for fishermen looking to nab an alligator gar, the largest fish in the gar family.

How big is the largest catfish ever caught?

646 pounds
The Mekong giant catfish is the official freshwater heavyweight champion of the world. According to the Guinness Book of Records, a nine-foot-long individual caught in northern Thailand in 2005 weighted an astounding 646 pounds, making it the largest exclusively freshwater fish ever recorded.

What did George Perry catch his bass on?

Finally George saved enough to buy a casting rod and one lure, a Creek Chub fantail shiner. He teamed up immediately with J. E. Page of McRae and early the next morning the pair left for Montgomery Lake on their history making fishing trip.

Are there smallmouth in Lake Fork?

Lake Texoma in North Texas ranks among the state’s top smallmouth fisheries. Longview angler Jim Tutt boated this six pounder there a few years back. Bassmaster Magazine recently ranked 10 Texas fisheries among the best in America. Two Texas lakes — Sam Rayburn and Lake Fork — landed spots in the Top 5.

What’s the world record for the biggest catfish?

Cody Mullenix of Howe Texas caught the fish on January 16th, 2004 which became known as “Splash” while fishing at the Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge on Lake Texoma. The blue catfish caught by Mullenix weighed in at 121.5 lbs, which was not only a Texas state record but also a world record.

How big is the Ohio State record fish?

The Ohio record fish list is maintained by the Outdoor Writers of Ohio State Record Fish Committee. 9.20 pounds. Mogadore Lake.

How big was the blue catfish Greg Bernal caught?

Two weeks after Greg Bernal caught his big blue another Missouri angler caught yet another impressive blue catfish from the Mississippi River. Rick Hastings of Cape Girardeau Missouri landed a monster 115-pound blue. Hastings hooked the fish and stated that it dragged the boat for nearly a mile downriver while they attempted to reel in the fish.

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Ruth Doyle