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If you fish in the great state of Texas, then you need to be a member of our message forums! There is no cost to join, and it will only take you a few minutes. Stay up to date on all the latest lake information. What the fish are biting and where! You will not find any more current information than here. We have hundreds of members just like you that love to spend time on the water. With the price of gas today, you need the latest information so your trip will be a success. Well, we have it.

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ATTENTION GUIDES!

Would you like to have a personal forum all your own? Texas Best Fishing wants to give you the opportunity for a free online forum, with a private message network. All this will enhance your clients' and potential clients' ability to communicate and share information with you like never before.

Here is what you get!

A forum dedicated to your Guide Service.
Your clients and potential clients will be able to discuss with you about your service at their leisure; you won't have to play phone tag or chase each other down. With a dedicated forum your clients can drop by anytime to read your latest report, or send you a private message.

Create Polls to see what your members want.
You can set up polls and have our members vote on their choices! This is very handy when trying to find out what clients are looking for in a Guide.

Post your lake reports with photos.
You can post your lake reports, what you offer with your service, what a client should bring with them to the lake, or whatever else you think would help you.

Instant Message Network.
With the instant message network you can exchange directions to the ramp or payment arrangements in private conveniently day or night without playing phone tag. The instant message network is a private system that allows you to discuss information with anyone on the network in private so that it is not public information.

All we ask in return for your free Guide Service forum is:

1. Maintain the content of the discussions in keeping with site rules, basically keep it clean. You will be given edit capability in your forum.

2. Invite your clients to use all aspects of the board!!!! Supply fishing reports on how their trip to the lake was.

One last thing, the log-on procedure requires an email address. Texas Best Fishing will not sell or Spam these addresses and these addresses only become public knowledge if the member logging on chooses so. A member's personal information can be completely anonymous if they wish.

Don't be left out, get your Guide Service involved in this exciting new concept.

If you would like more information on the benefits of getting your own personal forum for your business, please email Rick Wallace and/or Alan Miller .

Take advantage of this great opportunity it's FREE, FUN, and full of advantages to help you get more clients!

ATTENTION FISHING CLUBS!

Would your fishing club like to have a forum all of its own? Texas Best Fishing wants to give your club a free online forum, with a private message network. All this will enhance your members' ability to communicate and share information like never before.

Even if your club already has a website, the forums at Texas Best Fishing are full of valuable information that comes from everyday anglers just like you and me. If your club doesn't have a website, this is a great way to get your club on-line without spending a penny. It's completely free, all you have to do is give us your club name, state, and a short description and Texas Best Fishing will connect your Club members like never before.

Even if your club already has a website, the forums at Texas Best Fishing are full of valuable information that comes from everyday anglers just like you and me. If your club doesn't have a website, this is a great way to get your club on-line without spending a penny. It's completely free, all you have to do is give us your club name, state, and a short description and Texas Best Fishing will connect your Club members like never before.

The Texas Best Fishing Forum is easy, fun, and your entire club gets a forum dedicated exclusively to your members. Join the hundreds of anglers that already enjoy all that Texas Best Fishing has to offer. Learn from their experiences with tackle, boats, and equipment; get others' opinions before you spend the big dollars! Win tackle in daily, weekly, and monthly contests! Add your photos to the photo gallery for all to see.

Here is what you get!

A forum dedicated to your club.
Your members will be able to discuss important club issues at their leisure; you won't have to play phone tag or chase each other down or even wait for the next club event or meeting. With a dedicated forum for your club, members can drop by anytime to give their opinions or thoughts and then check back later. You can get everyone online at the same time for seminars or discuss anything your club might feel is important. Members can discuss fishing techniques, plan events, and brag about their tournament wins. You will be able to attach spreadsheets with your club's tournament results or year-end standings. You can post announcements or general information. Basically anything that you would put in a newsletter can go in your dedicated forum, cuts down on printing and mailing costs and the time it takes to put it together. If members want they can print this information from the site and store it in their private records.

Create Polls to see what your members want.
You can set up polls and have your members vote on their choices! This is very handy when trying to select a date or location for a specific event, or even setting up the next season's lake schedule. Instead of battling it out at a meeting and taking hours to complete, do it online between meetings; everyone can vote and even post their opinion.

Post club-meeting minutes (prevents the need for a newsletter).
You can post your club meeting minutes, launch and weigh-in times, any special rules such as the slot limit, and even the draw or pairings for that tournament. If someone missed the meeting or forgot any information it is only a click away.

Instant Message Network.
With the instant message network paired partners can exchange directions to each other's house and fishing patterns or game plans in private at their own convenience day or night without playing phone tag. The instant message network is a private system that allows you to discuss information with anyone on the network in private so that it is not public information.

Your members name in print.
Here in Texas, anglers love to see their name in print for the world to see when they have done well. We all know that the Internet is drawing far more readers than the local newspapers. Texas Best Fishing generates thousands of hits daily giving your club advertisement on a major fishing website. By being a part of the Texas Best Fishing community anyone looking for fishing reports will see your club name and this will surely increase your membership.

All we ask in return for your free Club Connection forum is:

1. Maintain the content of the discussions in keeping with site rules, basically keep it clean. One member of your club will be given edit capability.

One last thing, the log-on procedure requires an email address. Texas Best Fishing will not sell or Spam these addresses and these addresses only become public knowledge if the member logging on chooses so. A member's personal information can be completely anonymous if they wish.

Don't be left out, get your club involved in this exciting new concept in club fishing. There is so much to learn and so little time to learn it in, use the TexasBestFishing.com forums to improve your bass fishing abilities.

If you would like more information on the benefits of the Texas Best Fishing Club Connection please email Rick Wallace (admin@texasbestfishing.com) and Alan Miller (awmiller@texasbestfishing.com)

Take advantage of the Texas Best Fishing Club Connection it's FREE, FUN, and full of great anglers just like you!

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WEEKLY CHAT SESSSIONS DEVOTED TO WHAT YOU FISH FOR!

Every week we have scheduled chat sessions that focus on what you like to fish for. Do you fish for Catfish, Crappie, Bass, White Bass, Striper or any other species available in Texas? If you do we have weekly chat sessions where others who do the same thing get together and discuss stategy, where they are biting, and what they're hitting on! We would like to invite you to join with us and get in on the fun!

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Are you looking for the latest information on your favorite lake? Maybe you're planning a trip to a lake you have never visited. We have the information you need.

Whether you're looking for a place to stay, ramp locations, professional guides, where to eat around the lake, we have all that info. Look in the "Lake Information" area of our discussion forums to make your next fishing trip a memorable one.

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Don't have a boat, but would love to know where to rent one? Then check out the new section in the "Texas Fishing Resources". Look on the top menu of this page to find information on all the lakes that have boat rental facilities.

This area is under construction so check in often for updates.

LAKE FORK IS HOT!

Fishing patterns are starting to change at Lake Fork, as a couple good rains and cooler temps have some fish just starting on fall patterns.  September is always a popular month on Fork, as the fall tournament season really cranks up.  It’s perfect timing for tournaments too, because the cooling water turns on the fishing in both the shallows and out deep. Whether you like topwaters, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits up shallow or fishing with soft plastics and spoons out deeper, fall is a fun time to fish Lake Fork.

As a side note, for those of you looking for some direction for fall tournaments on Lake Fork, check out my September article on fall tournament strategies:   http://www.lakeforkguidetrips.com/fishingarticles.htm

Lake Conditions:  Cooler temps and some good rains have Fork in great shape heading into the fall.  The lake level is currently reading 402.94’ (less than 1” below full pool).  Most of the lake is pretty clear, with some stained water in the north ends.  Water temps cooled significantly, reading anywhere from 81 to 85 in the main lake.  As the water level has dropped this summer, the expansive hydrilla and milfoil beds are really matting up, which makes for good fishing in late summer and fall.

Location Pattern: Early and late, focus on grass beds in the main lake or near deep water in larger creeks.  Deep structure like points, humps, and roadbeds in 18’ to 28’ continues as my main pattern during the day, producing both good numbers and size.  Some days these bass are suspended and other days they’re on the bottom.  Many of these schools have been small and are relating to a few pieces of isolated cover, so watch your depth finder closely.  As the water continues to cool, look for lots of bass and some lunkers to come from shallow water, especially on cloudy and windy days 

Presentation Pattern: As fall approaches, bass will start keying on shad and most of my lure choices and colors will reflect that preference.  Shades of white or chrome are always good choices in the fall on Fork.  In the shallows, topwaters are starting to catch fish early and late, as well as Fork Frogs in the lily pads.  As the sun gets up a little higher, shallow running crankbaits, small spinnerbaits, and Lake Fork Tackle’s 3.5” and 4.5” Live Magic Shad swimbaits work better, especially on windy banks.  When the bass aren’t in a chasing mood, switch to a Texas rigged watermelon/red or watermelon candy 8” Fork Worm or the new Hyper Finesse Worm with a 1/8th oz bullet sinker and work it over the tops of grass and along the edges.  For bigger fish, a 3/8 oz watermelon red Mega Weight Jig with a matching Fork Craw or a TX rigged watermelon/red or Bama Bug colored Hyper Freak produce well when pitched to the deep weed edge. 

Out deeper, Carolina rigs, drop shots, jigs, and Texas rigs are catching bass from schools located near the bottom on deep structure.   I go with a green pumpkin or watermelon red 8” or 10” Fork Worm for my Texas rigs.  Meanwhile, watermelon candy, watermelon/red, or green pumpkin Baby Fork Creatures, Ring Frys, and Twitch Worms are on the business end of my Carolina rigs.  Drop shots will catch good numbers of fish and the occasional big bass, rigged with a watermelon or green pumpkin Hyper Finesse Worm.  ½ oz Mega Weight jigs with matching Fork Craws are also catching some big bass out deep.  When the bass are suspended, Fork Flutter Spoons and deep diving crankbaits in shad or yellow bass patterns are working better than the bottom presentations, and catching some lunkers too. 

Here’s hoping you catch the lunker of your dreams.  If I can be of assistance, please contact me at 214-683-9572 (days) or 972-635-6027 (evenings) or e-mail me through http://www.LakeForkGuideTrips.com , where your satisfaction is guaranteed.

Good Fishing,

Tom  

To see the complete report with more photos click here.

New Professional Guide Member

Hello folks, my name is Jason Barber I am the owner operator of www.kingscreekadventures .com I strive to make every outdoor adventure a great experience and a long lasting memory that will leave you and your friends or family excited about returning to the great outrdoors. I offer trips on Cedar creek lake as well as some of the surrounding lakes such as Richland Chambers, Tawakoni, Purtis creek, Athens, Fork, Palestine, Lewisville ect...

I focus most of my time and efforts on Cedar creek lake but I have lots of experience on other lakes as well and for anyone who would like to learn one of these other lakes for an upcoming bass tournament or for whatever reason I'd love to help out. I also chase the ducks in the fall and winter. For the ultimate trip I recomend the winter cast and blast. We hunt ducks in the mourning, eat a hot lunch and go back out after some monster blue cats. This is the ultimate winter adventure on Cedar creel lake. The remainder of the year I offer trips for cats, sandies, crappie, hybrids and largemouth bass.

My rates are $250.00 for a half day trip and $350.00 for a full day trip. These prices include two people it is $50.00 per additional person and I provide all bait, tackle and fish cleaning. I hope I have given you the information you need to make a quality decision that you will not regret. I look forward to seeing all of you on the water! Thanks Jason Barber....

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