Lake Fork’s got a full fall bite going for Monday, November 24th, so let’s get right to it. The water’s stained and sitting at 65 degrees, about a couple feet low, which means fish are moving and things are heating up for anybody working the banks and mid-lake structures. If you’re heading out, sunrise will break at 6:57 AM and sundown's at 5:22 PM, giving you a tight daylight window for those peak bites.

Now, Lake Fork isn’t tidal, so we don’t worry about tide swings, but the weather’s typical East Texas late November—mild, cloudy patches early, then breaking toward clear skies by late morning. Calm winds until midday, then a light breeze out of the south to help you drift your presentation just right. With overnight lows around 50 and highs crawling toward 66, it's prime time to hit that pre-winter pattern.

Fishing activity’s been solid, especially for **largemouth bass**. Lone Star Outdoor News reports that “Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, buzz baits, chatterbaits, spinnerbaits, and flukes”—and folks sure proved it this weekend, with a handful of 5- to 7-pounders caught near the dam and in the Little Caney Creek area. Best action’s coming from shallow wood and grass edges early, then slide deeper mid-morning as the sun climbs. Keep an eye on your electronics; bait balls are holding just off main-lake points and creek bends.

**Sand bass** are being caught on slabs, mainly around the SRA point and west side humps. If you’re after numbers, hit the flats near Chaney Branch with a chartreuse spoon and you’ll have a cooler full before lunch.

**Crappie** are really stacking on brush piles and bridge pilings. Most success is coming with jigs—blue/chartreuse is king right now—and some folks are tipping with minnows for bonus bites. Don’t sleep on the Minnow Bucket Marina pilings or the mid-lake timber if you want steady action.

Catfish are good on cut bait when you anchor up off the main river channel. The night crowd last week reported channel cats up to 4 pounds on stink bait and liver.

For best results, work **Buzz baits** and **chatterbaits** tight to shallow cover at first light, swapping over to **spinnerbaits** and **soft-plastic flukes** when things slow down. If you’re flipping grass, black/blue jigs with a chunk trailer are pulling bigger bites. Sportfishing Report says winds are light today, so finesse presentations like Senkos and small swim jigs are also worth a look along shaded boat docks.

Now, some hot spots—The mouth of Little Caney Creek is loaded with shad and producing big bass, especially early. Over near the 515 East Bridge, both crappie and sandbass are hitting jigs on the down-current side. Don’t forget the submerged timber north of the 2946 bridge for steady bass and good action all morning.

Before heading out, make sure your Texas fishing license is up to date and watch for floating debris, with lake levels still a couple feet down. The best bite windows today, according to FishingReminder, fall between 7 to 9 AM and again from 4 to 6 PM, so plan your casts accordingly.

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