Hop, would you mind giving me a ramp report this Wednesday around 5am? Thanks!!!!

Sounds like it is fishing EXACTLY like a new lake does.......

I'll bet the 16-inch maximum length limit (can only hold fish in the livewell under 16") had something to do with that also?

It is stocked with 100% Florida (lonestar) bass, they are finicky with fronts.

So if any people were catching 20+ fish, that is a very good day post frontal with Floridas

I’m not selling overpriced guide trips or trying to get YouTube hits, just some real observations from the water and anglers I interacted with. No complaining intended. If the info helps you awesome, if not that’s ok too.

Meh, they have tourneys on Fork every year and realistically it is a dinkfest almost every time. Just tougher for most hs kids to get five bites on fork.

I suspect they figured out that only half of their entrants would have been able to launch and park.

Que Gibbons Creek. A fabulous but small lake near Houston/College Station. Jimmy and Chris Houston caught 100’s of 5-6lb bass over three days.

Then the lake officially opened. Never the same, since.

I’m afraid Bois D Arc will be the same. Yes, it will be 16k acres when full. But Fork is 27k and look what fishing pressure has done there.

Bois D Arc will have a great run for big fish in its 10th-15th years. If the pressure doesn’t ruin it before then. Pressure ruined Gibbons Creek and Purtis Creek. Cooper was really never good. I could name several more.

Take care of your new pond. IT WILL NOT SURVIVE METROMESS ANGLING PRESSURE FOR EVER!
Fouz

p.s. - Never happen. Folks around the lake depend on revenue from weekend tournament anglers.

BUT…wouldn’t it be interesting to see what Bois D’ Arc could become if closed to tournaments? Fork never had tons of tournaments until the dinkfests began.

The lake did just fine prior to the era of 10 tournaments/month.

Who is interested in tournaments there? It’s an under 16” only lake, also doesn’t seem like it has facilities for much of anything.

I wasn’t around when fork was at its best, do you think tournament fishing is what made it come out of its prime? I’m asking, I really don’t know.

Age is what took a toll on Fork. For teenagers , anyway.

Like all lakes. They’re hot for 10-20 years, then begin a natural decline.

Rayburn and Toledo may be the lone exceptions. But, I recall catching a 8.75 on Rayburn after it had gone horribly downhill. Maybe 15-20 yrs ago. There were 25 guides and anglers at the ramp to see that fish.

It’s back now as is Toledo Bend. Exceptions to the rule but both lakes are large and fertile enough to absorb the pressure and rebound.

I gotcha. Yeah, not enough water fluctuation like ivie or falcon to get “new lake effect”. I fish a lake a few states over from yall that has a bunch of limerock at the bottom of it, the locals swear that’s what’s kept that little old lake “young” it’s like dumping lime in a tank to balance out the pH and increase its fertility. Thought that was interesting. I guess everything comes and goes, hopefully it somehow bounces back I keep hearing crazy glory day stories of ac plugs and strolling Dd22s to the depths…

fouz, there is literally nothing within reasonable driving distance for food/gas etc. get it on the way there or headed home but for at least a while it won't be mini fork.

I doubt any tournaments will be held on it, maybe a weeknight jackpot but there is just no room for any size tournament, if you filled every parking spot you would still only have 150 boats/300 fishermen and that is maxed out with no other people launching.

I would actually like to see a yrly permit issued like they do at lake bonham (10.00 a yr.) and use that money to add parking maybe or even just use it to maintain the lake. doubt it will happen though.

sure will, for 30.00, you gonna have to pay to get my old arse up that early.


you may get one around 0900 if it ain't rainin.

Discounted service fee? See, the “Olds” keep giving.