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Lake Fork fishing — live bite forecast

America's most famous trophy bass factory — flooded timber, strict slot limits and a huge share of Texas' top-50 largemouth ever recorded. Spring spawn is a pilgrimage.

Today's bite rating: good (71/100)

Largemouth Bass is the most promising species on Lake Fork today. Water temperature is around 31°C and barometric pressure is stable.

Best time to fish today

  • 01:0003:00 local time — score 66/100
  • 06:0008:00 local time — score 80/100
  • 09:0011:00 local time — score 55/100

3-day outlook by species

SpeciesSunday 5 JulMonday 6 JulTuesday 7 Jul
Largemouth Bass71good76good73good
Crappie54fair51fair51fair
Channel Catfish46fair45fair45fair

Why this score

Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Lake Fork rating:

  • water temperature: helping (+1)
  • pressure trend: helping (+1)
  • wind: helping (+0.9)
  • precipitation: helping (+0.9)
  • cloud cover: helping (+0.85)
  • season: helping (+0.85)

Forecast computed Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:15:23 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed several times daily · see our published accuracy

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