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March, 2005

  • March 25, 2005
    Michelle Redfearn from IL with her biggest bass ever, caught today 3/25. Michelle was fishing with Pro Guide Tom Redington
    Michelle Redfearn from IL with her biggest bass ever, caught today 3/25. Michelle was fishing with Pro Guide Tom Redington
  • March 21, 2005
    Kathleen Jenema from Marion, Michigan caught this 10lb.15oz. Lake Fork bass using a lizard.
    Kathleen Jenema from Marion, Michigan caught this 10lb.15oz. Lake Fork bass using a lizard.
  • March 17, 2005
    Tom Panger from Amarillo TX with a 10 pound fish he caught fishing with Pro Guide John Tanner on on 3/17,2005
    Tom Panger from Amarillo TX with a 10 pound fish he caught fishing with Pro Guide John Tanner
  • March, 2005
    Caught on a red rattle trap, 3rd cast
    Brad Jordan with a nice Lake Fork bass caught on a red rattle trap, 3rd cast.
  • March, 2005
    Greg Smart with a 10+ Lake Fork bass caught while fishing with Pro Guide Jimmy Everett.
    Greg Smart with a 10+ Lake Fork bass caught while fishing with Pro Guide Jimmy Everett.
  • March, 2005
    Jay Gulley was all smiles after this nice fish caught on a watermelon lizard.  Fishing with Pro Guide Tom Redington.
    Jay Gulley was all smiles after this nice fish caught on a watermelon lizard.  Fishing with Pro Guide Tom Redington
  • March 21, 2005
    Jeff Kochelek from St. Louis, Mo. caught this 11 lbs. 10 oz. trophy bass while fishing with Lake Fork Pro Guide Marc Mitchell Released 03/22/2005
    Jeff Kochelek from St. Louis, Mo. caught this 11 lbs. 10 oz. trophy bass while fishing with Lake Fork Pro Guide Marc Mitchell Released 03/21/2005
  • March 21, 2005
    Kathleen caught this 10lb.5oz. Lake Fork bass. Way to Go Kathleen! (Kathleen was guided by Jack Jenema.)
    Kathleen caught this 10lb.5oz. Lake Fork bass. Way to Go Kathleen! (Kathleen was guided by Jack Jenema.
  • March, 2005
    13 year old Andrew Giles from Mississippi with a 6lb bass he caught fishing with Pro Guide Tom Redington.
    13 year old Andrew Giles from Mississippi with a 6lb bass he caught fishing with Pro Guide Tom Redington.
  • March 9, 2005
    Mike White caught this 8 lb 8 oz on 3/9/2005 about 5:30 in the evening.
    Mike White caught this 8 lb 8 oz on 3/9/2005 about 5:30 in the evening.
  • March 9, 2005
    Mike White's fishing partner Len Klein, landed this 6 lb 3 oz fish about 45 minutes later.
    Mike White's fishing partner Len Klein, landed this 6 lb 3 oz fish about 45 minutes later.
  • March 9, 2005
     Rodney caught this big bass on a Texas rigged tube. Fishing with Pro Guide Tom Redington
     Rodney caught this big bass on a Texas rigged tube. Fishing with Pro Guide Tom Redington
  • March, 2005
    2 nice Lake Fork bass caught while fishing with Lake Fork Pro Guide Marc Mitchell
    2 nice Lake Fork bass caught while fishing with Lake Fork Pro Guide Marc Mitchel
  • March, 2005
     Kelly from Minnesota, enjoying big bass and warm sun on 3/20. Fishing with Pro Guide Tom Redington
     Kelly from Minnesota, enjoying big bass and warm sun on 3/20. Fishing with Pro Guide Tom Redington
  • March, 2005
    13 year old Andrew Giles from Mississippi with a 7lb bass he caught fishing with Pro Guide Tom Redington.
    13 year old Andrew Giles from Mississippi with a 7lb bass he caught fishing with Pro Guide Tom Redington.
  • March 9, 2005
    Dave Koopman of Lemont, Il., caught this 7.8 pound bass 3-7-05 around 11:30 a.m. He used the fishing reports to help find fish.
    Dave Koopman of Lemont, Il., caught this 7.8 pound bass 3-7-05 around 11:30 a.m. He used the fishing reports to help find fish
  • March, 2005
    Jarred Wing with a nice Lake Fork bass caught while fishing with Pro Guide Jimmy Everett.
    Jarred Wing with a nice Lake Fork bass caught while fishing with Pro Guide Jimmy Everett.
  • March 4, 2005
    Pro Guide Tom Redington with a 9.4 Lake Fork bass caught on a red Rattletrap.
    Pro Guide Tom Redington with a 9.4 Lake Fork bass caught on a red Rattletrap.

World Record Hybrid Yellow Bass

World Record Hybrid Yellow Bass
 caught from Lake Fork 3-12-05

Haul marks: It's catch as catch can
Now for the world record that almost didn't get recognized. Curtis Campbell of Hurst caught the fish last spring. He was fishing for largemouth bass at Lake Fork, using live shiners for bait. A few minutes into the trip on a blustery day, Campbell got a bite and reeled in a fish that was not a largemouth.

"Man, that's a big crappie," said Campbell's fishing partner, Derrel Vanoy of Fort Worth. Vanoy is a largemouth bass fisherman who just glanced at the catch before declaring it a crappie. Campbell put the fish in the live well, and they fished the rest of the day without another bite.

They still thought the fish was a crappie when trying to weigh it on marina scales. Only then were they told that Campbell had caught a hybrid yellow bass. The species is a natural hybrid between yellow bass and white bass. Campbell's fish measured 19 inches long by 18 inches in girth and weighed 4.75 pounds. That's three-fourths of a pound heavier than the old state record, which was also caught from Lake Fork.

Ray Runyan caught the previous record fish in March 2003. Runyan's catch is also recognized as the world record by the International Game Fish Association. Because the Campbell fish was a hybrid, Texas Parks and Wildlife took a tissue sample and had it analyzed to verify the species.

The process took a long time to complete, and Campbell's mistaken-identity catch is just now being recognized as a new state record.

Campbell has been fishing three years. He's having a replica made of his record catch and will probably submit the paperwork for a new IGFA world record.

Kevin Storey, the TP&W biologist who monitors Lake Fork, said yellow bass are native to the water shed. He believes white bass at Fork were stocked illegally by fishermen.

"They don't seem to be hurting anything," Storey said. "I really don't know why Lake Fork has produced two state record yellow bass hybrids."