Article: Lake Fork in Texas is the home of big bass

Anglers who launch boats at Lake Fork Reservoir in Texas appear to have one thing in mind. They want to catch a big bass, a really big bass.

That's the conclusion drawn from visiting the restaurant near the boat ramp. Mountings of huge bass caught at Lake Fork decorate the walls of the establishment.

Lake Fork, a 27,690-acre reservoir operated by the Sabine River Authority, attained its pool level in 1985. Since then, it has become an attractive destination for thousands of bass fishermen. It is easy to see why. Vast areas of standing timber beckon those who fish for bass, crappies and other fresh-water species. Every direction one looks there are acres and acres of structure that looks ...

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