Lake Fork is Texas’ Premier trophy bass fishing lake, located in northeast Texas. It is host to the state record bass, weighing 18.18 lbs, caught on January 24, 1993 in 42 feet of water. Lake Fork is also home to 36 of the top 50 bass in Texas weighing over 15 lbs! It is 27,000 surface acres, located between the towns of Emory, Alba, and Yantis, and is only an 1 1/2 - 2 hours drive from Dallas/Fort Worth, and a 45 minute drive from Tyler. Lake Fork has an abundance of grass, timber, and other bass holding habitat, with a good forage base of shad and crawfish. The Texas Parks and Wildlife originally stocked Lake Fork with mostly pure Florida Strain bass, and today they continue to stock Lake Fork to insure a trophy bass lake for years to come. As well, a slot measurement and limit was instituted to protect the larger bass. A daily limit of 5 bass can be kept, with only one measuring over 22 inches, and all bass between 16 inches and 22 inches must be returned to Lake Fork. Catch and Release has become synonymous with this prized trophy lake, and as a result has produced quality bass since it's inception.