A Lake Fork Fishing Report from Mike McFarland, The Lake Fork Guide. In this Lake Fork Fishing Report, I give you Lake Fork’s current water conditions: Lake Fork Lake Levels, Lake Fork Water Temperatures, Lake Fork Water Clarity and what is Seasonal Pattern, what pattern I believe fish are currently on at Lake Fork. Also I will give you what lures and techniques I believe will be the most effective for fishing Lake Fork.
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Actually you could guide in Mexico if you wanted. The guy I use for a guide when I go down there, Chuy Morales, (he's like the Roland Martin of Mexico bass fishing) charges what American guides charge and he's booked up most of the time. There is a lake down there called "El Cuchillo". It's a top notch bass fishery with many other good points. One of its best attributes is that is't only 60 miles from the US border. It's also a closed National Park, so other than one place, there is nothing on the whole 42,000 acres. A former business partner of mine (who happens to be a Mexican National and was born in China, Mexico which is only 2 miles from the lake) and I have tried to set up and build a resort down there, but for various reasons our attempts didn't pan out. One of the factors that I was emphatic about was actually having a top "Gringo" guide available. Unfortunately, a lot of American anglers pass on it because they want an American guide. So, you could do it. The biggest problem you'll run into is the perception of safety and the mordida (the bite, which is bribes essentially) which can be tricky and something you really have to work on.
If I were a guide on this lake, I would live in McAllen on the US side of the border. Cost of living is much cheaper there and you have the advantage of living in the US and your only 60 miles from work. I'd have my clients fly into McAllen, pick them up and take them to their hotel (even better if you had a house big enough, or a second guest house), juice in with local restaurants to take you clients to. For a guide to be successful here (but the money would be great, comparatively) he/she would have to have the old school traits of top flight customer service. Most guides in the US these days are terrible at it. However, in your case, you were actually (probably one of the last) trained in the old resort system, so I have no doubt you'd be good at it. Also, unlike most other Mexican bass lakes, Grinos don't stand out like a sore thumb here like they do elsewhere. The native populace, particularly around the lake, a used to seeing gringo fisherman because most of the Valley Bass clubs have tournaments there.
Jacky Wiggins tells the truth. Best crappie guide on Lake Fork