On March 19, 2011, the largest largemouth bass ever caught at Hord’s Creek Lake was landed by Gary Comedy. The largemouth bass weighed in at 12.96 pounds. The fish was 26″ long and was caught on crankbait.
Conditions at Hord’s Creek Lake, located 8 miles west of Coleman, Texas on FM 153, are ideal as the water has reached above 64 degrees. However, fisherman need to hurry as the fish will e going into a slower pattern for a few weeks before they get into the more active summer pattern. Some spawning is still going on at the lake. While it may be difficult to catch the largemouth bass, the smallmouth bass will be feeding very aggressively. The fishing for crappie has also been great lately as they are starting to spawn on the gravel bottom. Fishermen are having the most luck using grub baits in the shallowest water.
The largest largemouth bass ever caught in Texas was caught at Lake Fork on January 24, 1992.
Hord’s Creek Lake was built in late 1947 and early 1948, and is currently experiencing drought conditions. It is operated by the US Army Corp of Engineers. The lake is regularly stocked with largemouth bass, crappie, channel catfish, blue catfish, flathead catfish and bluegill.