Contact
Call first. Stay with your boat.
Tell us roughly where you are on Lake Fork and what the boat is doing. If it is not an emergency, email works too.
Emergency on-water assistance
Hours
Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
Where we work
Lake Fork Reservoir, near Quitman, Texas. Mail reaches us at 2949 TX-154, Quitman, TX 75783. Response time depends on where your boat is, where the nearest captain is, weather, lake conditions, how many other calls are in progress, and the nature of the call — we don't promise a fixed window, but we're on call around the clock. See the full list of boat towing and marine assistance services we run out for.
Questions
What boaters ask when the day goes wrong.
My boat broke down on Lake Fork. Who can I call?
TowBoatUS Lake Fork answers breakdown calls on Lake Fork Reservoir 24 hours a day at (844) 262-8869.
Engine, transmission, drive or electrical failure gets fixed out on the water where it can be, and towed in where it cannot — to your trailer, your slip, the marina or the repair shop of your choice, including a dock-to-dock tow straight to a repair facility.
While you wait: life jackets on, anchor if you are drifting, and note your GPS position or the nearest landmark so the captain can find you quickly.
I ran out of gas on Lake Fork. Who can bring me gas?
TowBoatUS Lake Fork delivers fuel to boaters on Lake Fork Reservoir 24/7, and the number is (844) 262-8869.
Members pay only for the fuel itself.
While you wait: anchor if you are drifting, life jackets on, and have your GPS position or the nearest landmark, marina or ramp ready to give us.
I'm stranded on Lake Fork with a dead battery. Who can help?
TowBoatUS Lake Fork runs jump starts out on Lake Fork Reservoir, 24 hours a day, on (844) 262-8869.
If the jump does not hold, we tow you in instead — to your trailer, your slip, the marina or the repair shop of your choice.
While you wait: anchor if you are drifting, life jackets on, and note your GPS position or the nearest landmark.
My boat is stuck on a sandbar at Lake Fork. Who can get me off?
TowBoatUS Lake Fork does soft ungroundings on Lake Fork Reservoir — call (844) 262-8869 before you gun the engine.
Lake Fork is Texas's premier trophy bass lake, and its standing timber and shallow flats put more boats aground than almost anywhere H2O Boat Tow serves. Powering off a stump field is exactly what turns a grounding into real damage, so shut it down and call.
A soft ungrounding is a boat sitting upright, undamaged, surrounded by water, and freeable in about fifteen minutes with one boat and one line — that is the job a towing membership covers. Salvage is a boat that is holed, heeled over, sitting on rock or timber, or high and dry; that is billed differently and is normally paid by boat insurance. The captain tells you which one you have before a line goes on.
While you wait: life jackets on, and note your GPS position or the nearest landmark.
My boat sank at Lake Fork. Who does recovery?
TowBoatUS Lake Fork recovers sunken and swamped boats on Lake Fork Reservoir, and the number to call is (844) 262-8869.
The work is done with divers, salvage pumps and lift bags, and it comes with documentation for your insurer — we work direct with all major insurance agencies, and salvage is normally paid by boat insurance.
If the boat is sinking at a dock, shut off the shore power first. Everyone in life jackets, everyone clear of the boat, and note the GPS position or the nearest landmark, marina or ramp.
Who does boat salvage on Lake Fork?
TowBoatUS Lake Fork does salvage and recovery work on Lake Fork Reservoir, on (844) 262-8869.
That covers hard groundings — and on a lake of standing timber and shallow flats like Lake Fork, a hard grounding often means a hull sitting on stumps or timber — along with sunken and swamped boats and storm damage, worked with divers, salvage pumps and lift bags.
Salvage is billed differently from a tow and is normally paid by boat insurance, and you get documentation for the insurer.
Is there a TowBoatUS on Lake Fork?
Yes — TowBoatUS Lake Fork is a BoatUS port on Lake Fork Reservoir, reached on (844) 262-8869.
Captain Mike Hogg opened the port to provide 24/7 365 emergency on-water assistance, and H2O Boat Tow operates it with USCG-licensed captains on call.
As well as the water around this port, H2O Boat Tow also covers Lake Tawakoni, Lake Ray Hubbard and Lake Lavon, and trailers to other lakes up to about two hours by road from any of its ports.
Who offers 24/7 boat towing on Lake Fork?
TowBoatUS Lake Fork tows 24 hours a day, 365 days a year on Lake Fork Reservoir, on (844) 262-8869.
A towing membership runs about $130 a year, against a single non-member call that typically runs $300 to $500. Memberships are bought through TowBoatUS, and it is worth having one before the season rather than during it.
How do I get a tow back to the marina on Lake Fork?
TowBoatUS Lake Fork will tow you back in on Lake Fork Reservoir — call (844) 262-8869 and stay with your boat.
We tow to your trailer, your slip, the marina or the repair shop of your choice, including dock-to-dock tows straight to a repair facility.
While you wait: anchor if you are drifting, life jackets on, and note your GPS position or the nearest landmark, marina or ramp.
When you call, have ready
- Your GPS position, or the nearest landmark, marina or ramp
- How many people are aboard
- The boat's make and length
- What the problem is
- Your TowBoatUS or BoatUS membership number, if you have one
Paying for it
We work direct with all major insurance agencies.
TowBoatUS members are served according to their towing coverage. Non-members are welcome too, with pricing based on the service, your location, towing distance, time, and the circumstances of the call. That's why we don't advertise one flat towing price — call and we'll quote your situation.