Lake Fork Fishing Report: Bass, Crappie, and Catfish Thrive Amid Summer Heat

This is Artificial Lure with your Lake Fork, Texas fishing report for Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Sunrise came in at 6:16 a.m., and we’re baking under classic East Texas summer sun—expect highs in the upper 80s and a light southern breeze rippling across the water. The lake’s holding steady just above full pool thanks to recent rains, water clarity is better than you’d expect for June, and temps are running 76 to 84 degrees in most pockets according to Official Lake Fork Trophy Bass.

Let’s talk fish! Bass action is the big headline. The early morning bite is on fire, with shad still spawning along those main lake and secondary points. Our local guide Marc Mitchell notes that the top choices at first light are squarebill crankbaits, chatterbaits, spinnerbaits, and especially topwaters—try Berkley Bullet Pops, Yellow Magic, or a buzzbait in shad or bone colors along 2–4 feet depths. If there’s a little cloud cover, throw a frog around shallow grass or those lily pads for some explosive strikes—especially at sunrise or sunset.

As the sun comes up, those lunkers slide out deeper. This is where Carolina rigs with watermelon candy flukes or big worms shine, worked slow over points, humps, and offshore roadbeds in 12–22 feet of water. Deep-diving crankbaits are also starting to get some big bites over channel swings and deep structure. For you jig fans, a 5/16 oz Santone Swim Jig in Pake’s Perch paired with a Berkley Grass Pig is a deadly choice in the same bream-spawning zones.

Crappie are stacking up and getting hungry post-spawn, according to Jacky Wiggins Guide Service and the Texas Parks and Wildlife weekly report. They’re holding tight to bridges, brush piles, laydowns, and timber in 14–32 feet. Your best bet is small 1/16 ounce hand-tied jigs, either solo or below a 1/4 ounce egg weight, or good old-fashioned minnows. Color hasn’t mattered much this week—just keep your bait slightly above the fish for the most action.

Catfish are cruising shallow in 2–4 feet, just outside the grass edges. Clousers, stinkbaits, or cut bait will get the job done. Big bluegill and sunfish are working late spring beds and can be caught on crickets, earthworms, or small spinners near shallow docks and piers.

For hotspots, don’t miss the Highway 154 and 515 bridges for crappie, or the submerged road beds by the dam for a shot at a true trophy bass. Main lake and secondary points around Little Caney and Mustang Creek are producing both numbers and size right now.

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