Lake Fork Fishing Report June 2025: Bass Booming, Crappie Heating Up, Bream & Cats Crushing the Shallows

Artificial Lure here with your Lake Fork fishing report for June 14, 2025. Sunrise kicked off at 6:16 a.m., sunset will be at 8:29 p.m., and we’re sitting pretty with classic June weather—highs in the upper 80s, a light southern breeze, and water temperatures running 73 to 82 degrees. The lake’s a shade above full pool, stained but clear enough for finesse tactics out deep.

Bass anglers are still living the dream out here. Early mornings and evenings are on fire up shallow—shad are thick on the points, so throw frogs and buzzbaits in that 2–4 foot range around grass, pads, and timber. Chatterbaits and squarebills are scoring big, especially with the wind pushing bait to the banks. Mid-morning, slide out to 12–22 feet—main and secondary points, humps, and those famous roadbeds are holding fish. Carolina rigs with flukes, big worms, deep-diving crankbaits, and shakey heads are all getting hammered. Local guides are reporting largemouths in the 2–8 pound range daily, with a few double-digits landed this week near Chicken Ridge and the 164 Bridge, according to recent updates from the Lake Fork Guide Service and Captain Experiences.

Crappie fishing is heating up, too. Bigger slabs are stacking on underwater bridges, roadbeds, and brush piles, running 14–32 feet deep. Minnows, small soft plastics, and 1/16-ounce hand-tied jigs (with or without a 1/4-ounce egg weight above) are working well—just be sure your bait’s always above the fish. Winds can dictate whether you need that extra weight, but color hasn’t mattered much lately, as long as you’re in the strike zone. Jacky Wiggins Guide Service has seen plenty of aggressive post-spawn crappie come over the rails this week.

For bream, the shallow bite’s going strong, with wooly buggers and small flies producing solid fish. Catfish are cruising shallow, 2–4 feet, and a clouser dropped on their nose will do the trick.

If you’re looking for spots, Chicken Ridge and the 164 Bridge are hot for bass—both shallow early and deeper as the sun climbs. Don’t overlook main lake points with plenty of grass and submerged timber; these have been consistent for both numbers and size.

To round it out: the bite’s best at first and last light, but with Lake Fork’s healthy structure and cover, there’s quality fishing all day. Bring your topwaters, chatterbaits, deep cranks, Carolina rigs, and a handful of natural colored soft plastics. Whether you’re chasing that double-digit giant or filling a cooler with slabs, Fork’s showing out this June.

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