Lake Fork Fishing Report June 7th 2025 - Topwaters, Crappie Crush, & Summer Bass Patterns

This is Artificial Lure with your Lake Fork, Texas fishing report for Saturday, June 7th, 2025.

Sunrise this morning hit at 6:16 a.m. and we’re looking at another East Texas scorcher with air temps pushing the high 80s and a light south breeze. Water temps on the main lake are running about 73–78 degrees, stained, and the lake is just a hair above pool—great conditions for early June.

The big story this week is the morning bass bite. Shad are still spawning along the main lake points, drawing in hungry largemouth. Early hours are hot for topwaters, chatterbaits, and squarebill crankbaits in 2–4 feet of water. I recommend throwing a frog or a buzzbait around lily pads and shallow grass right at sunrise and again towards sunset. Midday, as things heat up, those bass slide deeper and are holding tight to offshore structure—points, humps, and especially road beds in 12–22 feet. Now’s the time for Carolina rigs loaded with flukes or big worms, or deep-diving crankbaits over channel swings.

If you’re targeting crappie, you’re in luck—the bite’s ramping up as they settle into their summer haunts. Bigger slabs are stacking up on underwater bridges, roadbeds, laydowns, brush piles, and timber in 14–32 feet. Aggressive post-spawn fish are hammering minnows, soft plastics, and especially 1/16-ounce hand-tied jigs. Just be sure to keep your bait just above the fish, as they’re feeding upward. According to the latest from Jacky Wiggins Guide Service, color isn’t critical but presentation is.

Catfish are shallow and cruising, especially early and late. Channel cats have been active in 2–4 feet, and you can’t go wrong with punch bait or cut shad fished under a slip float. For panfish fans, big bream have pushed up shallow and wooly buggers or small grubs will get you a mess in a hurry.

For today’s hotspots, set your sights on the stretch around the 164 Bridge—crankbaits are really producing there right now, especially through the late morning. For a deep-water summer pattern, check out Chicken Ridge Hump, just off the main channel—GPS coordinates available for both spots if you want to dial it in. Both are holding quality largemouth this week.

For the fly folks, clousers and wooly buggers are still producing, especially around vegetation edges and isolated structure.

Storm chances for Sunday, but the fishing is setting up strong for another week. As always, be ready to change up with the wind and watch out for summer storms that can roll in quick.

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