Red Hot Bass Bite on Lake Fork, Texas - June 13, 2025 Fishing Report

Artificial Lure here with your up-to-date fishing report for Lake Fork, Texas, on this fine June 13, 2025. Sunrise was at about 6:16 a.m. this morning and we’ll see sunset around 8:29 p.m., giving us plenty of daylight to hit the water. The weather’s classic East Texas June — temps are cruising in the upper 80s with a light southern breeze. Water temperature remains steady between 73 and 78 degrees, perfect for bass activity. The lake is just a smidge above pool level, which means all those submerged timber, brush piles, and rocky shorelines are right where they should be for fish to stack up.

Lake Fork continues to be a hotspot for largemouth bass anglers. The bass bite is red hot, especially during low-light periods early morning and late afternoon. Shad are thick along the main lake points, making those spots prime real estate for attacking bass. Early in the day, topwater action is your best bet—frogs and buzzbaits slapping the surface near lily pads, shallow grass, and timber in 2 to 4 feet of water are resulting in explosive strikes. Chatterbaits and squarebill crankbaits are also catching plenty of bass in those shallow zones, especially if the wind is pushing bait up onto the points.

As the sun climbs higher, bass tend to slide deeper, holding tight around main lake humps, points, and roadbeds in 12 to 22 feet of water. This is when you want to break out the Carolina rigs rigged with flukes or big worms, deep-diving crankbaits, and shakey heads. Natural colored crawfish and creature baits have recently produced some slab-size fish around submerged timber, so finesse techniques work well in deeper cover where the water clarity is good enough to see your bait.

Crappie fishing is heating up too. The bigger crappie are stacking up on underwater bridges, roadbeds, brush piles, and timber between 14 and 32 feet deep. Small jigs, soft plastics, and hand-tied baits with a 1/16 ounce weight are the go-to presentations. Staying your bait just above the fish is key to triggering aggressive strikes. Catfish are cruising shallowly in 2 to 4 feet of water and respond nicely to clousers if you’re fly-fishing.

For spots, Chicken Ridge and near the 164 Bridge remain legendary bass haunts, as local guides have recently reported landing plenty of 2 to 8 pound largemouth with a few doubles in the mix. Also, check out main lake points with thick grass and lily pads for topwater action during dawn and dusk.

No tidal report here since Lake Fork is a freshwater reservoir, but the water level and temperature conditions are near perfect for June fishing.

In summary, for today's Lake Fork adventure:

- Morning & evening: Topwaters (frog, buzzbait), chatterbaits, squarebills in shallow grass/lilies (2-4 ft)
- Midday & deeper: Carolina rigs with flukes/worms, deep crankbaits, shaky heads on points/humps/roadbeds (12-22 ft)
- Crappie: Jigs and soft plastics 14-32 ft on underwater structures
- Catfish: Clousers in shallow 2-4 ft

Get out early or stay late for the best surface action and don’t be afraid to go finesse as the sun warms the water through the day.

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