Summer Sizzle on Lake Fork: June 14th, 2025 Fishing Report

Artificial Lure here with your Lake Fork fishing report for June 14th, 2025. Sunrise hit the water at 6:16 a.m., and anglers will have daylight until sunset at 8:29 p.m. We’re set for another classic East Texas June day—expect highs in the upper 80s, a warm southern breeze, and water temps ranging from 73 to 82 degrees depending on time and location.

Lake Fork is just a hair above pool, and the water’s stained but offering up plenty of visibility for day and night tactics. Today’s conditions are just about perfect for active fish, especially with the summer pattern now fully kicked in. No tidal report for our inland gem, but steady barometric pressure and stable temps have fish on the bite most of the day.

Bass action continues to be hot, particularly in the early hours. If you’re out at first light, target the points where shad are balled up. Topwater frogs and buzzbaits around grass, lilies, and timber are getting hammered in 2 to 4 feet of water. Chatterbaits and squarebill crankbaits are also putting up big numbers—look for areas where the wind is funneling bait onto points or shorelines. By mid-morning, slide out deeper to 12–22 feet on main and secondary points, and over those deep roadbeds and humps. Carolina rigs with flukes or big worms, deep-diving crankbaits, and natural-colored creature baits have all been productive, especially around submerged timber and brush piles. Several local guides are reporting largemouth in the 2–8 pound range, and some double-digits landed near Chicken Ridge and the 164 Bridge just this week, according to Jacky Wiggins Guide Service and Captain Experiences.

Crappie fishing is improving by the day as the summer pattern sets in. The bigger slabs are stacking up on underwater bridges, timber, and brush in the 14–32 foot range. Minnows, small soft plastics, and hand-tied jigs, especially 1/16 oz patterns, are getting bit. Make sure to keep your bait above the fish for the best results. Catfish are cruising shallow in 2–4 feet—clousers and cut bait are good bets. Large bream have moved shallow as well and are hitting on wooly buggers and live worms.

Best hot spots right now: Head to Chicken Ridge and the area around the 164 Bridge for consistent big bass, or try the submerged timber along the western arm for crappie and bream. Brush piles and tire reefs off the main lake points are loaded up too.

If you want to experience the best of summer bass fishing, now’s the time to get on the water. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to hit subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.