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Beating the Heat: Summertime Fishing on Lake Sam Rayburn

Beating the Heat: Summertime Fishing on Lake Sam Rayburn

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 This is Artificial Lure with your Lake Sam Rayburn fishing report for Friday, June 20th, 2025. Here’s the scoop from the water this morning.

We’re deep into the summer pattern on Big Sam, and the lake’s looking prime. Water temps are sitting at a warm 86 degrees, and the lake’s running about half a foot above pool. Water clarity is good, especially up by the main lake, and the level is holding steady thanks to recent releases, so the bite is steady for those getting out early or staying late. Today’s sunrise was at 6:13 a.m., and you’ve got until about 8:22 p.m. before the sun dips behind the pines. With summer solstice upon us, these long days give you plenty of time to chase that big bite.

The early morning bass bite is hot up in the pencil grass and hay grass. Local regulars are hammering them with topwater frogs and poppers right at daybreak. As the sun climbs, bass are pulling off into deeper haunts—main lake points, ledges, and creek channel swings in that 10-20 foot range are prime. Carolina rigs with creature baits and big worms are putting up numbers. If you like chunking a deep-diving crankbait, now’s the time—work those over submerged structure and hold on tight. A few guys are still reporting success flipping shallow brush and flooded timber, especially with Texas rigs. Stick with it as long as the water stays up.

Meanwhile, the crappie are slowly making their way out to deeper brush piles. The best action for slabs has been over brush in about 14-20 feet. Jigs and minnows are both working, though the bite is a touch better toward the south end of the lake and up in Ash Bayou. Bluegill are congregating on brush, and catfish are transitioning out of the creeks, settling in on main lake points and channel bends—cut bait or stink bait is your best bet for these whiskerfish.

As for catches, word from Captain Lynn Atkinson and the folks at Texas Parks and Wildlife is that the bite has been good across the board—solid numbers of bass, nice messes of crappie coming off brush, and catfish action picking up as they move deeper. Best baits right now: early morning topwaters for bass, Carolina-rigged plastics, deep crankbaits, and flipping jigs shallow. Crappie are steady on jigs and live minnows, and catfish are hitting fresh-cut shad and stink bait.

Hot spots this week have been the main lake points near Veach Basin, and Ash Bayou for crappie. Don’t overlook the area around the 147 bridge for a mixed bag either.

That’s your rundown for Lake Sam Rayburn on June 20th, 2025. Thanks for tuning in and be sure to subscribe for all the latest action. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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