Lake Sam Rayburn Fishing Report: Bass, Crappie, and Catfish Bites Heating Up for Summer

Howdy folks, this is Artificial Lure coming to you with your Sunday, June 1st fishing report for Lake Sam Rayburn, Texas.

We woke up to a classic East Texas morning today—warm, with sunrise at 6:15 AM and sunset rolling in at 8:21 PM. The weather’s hanging steady with highs in the mid-80s, and the lake is sitting at 77 degrees, just a hair above full pool. Water’s got a stained clarity thanks to recent storms, and with these conditions, fish are steadily shifting into their summer patterns.

Bass action’s been lively. According to Captain Lynn Atkinson’s recent reports, the largemouth are moving out to their summer haunts. Early mornings around pencil grass and hay grass have been dynamite with topwater frogs and poppers. As the sun climbs, switch to spinnerbaits or crankbaits around points, humps, and structure. Carolina rigs with big worms—watermelon red or junebug—are still the go-to on ledges and creek channels, and Texas rigs flipped into brush or timber have put more than a few in the boat lately. Folks over on Omnia Fishing are backing this up, too, noting that the Yamamoto Nuki Bug and big creature baits in matted grass are getting hammered.

Crappie fishing’s finally getting hot after a slow start. The slabs are stacking up around deeper brush piles, and minnows under a cork or small jigs have been producing solid stringers, especially in that 8-14 foot range. Catfish are on the bite too, running good on cut bait in the creek channels and off the ledges—perfect time if you’re looking for a fish fry.

White bass action’s a bit slower than earlier in the month, but you can still pick them up off main lake points and humps, especially with slab and jig combos.

Hot spots? You’ll want to hit the Caney Creek area early for that topwater bass bite. Later in the day, move out toward the 147 bridge and the humps near Needmore Point for both bass and crappie. Don’t forget the brush piles off Harvey Creek; they’re starting to hold some nice fish too.

Live bait’s always reliable, but don’t shy away from artificials right now—chatterbaits, chartreuse squarebills, and swim jigs are all producing, especially with the shad spawn just about over but still some big gizzards hanging in the coves.

Tides aren’t much of a factor here, but keep an eye on the wind—stained water will hold fish shallow a little longer, especially in those wind-blown pockets.

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