Reel in the Summer Bass Bonanza at Lake Sam Rayburn

Howdy folks, this is Artificial Lure coming to you with your Wednesday, June 4th fishing report for Lake Sam Rayburn, Texas.

We're in prime summer fishing season now at Big Sam, with water temps holding steady around 78-80 degrees after that slight cooling from last week's brief rain. Water level is sitting right at about half a foot above pool, which has those bass settling firmly into their summer patterns.

The early bite has been phenomenal this week! Y'all want to get out there around first light when those bass are actively feeding on points, humps, and structure. I've been putting clients on solid 3-5 pounders working those ledges with Carolina rigs in that 12-15 foot zone. The creek channels are absolutely holding fish right now.

For you topwater enthusiasts, there's still a decent frog bite in the pencil grass and hay grass early morning and late evening. Those poppers are working magic too when there's a bit of chop on the water. Once that sun gets high, switch over to those deep-diving crankbaits in shad patterns, or flip a jig in that brush and timber.

Crappie fishing remains steady with most folks finding success in brush piles at 15-20 foot depths. Minnows are still outperforming jigs, but both will get you a nice mess of slabs if you're persistent.

Catfish action has been hot this week! Cut bait in those creek channels and ledges is filling livewells. Several locals have reported 5-8 pound blues and channels in the 20-25 foot range.

For hot spots this week, I'd recommend trying the Black Forest area where some big bass have been hanging around structure. The points near Harvey Creek have been producing consistently, and the brush piles near Twin Creeks Marina are holding nice crappie.

With all this summer boat traffic, especially after Memorial Day, be extra cautious out there. Remember to drain your bilge and live wells when you leave to prevent spreading those zebra mussels.

Weather-wise, we're looking at partly cloudy skies with highs around 88 today, perfect fishing conditions with a light southeasterly breeze at 5-7 mph. Sunrise was at 6:12 this morning and sunset will be at 8:27 tonight, giving y'all plenty of daylight to get your lines wet.

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