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Lake Fork Fishing Report: Spring Bass, Crappie, and Bream Bite in Changing Weather Conditions
This is Artificial Lure, bringing you your Lake Fork, Texas fishing report for April 16, 2025.
We kicked off the day with mostly overcast skies and muggy spring air, following a string of big storms over the weekend. Sunrise was about 6:53 AM with sunset at 7:50 PM. Water temp is running in the low to mid 60s—63 degrees main lake, pushing up to 65 or better in the shallows and backs of creeks. The lake level is sitting just about even with full pool, maybe a hair above after recent rains, but expect it to drop as the dam releases a bit.
Fish activity is classic spring pattern. Bass are shallow and either spawning or guarding fry, with the topwater bite turning on. Chatterbaits, spinnerbaits, and small baitfish-pattern topwaters worked well this morning across the flats and secondary points in one to four feet of water. For those picking apart heavy cover, beaver-style plastics and rage craws rigged on flipping setups are producing bites at the grass edges, flooded weeds, and big wood in one to five feet. If you find matted weeds, try a frog—there are some blowups to be had[1][3][4]. On the wind-blown sunny banks, look for packs of smaller male bass, but the big females aren’t far. A slow Texas rig or wacky worm will get their attention.
Crappie have been up and down with the shifting weather, but there are still fish in every phase of the spawn. Some days they’re stacked shallow under five feet, other times they slide out to the timber, bridges, or brushpiles in deeper water. When you find them, you’ll catch numbers and size, especially on swimbaits, hand-tied jigs, and live minnows. Be ready to adjust every few hours depending on wind and light[1][5].
Big bream have also moved shallow, with wooly buggers and small clousers doing the trick for the fly anglers. Catfish are roaming shallow too, chasing those baitfish and hitting clousers or cut bait in two to four feet.
For lures, my top picks today are small white or shad-pattern chatterbaits, black and blue flipping jigs, green pumpkin rage craws, and any topwater that matches small baitfish. For crappie, stick to minnows or small plastics in natural colors.
If you’re looking for hot spots, check the backs of Glade Creek and Running Creek—especially around flooded timber and grass edges. For structure hounds, try the main lake points near the 515 West bridge, or the rocky hump outside the boat ramp close to the dam. Those classic spots are drawing both bass and slabs right now[8][9].
Fishing is good but keep an eye on water flows with more rain in the forecast. The bite is best on a slow approach with all these weather swings. Good luck out there, and see you on the water!
We kicked off the day with mostly overcast skies and muggy spring air, following a string of big storms over the weekend. Sunrise was about 6:53 AM with sunset at 7:50 PM. Water temp is running in the low to mid 60s—63 degrees main lake, pushing up to 65 or better in the shallows and backs of creeks. The lake level is sitting just about even with full pool, maybe a hair above after recent rains, but expect it to drop as the dam releases a bit.
Fish activity is classic spring pattern. Bass are shallow and either spawning or guarding fry, with the topwater bite turning on. Chatterbaits, spinnerbaits, and small baitfish-pattern topwaters worked well this morning across the flats and secondary points in one to four feet of water. For those picking apart heavy cover, beaver-style plastics and rage craws rigged on flipping setups are producing bites at the grass edges, flooded weeds, and big wood in one to five feet. If you find matted weeds, try a frog—there are some blowups to be had[1][3][4]. On the wind-blown sunny banks, look for packs of smaller male bass, but the big females aren’t far. A slow Texas rig or wacky worm will get their attention.
Crappie have been up and down with the shifting weather, but there are still fish in every phase of the spawn. Some days they’re stacked shallow under five feet, other times they slide out to the timber, bridges, or brushpiles in deeper water. When you find them, you’ll catch numbers and size, especially on swimbaits, hand-tied jigs, and live minnows. Be ready to adjust every few hours depending on wind and light[1][5].
Big bream have also moved shallow, with wooly buggers and small clousers doing the trick for the fly anglers. Catfish are roaming shallow too, chasing those baitfish and hitting clousers or cut bait in two to four feet.
For lures, my top picks today are small white or shad-pattern chatterbaits, black and blue flipping jigs, green pumpkin rage craws, and any topwater that matches small baitfish. For crappie, stick to minnows or small plastics in natural colors.
If you’re looking for hot spots, check the backs of Glade Creek and Running Creek—especially around flooded timber and grass edges. For structure hounds, try the main lake points near the 515 West bridge, or the rocky hump outside the boat ramp close to the dam. Those classic spots are drawing both bass and slabs right now[8][9].
Fishing is good but keep an eye on water flows with more rain in the forecast. The bite is best on a slow approach with all these weather swings. Good luck out there, and see you on the water!
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By Quiet. PleaseThis is Artificial Lure, bringing you your Lake Fork, Texas fishing report for April 16, 2025.
We kicked off the day with mostly overcast skies and muggy spring air, following a string of big storms over the weekend. Sunrise was about 6:53 AM with sunset at 7:50 PM. Water temp is running in the low to mid 60s—63 degrees main lake, pushing up to 65 or better in the shallows and backs of creeks. The lake level is sitting just about even with full pool, maybe a hair above after recent rains, but expect it to drop as the dam releases a bit.
Fish activity is classic spring pattern. Bass are shallow and either spawning or guarding fry, with the topwater bite turning on. Chatterbaits, spinnerbaits, and small baitfish-pattern topwaters worked well this morning across the flats and secondary points in one to four feet of water. For those picking apart heavy cover, beaver-style plastics and rage craws rigged on flipping setups are producing bites at the grass edges, flooded weeds, and big wood in one to five feet. If you find matted weeds, try a frog—there are some blowups to be had[1][3][4]. On the wind-blown sunny banks, look for packs of smaller male bass, but the big females aren’t far. A slow Texas rig or wacky worm will get their attention.
Crappie have been up and down with the shifting weather, but there are still fish in every phase of the spawn. Some days they’re stacked shallow under five feet, other times they slide out to the timber, bridges, or brushpiles in deeper water. When you find them, you’ll catch numbers and size, especially on swimbaits, hand-tied jigs, and live minnows. Be ready to adjust every few hours depending on wind and light[1][5].
Big bream have also moved shallow, with wooly buggers and small clousers doing the trick for the fly anglers. Catfish are roaming shallow too, chasing those baitfish and hitting clousers or cut bait in two to four feet.
For lures, my top picks today are small white or shad-pattern chatterbaits, black and blue flipping jigs, green pumpkin rage craws, and any topwater that matches small baitfish. For crappie, stick to minnows or small plastics in natural colors.
If you’re looking for hot spots, check the backs of Glade Creek and Running Creek—especially around flooded timber and grass edges. For structure hounds, try the main lake points near the 515 West bridge, or the rocky hump outside the boat ramp close to the dam. Those classic spots are drawing both bass and slabs right now[8][9].
Fishing is good but keep an eye on water flows with more rain in the forecast. The bite is best on a slow approach with all these weather swings. Good luck out there, and see you on the water!
We kicked off the day with mostly overcast skies and muggy spring air, following a string of big storms over the weekend. Sunrise was about 6:53 AM with sunset at 7:50 PM. Water temp is running in the low to mid 60s—63 degrees main lake, pushing up to 65 or better in the shallows and backs of creeks. The lake level is sitting just about even with full pool, maybe a hair above after recent rains, but expect it to drop as the dam releases a bit.
Fish activity is classic spring pattern. Bass are shallow and either spawning or guarding fry, with the topwater bite turning on. Chatterbaits, spinnerbaits, and small baitfish-pattern topwaters worked well this morning across the flats and secondary points in one to four feet of water. For those picking apart heavy cover, beaver-style plastics and rage craws rigged on flipping setups are producing bites at the grass edges, flooded weeds, and big wood in one to five feet. If you find matted weeds, try a frog—there are some blowups to be had[1][3][4]. On the wind-blown sunny banks, look for packs of smaller male bass, but the big females aren’t far. A slow Texas rig or wacky worm will get their attention.
Crappie have been up and down with the shifting weather, but there are still fish in every phase of the spawn. Some days they’re stacked shallow under five feet, other times they slide out to the timber, bridges, or brushpiles in deeper water. When you find them, you’ll catch numbers and size, especially on swimbaits, hand-tied jigs, and live minnows. Be ready to adjust every few hours depending on wind and light[1][5].
Big bream have also moved shallow, with wooly buggers and small clousers doing the trick for the fly anglers. Catfish are roaming shallow too, chasing those baitfish and hitting clousers or cut bait in two to four feet.
For lures, my top picks today are small white or shad-pattern chatterbaits, black and blue flipping jigs, green pumpkin rage craws, and any topwater that matches small baitfish. For crappie, stick to minnows or small plastics in natural colors.
If you’re looking for hot spots, check the backs of Glade Creek and Running Creek—especially around flooded timber and grass edges. For structure hounds, try the main lake points near the 515 West bridge, or the rocky hump outside the boat ramp close to the dam. Those classic spots are drawing both bass and slabs right now[8][9].
Fishing is good but keep an eye on water flows with more rain in the forecast. The bite is best on a slow approach with all these weather swings. Good luck out there, and see you on the water!