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Sam Rayburn Fishing Report April 2025: Bass, Crappie, Cats, and Whites Biting Strong
- 2025/04/19
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Artificial Lure here with your up-to-the-minute fishing report for Lake Sam Rayburn, Texas, on Saturday, April 19, 2025.
We woke up to a sunrise at 6:48 AM and can expect sunset around 7:46 PM, giving you a full day under pleasant April skies. The water temperature is holding steady in the low to mid 70s, with the lake stained and running about a foot above normal pool. A recent cold front made the shallow bass bite a bit tricky, but don’t let that stop you—conditions are still good out there.
Largemouth bass are staging for their spawn. The biggest action has shifted a bit deeper, with the top bite coming from 8 to 14 feet on main lake ledges and humps. Big worms rigged either Texas or Carolina style have been doing the work, especially around old timber where fish are holding for structure. Spinnerbaits and white swim jigs were a hit earlier in the week when the water was warmer and higher, but right now, slow presentations with plastics are best. There have been plenty of keeper bass in the 3 to 6 pound range, and some lucky anglers are still hooking into 8-pounders.
Crappie fishermen are getting into both shallow and deep action. With the spawn wrapping up in places, the magic depth is 4 to 12 feet, especially around standing timber and flooded brush. Jigs in blue and white or chartreuse, as well as live minnows under corks, are putting limits in the box. Morning and evening are prime times for crappie right now.
Catfish are running strong in the creeks and shallow structures, often in 6 to 15 feet. Fresh cut bait is bringing in good numbers, but stink bait is working too. Focus on creek bends and under overhanging limbs for the bigger blues and channels.
White bass are scattered along points and around brush piles, eager to hit jigging spoons. If you’re after numbers, stick to the main-lake points in 10 to 15 feet.
For hot spots, consider working the Mill Creek area, especially along the timber edges, and around Harvey Creek, which is holding good numbers of both bass and crappie as fish move in and out of the shallow bedding areas.
Bait and lure recommendations for today:
- Bass: Big worms on Texas or Carolina rigs, white spinnerbaits or swim jigs if the water temps tick up
- Crappie: Blue-white or chartreuse jigs, live minnows under corks
- Catfish: Cut bait, stink bait, fished shallow in creeks
- White bass: Jigging spoons along points and brush
That’s your Saturday report from Sam Rayburn. Good luck, set the hook hard, and I’ll see you on the water.
We woke up to a sunrise at 6:48 AM and can expect sunset around 7:46 PM, giving you a full day under pleasant April skies. The water temperature is holding steady in the low to mid 70s, with the lake stained and running about a foot above normal pool. A recent cold front made the shallow bass bite a bit tricky, but don’t let that stop you—conditions are still good out there.
Largemouth bass are staging for their spawn. The biggest action has shifted a bit deeper, with the top bite coming from 8 to 14 feet on main lake ledges and humps. Big worms rigged either Texas or Carolina style have been doing the work, especially around old timber where fish are holding for structure. Spinnerbaits and white swim jigs were a hit earlier in the week when the water was warmer and higher, but right now, slow presentations with plastics are best. There have been plenty of keeper bass in the 3 to 6 pound range, and some lucky anglers are still hooking into 8-pounders.
Crappie fishermen are getting into both shallow and deep action. With the spawn wrapping up in places, the magic depth is 4 to 12 feet, especially around standing timber and flooded brush. Jigs in blue and white or chartreuse, as well as live minnows under corks, are putting limits in the box. Morning and evening are prime times for crappie right now.
Catfish are running strong in the creeks and shallow structures, often in 6 to 15 feet. Fresh cut bait is bringing in good numbers, but stink bait is working too. Focus on creek bends and under overhanging limbs for the bigger blues and channels.
White bass are scattered along points and around brush piles, eager to hit jigging spoons. If you’re after numbers, stick to the main-lake points in 10 to 15 feet.
For hot spots, consider working the Mill Creek area, especially along the timber edges, and around Harvey Creek, which is holding good numbers of both bass and crappie as fish move in and out of the shallow bedding areas.
Bait and lure recommendations for today:
- Bass: Big worms on Texas or Carolina rigs, white spinnerbaits or swim jigs if the water temps tick up
- Crappie: Blue-white or chartreuse jigs, live minnows under corks
- Catfish: Cut bait, stink bait, fished shallow in creeks
- White bass: Jigging spoons along points and brush
That’s your Saturday report from Sam Rayburn. Good luck, set the hook hard, and I’ll see you on the water.