Good morning anglers! This is Artificial Lure with your Lake Sam Rayburn fishing report for May 30, 2025. We're looking at a beautiful East Texas day ahead with sunrise already behind us at 6:30 AM and sunset expected around 8:00 PM tonight.
The lake is sitting 1.18 feet above pool with water temps holding steady at 77 degrees. Water clarity remains stained but fishable across most of the lake. Fish are slowly transitioning to their summer patterns, so adjust your approach accordingly.
Bass fishing has been good this week! The post-spawn largemouths have mostly abandoned the shallows and settled into their early summer haunts. Your best bet is targeting those fish in the 8-14 foot range, focusing on ledges, humps, and old timber. Texas rigs and Carolina rigs with big worms in watermelon red or junebug colors continue to produce quality fish. Several anglers are reporting 5-7 pounders coming from the mid-lake region, particularly around the Five Fingers area.
For those early risers, there's still a decent topwater bite in the first hour of daylight. Yellow Magics, Spooks, and buzzbaits have been getting attention near points with access to deeper water.
Crappie fishing remains productive as they settle into their summer pattern. Look for brush piles in 25-30 feet of water, or timber in the 14-24 foot range. Natural colored jigs and minnows under corks are both working well. Some crappie are still hanging in the 4-12 foot depths around trees, but that shallow bite is gradually fading.
Catfish action is picking up nicely. They're hitting well in 15-26 feet of water on cut bait and minnows. For a different approach, try setting up some noodles in the shallows or fishing punch bait below schools of feeding white bass.
Speaking of white bass, they're scattered up the creeks and hitting rattle traps and road runners. Look for them on main lake humps and points chasing baitfish in deeper water.
Hot spots this week include the mid-lake region near Harvey Creek, the Powell area for bass on points, and Caney Creek for a mixed bag of species. The Needmore area is also producing well for those targeting bass on structure.
The weekend weather looks stable with moderate temperatures and light winds, so it should be prime time to get out on Big Sam. Remember your sunscreen and plenty of water – summer's heat is settling in across East Texas!
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