Current Lake Texoma Fishing Reports for Texas and Oklahoma
Texas Parks & Wildlife Lake Texoma Fishing Report | April 17, 2024
Threadfin shad are spawning along the banks. Hybrid stripers are good on topwaters in the morning along rocky banks. Some days the egrets are working leading the way to fish. Some schooling activity under gulls. After the morning bite ends switch to swimbaits and Alabama rigs in 10-25 feet of water on the edges and dropoffs. This pattern should hold for the next 4-6 weeks while shad spawn near docks and banks
Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.
GOOD. Water normal stain; 58 degrees; 1.53 feet below pool. Striped bass fishing is great drifting live shad around the islands or past the bridges near the rivers. Rain should finish off the spawn and look for bait on the banks with feeding fish near them. Top waters are working on sandy flats in 2-8 feet of water. Smallmouth bass are good on live shad along the bluffs on the banks in 2-4 feet of water. Also fair on spooks early and look for largemouth off the banks in 6-12 feet of water on main lake points near rocks. Catfish are fair on cut shad along the rocks in 30-45 feet of water. Drifting cut rough fish or gizzard shad in 5-10 feet of water near the river could produce a big fish after a rain with an inflow of dirty water. Crappie are good on brush piles in 12-18 feet of water on jigs using electronics to locate active fish working in and out of the brush. Look for spawners shallow with warmer temperatures in the forecast.
Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Texoma Guaranteed Guide Service..
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Lake Texoma Fishing Report | April 17, 2024
April 14. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 64°F and clear (Current lake level) Striped bass good on live shad around channels, main lake, and points. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, live shad, and punch bait around channels, docks, points, river channel, and river mouth. Crappie fair on caddis flies, grubs, hair jigs, and minnows around brush structure, coves, docks, and standing timber.
Fishing this week has been good. Striper are feeding very well on live shad. Catfish are biting on cut bait near river channels and ledges. Crappie are around brush in 8-16 ft. of water biting on minnows and jigs
Report submitted by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Bryan County)
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Zebra Mussel Alert! To prevent the spread of zebra mussels, the law requires draining of water from boats and onboard receptacles when leaving or approaching public fresh waters.Help Protect Lake Texoma from Invasive Species
Bighead and silver carp were first brought to the U.S. in 1973 and have since overtaken many Mississippi River drainage waterways. Anglers can help protect Lake Texoma waters from invasive species by not releasing carp back into the water and reporting bighead and silver carp catches to the Oklahoma Wildlife Department or the Texas Wildlife Department.
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A new lake record White Bass has been caught at Lake Texoma
A new lake record white bass was caught at Lake Texoma by Kylee Miller of Erick on August 4, 2017. The record fish weighed in at 3.75 pounds with a length of 18 inches and girth of 13.5 inches.
A new lake record striper has been caught on Lake Texoma
Barbara Pope caught this 24.7 pound striped bass from Lake Texoma last Thursday. Barbara was fishing with striper guide Chris Carey. While heavier striped bass have been caught in previous years at Texoma, this fish represents the largest striped bass submitted to the Oklahoma Lake Records Program since its inception in 2008.