Legendary Fall Fishing is Here - Lake Texoma Fishing Guides Report Part 3




Lake Texoma Fishing Report Part 3

Let’s talk some more about Lake Texoma Striper Fishing.
It’s late October, and the fish love these cooler temperatures. Fishing is getting better every day.

How ‘Bout Some Top Water Fishing

The fall season’s top water striper fishing is in full swing. We board and depart at 6:45am. Our goal is to be casting Pencil Popper plugs a first light. We tell folks, if the top water bite is good today, it’s one heck of a way to start your days fishing charter. Depending on cloud cover the top water will last 1 – 1 ½ hours each morning. We had a repeat client call to book a charter. Joe S. said last year they cast the top water’s for the duration of the whole charter. We asked Joe, did you have good cloud cover? He was ecstatic! “Yes Sir, looked like it would rain anytime. The stripers stayed on the shallow banks and it was pure Nirvana!” (Hence my previous description of top water fishing)

The Sporting Way

Most Lake Texoma fishing guides prefer to use live bait to catch these fighting stripers. Striper Express is different. We like to trick the fish with The Thrill of the Hunt using artificial lures.
- You are casting lures from start to finish
- You feel the fish strike your lure
- You set the hook and the fight is on
- You fight to the finish and land the fish
- You cast and do it again
It’s a blast. We call it the Sporting Way.

The Best Free Fish Finder

We are frequently asked, what is the best fish finder? Do your research and choose one that you are confident with. There are several months every year you have the best, free fish finder on board. It’s the birds. Thousands of seagulls migrate to Lake Texoma every fall.

Here’s how it works

The stripers are schooling fish. They run in large groups. The bait runs in schools also. The fish push the shad (#1 food forage) to the surface. The birds have tremendous eye sight. The bait can run but they cannot hide on the water’s surface. Dozens of birds will see the sparkle of the bait. They hover and dive constantly feeding on the bait.

Here’s a good tip

We glass the birds. We bring a pair of binoculars and scan the lake looking for flocks of birds. While motoring towards the birds, pay attention to which direction they are moving. Position your boat where the birds are working towards you. Always cast into the wind to keep a tight line and feel the strike. The favorite bait of choice is a ¾ to 1 ounce jighead with a 4” sassy shad soft plastic tail. The fish like chartreuse and white glow colors.

Lake Texoma is the Best Fishing I Have Ever Seen!

Tom Sullivan loves the fall fishing. “I’ve been fishing with Bill and his crew for 17 years. Since 1999, I come fishing every year in the fall. I started coming in October, then we came in November and now I just booked 3 days after Thanksgiving. Lake Texoma is the best fishing I’ve ever seen. Striper Express is not only my guide, they are my friends!”

Are you ready for some Lake Texoma Striper Fishing? You’re invited to experience the action packed fishing on beautiful Lake Texoma. You can call us at 903-786-4477 or contact us at www.striperexpress.com.

Want to hear more?

Here’s a podcast that Bill just did with Dustin Warncke for Texas Fish and Game Magazine’s website.
Fishing Fun on Lake Texoma with Guest Bill Carey
http://thebestoftheoutdoors.podbean.com/.




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Lake Texoma Weather Forecast

Thursday

Sunny

Hi: 66

Thursday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 56

Friday

Mostly Cloudy

Hi: 71

Friday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 60

Saturday

Mostly Cloudy

Hi: 75

Saturday Night

Mostly Cloudy

Lo: 65

Sunday

Mostly Cloudy

Hi: 75

Sunday Night

Slight Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 68


Lake Texoma Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 3/28: 615.10 (-1.90)



Lake Texoma

Fishing Report from TPWD (Mar. 27)

GOOD. Water normal stain; 57 degrees; 1.86 feet below pool. Striped bass are good using live shad and cut bait anchored in 45-65 feet of water thumping the boat and running a splasher to get the fish under the boat. Recent rains will have a lot of big female fish up river but look for them on flats and structure with swim baits in 12-25 feet of water. Crappie are good on jigs using electronics to fish brush in the little mineral arm 15-22 feet of water. Also seeing fish in the creeks 2-4 feet of water on brush. Smallmouth or largemouth bass are slow fishing docks and structure with crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Look for SM on gravel beds along the bluffs in 6-12 feet of water. Catfish are slow on cut gizzard shad anchored near the rivers in 5-10 feet of water but starting to see eater size fish coming on ledges and flats in 40-55 feet of water. Report by Jacob Orr, Guaranteed Guide Service Lake Texoma. Striped bass continue to be caught with Alabama rigs or sassy shad targeting ledges and structures in 5-40 feet of water. Some sporadic schooling activity and bird action. Some fish are moving into creeks. The shad spawn should begin as the water near 68 degrees. This runs around six weeks, bringing predator fish shallow and kicks off topwater season. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

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