October at Texoma




This has been a very awesome year for striper fishing on beautiful Lake Texoma. I am still fishing the same way, and doubt I will change since it works.   I guess I do my best with bigger fish, as artificial seems to bag the larger fish.   If you dont like to troll for big fish,  and want to catch a lot of small fish, I am not your man.   Yesterday with 4 people, whereas we alternate after every fish, we brought in 8 fish, between 8 to 5 lbs each, with a total of 26 fish.   We do not get a limit as we have to throw back some big fish, as there is a 2 fish over 20 inches per fisherman.   Also most small fish are so skinny, there is not much meat, and even it is mushy.   Our lake seems to be turning over, which leaves a grayish tent, but does not have anything to do with the quality of the filets.   My time on the water is getting limited, as suffering from an ole football injury as a kid, and will probably go into the hospital for a new left knee.    With the fall period upon us, you will find the eagles moving in, which is a wonderful site, along the edges or points of the lake.   There is not a lot of fishing going on during the winter, although stripers bite the entire year, with some times better than others.   I will probably be out of business for a while, after my surgery, but all in all, I look forward to some time on the bank, and sitting around, playing with our three Bostons, who do not realize they are not humans.   Have a good fall, and hope God blesses you in whatever endeavor you choose.......CrossCreek Guide Service....JD




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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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