Stripers Should be on the Bottom




Lake Texoma Fishing Guide, Brian Pritchard says the winter bite is on at Lake Texoma for big stripers.

The first thing that angler has to know to catching the big fish is to develop an awareness of the bottom of the lake.

“We have to reel fast enough so that the lure doesn't drag the bottom but slow enough that it stays near the bottom; that's where the fish are.

“To make sure we are reeling the right speed, we just open up your spool and let the lure drop a couple of seconds each cast. If it doesn't fall we are reeling too slow, if it falls more than a couple of seconds, we are reeling too fast. After a few times doing this you start to get a feel for where the bottom is.” Pritchard and clients are using open face spinning reels

A 4” Glow Sassy Shad on a 1-1½ oz. lead head is the lure of choice. When the wind is slack, he will use a 1 oz. head. The right weight lead head is necessary to keep the bait down in the strike zone.


Prichard says this should be the fishing this pattern through April.

Photos courtesy of Brian Pritchard

 




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Fishing Report from TPWD (Apr. 24)

GOOD. Water normal stain; 63 degrees; 1.32 feet below pool. Striped bass fishing is great on live shad in 30-40 feet of water on main lake points and ledges. Top waters working early around rocky banks, be on the lookout for white birds on the banks early. It will only get better as the striper finish their spawn and the shad start theirs. Crappie fishing is good on brush piles using jigs in 14-18 feet of water. Electronics help locate active fish roaming and sticking the brush. Monkeys milk and mo glo colors working the best. Bass fishing is good on top waters early and swim baits off the banks late morning. Live shad producing numbers and big spawned out fish along the bluffs. Catfish are fair on cut shad and prepared baits anchored in 40-50 feet of water in creek channels and near ledges. Look along the rocks for blues and channels spawning and looking for shad. Report by Jacob Orr, Guaranteed Guide Service Lake Texoma. Hybrid stripers are good on topwater along the bank early in the morning. Watch for egrets and seagulls. Then switch to sassy shad 4 inch glo on flats and points in 10-20 feet of water. Shad continue to spawn. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

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