Watch for floating debris on the lake this holiday weekend




Hundreds of families are expected to have some fun in the sun this weekend on Lake Texoma, but last week’s downpour or rain made the waters a little more dangerous.

Eisenhower State Park Supervisor Matthew Harwood reported that in the last several days the water level has been on the rise. As the water level rises, especially if you're out on the boat, as you're working closer to the shore just be aware there are some things that are submerged that didn't use to be.

There is a lot of different kinds of debris officials say could cause a lot of trouble. A lot of it is whole trees and logs and a lot of stuff submerged under the water. A lot of it is floating said Oklahoma Highway Lake Patrol Trooper Dustin Pruitt.

According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the water rose almost five feet in four days.

Photo: Rachel Knapp

 




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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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