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

Wednesday

Severe Tstms

Hi: 86

Wednesday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 65

Thursday

Slight Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 79

Thursday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 61

Friday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 75

Friday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 57

Saturday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 77

Saturday Night

Mostly Cloudy

Lo: 60


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Lake Texoma

Fishing Report from TPWD (May 8)

GOOD. Water normal stain; 67 degrees; 6.02 feet above pool. Striped bass fishing is excellent on live shad fishing deep water 50-70 feet suspending shad around 40-50 feet down. Bigger the bait, the bigger the fish. Topwaters are working great along flooded rocks where shad are spawning, keep an eye out for birds along the banks. The mudline will be throughout the lake but coves will hold clear water along with fish and bait. Crappie fishing is slow as most fish are shallow up in the trees and grass that is flooded after a few years of being dry. Slip corks with minnows in the trees, docks are producing a few on jigs with a crappie nibble tip. Smallmouth and largemouth bass are good on top waters and plastics along rocks where shad are spawning early. Tires near marinas will hold bass as well. Catfishing is good, seeing flatheads coming from stumpy areas on live shad and blue cats coming off the rocks down the bluffs in 40-50 feet of water. Channel catfish are showing up in coves 30 feet near creek mouths. Report by Jacob Orr, Guaranteed Guide Service Lake Texoma. The lake is muddy and 5-6 feet above normal due to runoff from the rivers. Watch for the egrets feeding on the shad spawn leading the way to hybrid stripers. Hybrid stripers are excellent with limits coming on topwaters along the bank early in the morning, then switch to brightly colored swimbaits on flats and points in 10-20 feet of water. The bigger fish have moved off the banks to deeper water. The spawn is coming to an end so fish will start to transition to the dam area. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

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