Bud Light Trail Texoma Striper Challenge results




In the early morning of Saturday the 31st, surrounded by threatening skies and a stiff North wind, seven teams launched from Highport Marina to compete in the first of six(6) striper tournaments being held this year by the Bud Light Trails Group and sponsored locally by the Pottsboro Area Chamber of Commerce.

After six hours of fishing the groups returned to weigh in their top fish and their top two fish. Although there were several stripers in the10-14# range the winner in the big fish category was the Darrell McGee Group at just over 17#. For the top two (2) fish, first and second place were claimed by the Darrell McGee Group and the Jerry Dorsey (JD) Group at 27.5# and 26.7# respectively.

In addition to the prize money for top fish and top 2 fish, a Pottsboro Chamber bonus prize of $100 each was given to the 3rd through 5th place teams. Two TFO fishing rods were also awarded by the Chamber. One was given to the highest finisher who was also a Chamber member and one to the winner of a random drawing.

This was only the first of 6 Texoma striper tournaments being held by the Bud Light Trails Group and sponsored by the Pottsboro Chamber this year. The remaining 5 are scheduled for Feb 22, Apr 4, Oct 3, Nov 7 & Dec 12, 2015.

For additional information and registration for the upcoming tournaments go to www.usafishingtrails.com and click on the BLT Striper Challenge logo.

Official results for the Striper Challenge and the associated Bass tournament are posted on their website.

photo and data provided by Denis Boquist

President, Pottsboro Chamber of Commerce




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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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