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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Monday

Slight Chance Thunderstorms

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Lo: 69

Tuesday

Mostly Sunny

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Fishing Report from TPWD (May 1)

GOOD. Water normal stain; 67 degrees; 0.33 feet below pool. Striped bass fishing is great on top waters early along rocky shorelines and sandy flats around coves. Watch for birds on the banks and fish the direction the birds are moving up and down the rocks. Live bait is still very effective fishing ledges and humps near the river channels in 35-45 feet of water. The shad spawn is on and catching will only get better. Crappie fishing is good near boat docks and on structure also using electronics to locate roaming fish in 12-15 feet of water. Glo and milk are colors of choice with a crappie nibble tip. Seeing females in the creeks 2-5 feet of water as well. Catfishing is getting better on cut shad and prepared baits anchored on ledges in 40-50 feet of water a few reels off the bottom near rocky banks. Slip cork with a cut shad down the bluffs are producing channel cats preparing to spawn as well. Bass fishing is good using top waters early, spooks or closed face glide baits and fish crawl baits later. Fish are roaming near the beds and hitting white chatter baits as well. Live shad down the bluffs are producing numbers with the occasional big fish off the rocks in 5-8 feet of water. Report by Jacob Orr, Guaranteed Guide Service Lake Texoma. Hybrid stripers are excellent with limits coming on topwaters along the bank early in the morning watching for Egrets. Then switch to swimbaits on flats and points in 10-20 feet of water. Shad are spawning along the banks. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

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