Lake Texoma striper fishing is at its best right this instant! Everyday we are boating beautiful fat healthy striper. They are gorging themselves for their annual spawning run up the Red River. Striper from 7-15 lbs on average right now. A few 18-20' pounders thrown in. We just boated the new Lake Record for Lake Texoma just over 27 pounds!
And, just a couple days ago, one of my Jr angler clients, hooked a beast of a Flathead Catfish just over 35 pounds dead sticking a fluke. Took him 15 mins to battle the beast to the surface. He now holds the Jr. Lake Texoma Flathead Catfish Record
Report: Water temps are 46-48 and going to drop a little more with the cold fronts that have been moving in. That's going to push the bait deep and into coves. Right now I am fishing in 27-30 ft in creeks and river channel ledges. The birds are finally starting to work the schools of striper pushing bait to the surface. Most of the schooling fish have been 7-14 lbs mixed. We are throwing chart or pearl white sassy shad 3 inch. Also dead sticking if the fish are holding at a certain depth.
( Striper school following the river channel eating gizzard shad, drum, and catfish)
I have been pulling out some impressive sized bait from the stomachs of the bigger striper. I pulled out a 8 inch drum and the striper still had another 8 inch gizzard shad and a few thread fins. Amazing he was even hungry enough to take fluke. But again, the fish are fattening up for the spawn.
The fish are literally biting like a blue gill or crappie. Tap-Tap gone. The first tap is the bait being sucked in their mouth. The second tap is them spitting it out. Got to be fast and ready at all times. Most days we go out and the first spot gets the limit in the boat. Then we CPR the rest of the trip. Trips are 5-6 hours or till you are to tired to reel another one in.
You are allowed 2 fish over 20 inches. We recommend you release the 15 pound plus class of stripers. Those are our main breeders. 7-12 lb fish is plenty of meat. Your allowed 10 fish total with only 2 being over 20 inches.
In the early morning, look for the birds diving. also the evening. Sometimes they are going all day long.:dance:
Capt. Carey Thorn
StriperExpress.com
903-327-2009
And, just a couple days ago, one of my Jr angler clients, hooked a beast of a Flathead Catfish just over 35 pounds dead sticking a fluke. Took him 15 mins to battle the beast to the surface. He now holds the Jr. Lake Texoma Flathead Catfish Record
Report: Water temps are 46-48 and going to drop a little more with the cold fronts that have been moving in. That's going to push the bait deep and into coves. Right now I am fishing in 27-30 ft in creeks and river channel ledges. The birds are finally starting to work the schools of striper pushing bait to the surface. Most of the schooling fish have been 7-14 lbs mixed. We are throwing chart or pearl white sassy shad 3 inch. Also dead sticking if the fish are holding at a certain depth.
( Striper school following the river channel eating gizzard shad, drum, and catfish)
I have been pulling out some impressive sized bait from the stomachs of the bigger striper. I pulled out a 8 inch drum and the striper still had another 8 inch gizzard shad and a few thread fins. Amazing he was even hungry enough to take fluke. But again, the fish are fattening up for the spawn.
The fish are literally biting like a blue gill or crappie. Tap-Tap gone. The first tap is the bait being sucked in their mouth. The second tap is them spitting it out. Got to be fast and ready at all times. Most days we go out and the first spot gets the limit in the boat. Then we CPR the rest of the trip. Trips are 5-6 hours or till you are to tired to reel another one in.
You are allowed 2 fish over 20 inches. We recommend you release the 15 pound plus class of stripers. Those are our main breeders. 7-12 lb fish is plenty of meat. Your allowed 10 fish total with only 2 being over 20 inches.
In the early morning, look for the birds diving. also the evening. Sometimes they are going all day long.:dance:
Capt. Carey Thorn
StriperExpress.com
903-327-2009
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