High Winds Damage Docks and Boats This Week




Once again, a Lake Texoma marina suffered severe damage from high winds this week. This time is was Lighthouse Marina in Pottsboro, although other marinas around the lake also saw damage to docks, lines and boats stored in slips. A tree was reported to be completely uprooted in the Cedar Mills camping area as well. To be honest, I slept through the whole thing because the high winds wreaked their capricious havoc in the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 23rd. With a fan going to drown out the sound of barking dogs in the neighborhood I didn't hear the wind and rain at all. What a surprise to awaken to news stories and personal reports of damage around the lake. If you have a boat in a slip on Lake Texoma and you live elsewhere, you might want to be checking on it right now. KXII.com posted a video and eye-witness description of the dock damage at Lighthouse Marina, which is scheduled to be repaired and safe for use by this weekend. You can read the full article here. Do you have storm damage reports or photos to share? Please post them below because there are a LOT of people all over Oklahoma and Texas who may need to be checking on their docks, boats and cabins now. They need a heads-up from you!




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Lake Texoma Weather Forecast

Tuesday

Sunny

Hi: 59

Tuesday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 50

Wednesday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 73

Wednesday Night

Mostly Cloudy

Lo: 44

Thanksgiving Day

Partly Sunny

Hi: 51

Thursday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 35

Friday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 51

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Mostly Cloudy

Lo: 41


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Fishing Report from TPWD (Nov. 20)

GOOD. Water stained; 69 degrees; 1.69 feet below pool. Striper fishing is great on live bait and lures. Topwaters are landing bites early along sandy points and creeks. Cast swimbaits under the birds working or on structure in 15-20 feet of water. Live bait is producing limits of fish on ledges in 30-40 feet of water. Catfishing is great on cut shad and whole gizzard shad. Look near the rivers and off the river channels on deep flats 30-40 feet of water. Big blues are starting to show up. Crappie fishing is picking up. Use jigs and small shad under dock floats and along the tops of brush piles in 6-12 feet of water. Electronics help locate active fish suspended throughout the brush. Bass fishing will continue to improve as temperatures drop and water levels rise. Look for bass to be more active, chasing baits and making more mistakes. Try Alabama rigs with flukes and hard baits off the banks towards the middle of shallow coves and near docks in 5-12 feet of water. Use electronics to locate brush and structure bait will be holding on with bigger bass roaming the ledges. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Guaranteed Guide Service. Striped bass are excellent with slabs and swimbaits along the ledges and drop-offs. When there is bird action follow the birds and beneath. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors. Crappie are excellent on brush piles in 8-25 feet of water with the best bite on ⅛ ounce jig, and tipping the jig with minnows. This pattern will be consistent until the water reaches the upper 50s. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.

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