Lake Texoma Water Level - It's Shrinking Again




Today is Sunday, January 5, 2014 and we just returned from a two-hour tour of the West End of Lake Texoma. We had to drive our 4 X 4 pickup because there is no way we could have toured by boat, not even our small boat. There's not enough water in the lake for safe travel here. The water level as reported on this website is 609.49, and that is historically low. My husband has worked on this lake for nearly 20 years and he has never seen so much "real estate" along the shore of Texas and also Oklahoma. So he wanted me to take photos for the world to see what's happening here. Basically, it's not good. We had a long discussion while we were driving, on topics ranging from global warming to the politics of power generation on the Denison Dam and selling of water to municipalities north of Dallas. We saw hundreds of tree stumps sticking out of bare sand where water is normally deep enough for boats to travel safely over them. We saw boats in private slips starting to lean and boat ramps closed for safety reasons. I'm assuming that everyone who knows and loves Lake Texoma has opinions and this would be a good time to share them below, because we need the politicians and government officials to see what's happening here. No rain is in the forecast for the next week. That means the lake level will continue to drop. Lack of rain is certainly one reason for the incredible shrinking Lake Texoma. But it is not the only reason. Care to share your own comments now?




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Lake Texoma Weather Forecast

Friday

Sunny

Hi: 69

Friday Night

Clear

Lo: 50

Saturday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 71

Saturday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 62

Sunday

Rain Showers

Hi: 71

Sunday Night

Rain Showers

Lo: 64

Monday

Slight Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 69

Monday Night

Clear

Lo: 51


Lake Texoma Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 11/15: 618.06 (+1.06)



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Fishing Report from TPWD (Nov. 13)

GOOD. Water stained; 69 degrees; 0.28 feet below pool. Striper fishing is great on live bait throughout the day, especially the afternoon bite as the moon becomes brighter each night. Topwaters are effective early along gravel shorelines near main lake points for bigger fish, both early and late. On deep flats use live bait in 35-45 feet of water. We are seeing fish schooling well under the boats, eagerly eating live bait, so limits are possible every trip. 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. Catfishing is also improving with the inflow of water. Start looking at deeper flats near the river inlets, in 25-40 feet of water. Drift with cut shad or whole gizzard shad for bigger fish. Good numbers are still found on cut shad and prepared baits in 35-55 feet of water near river channels on the main lake points. 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 on topwaters early in the day. Cooler weather has improved the bite will daily limits possible. Birds will lead the way to feeding striped bass then cast slabs beneath. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

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