Legendary Fall Fishing is Here - Lake Texoma Fishing Guides Report Part 2




Lake Texoma Fishing Report – Part 2

Fall Fishing is Here – Part 2!

Let’s talk about some Lake Texoma Striper fishing. Thank you Mother Nature! The weather has brought a cool down that put the fish on the banks. The top water fishing has officially begun. Striper Express is one of the few Lake Texoma fishing guides that pursue the striped bass with top water style fishing.

Here’s how it works

1st. The shad, the striper’s number one food forage move into shallow water that’s 5ft or less in depth.
2nd. The stripers and white bass follow the bait into the shallows. The fish are there for only one reason. That is to FEED!
3rd. The fisherman quietly positions the boat parallel to the shore line. You begin casting the go-to favorite 6” Cordell Pencil Popper. It’s easy to learn how to pop and reel the plug.

You are in the strike zone

The action and sound of your plug simulates a cripple bait fish. Like a rocket, the hungry fish explode trying to inhale the plug. Here are a couple of tips; Sometimes the fish will tail slap the plug sending the plug airborne. Let your plug land back on the water. With a tight line gently pop the plug. The fish needs to locate it again. KABOOM, the fish strikes. Do not set the hook, even if the plug disappears. It’s hard to wait for the tug of the fish, and then set the hook. You should keep tension on the fish at all times. Any loose, slack in your line will allow the fish to throw the hooks. The fish are going to fight hard. Hang on and stay in the fight! Never stop reeling unless the fish is stripping line.

 Lake Texoma Striper Fishing Nirvana

My heart is racing just writing about top water fishing. This is truly the ultimate in striper fishing. Pound for pound the striper is the strongest fighting fish in fresh water. Careful when you land the fish. You’re catching them relatively close to the boat. They are not ready to be landed and are still (green.) That means they have more fight left in them. Be Careful, don’t let the fish hook you. We have a saying at Striper Express, “hooks in the fish, not the fisherman.”

I Want To Do That

Would you like to try your luck at some Lake Texoma Striper Fishing? Feel free to give us a call at 903-786-4477 or you can easily find us at www.striperexpress.com.
Whatever you do, wherever you are it’s time to get a hook in the water this Fall at wonderful Lake Texoma.

Coming in Part 3, We will tell you about the best free fish finder to use.




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Sunday

Sunny

Hi: 69

Sunday Night

Clear

Lo: 57

Monday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 77

Monday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 57

Tuesday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 77

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Wednesday

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Hi: 77

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Fishing Report from TPWD (Jan. 29)

FAIR. Water stained; 48 degrees; 1.71 feet below pool. Striper fishing is good, targeting fish on humps and structure in 10-30 feet of water off the river ledges. Also, look for fish in deep water on flukes near bait balls in 55-75 feet of water. Crappie fishing is slower with the colder temps. Look for fish in deeper water, but moving up shallower on the warmer days. Slow down your presentation and retrieve with small paddle tails and split-tail jigs. Bass fishing is slower with the falling water temps. Look for warmer days and fish moving up shallower to feed in the backs of coves and near main lake points. Slow down your presentation and look for fish near brush and structure. Catfishing remains slower, as the fish have all the bait they could eat in deeper water. Target bigger fish by drifting shallow water near creeks and coves in 12-25 feet of water on whole shad. Use electronics to locate individual fish roaming flats. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Guaranteed Guide Service. Prefrontal patterns should resume as the weather warms after the cold front. Striped bass can be caught on Alabama rigs or shad on structure in 15-25 feet of water. When this bite ends, the bigger fish are being caught in deeper water deadsticking or with Alabama rigs. There are fewer birds working. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

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