New state record white bass




A new lake record white bass was caught at Lake Texoma on March 15, 2017. This whopper white bass was landed by Dustin Plott of Blanchard, OK and weighed 3.7 pounds.

Also it’s reported the striped bass fishery on Lake Texoma appears to be rebounding. The fishing has been down following several years of drought in the region (2011-14) and the flood of 2015.

Fisheries staff from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and Texas Parks and Wildlife completed annual sampling in February, and the results show the population is on the rise.

Striped bass catch rates more than doubled from the 2106 survey, Oklahoma wildlife officials said.

State wildlife officials say the 2015 striped bass spawn was excellent and that the age class now makes up a significant portion of the striped bass population. Those fish showed up in the survey ranging in size from 7 to 13 inches.

The 2016 spawn also is believed to be well above average, which should mean excellent fishing in the near future, barring another catastrophic flooding event.

This spring and summer on Lake Texoma, anglers should expect to catch good numbers of stripers between 15 to 19 inches long, state wildlife officials said.




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Lake Texoma Weather Forecast

Tuesday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 71

Tuesday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 53

Wednesday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 78

Wednesday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 66

Thursday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 82

Thursday Night

Mostly Cloudy

Lo: 68

Friday

Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 82

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Lake Texoma

Fishing Report from TPWD (Apr. 9)

FAIR. Water stained; 60 degrees; 2.12 feet below pool. Striper fishing is about to break loose on live bait as we get closer to the shad spawn and the water temps hitting 60. Plenty of fish being caught on flats and ledges in 25-45 feet of water, bigger fish will hopefully finish their spawn this weekend with the full moon. Find dirty warmer water near the ends of the lake and look at points in shallow water for spawning fish. Look for crappie in the creeks with inflow and watch the rising water temps this week. Fish will be on shallow flats and points near spawning areas, jigs and minnows are productive. Dark colors in muddy water, light colors near docks and structure in clear water. Catfishing is up and down with the weather and lake levels. Fish flats off of the river channels in 25-45 feet of water with whole shad or rough fish. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fishing is picking up. Look for brush and structure near docks and marinas, fish will be staged up and reactive to hard baits or plastics. Water temperatures will climb quickly this week as we get near the full moon and warmer days. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Texoma, Guaranteed Guide Service. The lake is on the rise, so navigate with caution watching for floating debris. Striped bass are good with swimbaits on structure in 3-25 feet of water. When birds are active, cast swimbaits into the schooling stripers beneath in 30-70 feet of water. The slab bite will start soon. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

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