Lake Texoma Fishing Report
June 12, 2008. Elevation normal, water 75 and clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good on spinnerbaits and deep diving crankbaits in the coves. Striped and white bass fair to good on live bait, sassy shad and some are starting to be on the surface near the islands. Channel and blue catfish fair to good on cut baits and worms on the Washita and Red river arms. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs around fish attractors and underwater brush. Sunfish good on worms around the fishing docks.
June 5, 2008. Elevation normal, water 74 and mostly clear. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good on live bait and spinnerbaits in the coves. Striped and white bass fair to good on live bait and sassy shad from the Hwy 70 Bridge south. Channel and blue catfish fair to good on worms, live bait and cut baits from the Hwy 70 bridge north. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs around the fish attractors and fishing docks. Sunfish good on worms around the fishing docks.
May 29, 2008. Elevation normal, water 73 and clear south and murky to muddy north. Striped and white bass fair to good on live bait and sassy shad from Catfish Bay to the south. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good on deep diving crankbaits and spinnerbaits near the riprap. Channel and blue catfish fair to good on live bait, cut baits and worms north of the Hwy 70 bridge. Crappie fair to good on minnows around the fish attractors and underwater structures. Sunfish good on worms from the fishing docks.
May 23, 2008. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 70 and clear south and murky to muddy north. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good in the coves at the south end of lake. Striped and white bass fair to good on live bait and sassy shad from Platter Flats south. Channel and blue catfish fair to good on live bait, cut baits and worms with the majority of fish being caught above the Highway 70 Bridge. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs around underwater brush and fish attractors. Sunfish fair to good on worms around the fishing docks.
May 16, 2008. Elevation 1 1/2 ft. below normal, water 68 and clear south and murky north. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good on slow-moving baits in the south part of the lake. Striped and white bass fair to good on live bait and sassy shad from the islands north. Channel and blue catfish fair to good on live bait and cut shad from Platter Flats north. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs around underwater structure and fish attractors. Sunfish good to excellent on worms around the fishing docks.
May 8, 2008. Elevation 3 ft. above normal, water 65 and clear south and murky north. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good on spinnerbaits and jig combination baits from platter flats south. Striped and white bass fair to good on live bait and sassy shad near the islands. Channel and blue catfish fair to good on live bait and cut baits from the railroad bridge north. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs at Widow Moore Creek and the north and south dikes.
May 1, 2008. Elevation 5 ft. above normal, water 62 and clear south and murky north. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good on spinnerbaits south end of lake. Striped and white bass fair to good on live bait and sassy shad from catfish bay south. Channel and blue catfish fair to good on live bait, cut shad and worms from Platter Flats north. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs around underwater structures and brush piles.
April 24, 2008. Elevation 6 ft. above normal, water 60 and clear south and murky north. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good on combination baits on the south half of the lake. Striped and white bass fair to good on live bait and sassy shade on the south half of lake. Channel and blue catfish fair to good on live bait and cut baits from Platter flats north. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs in Widow Moore and Upper Rock Creeks.
April 17, 2008. Elevation 4 1/2 ft. above normal, water 60 and rising. Water muddy north and clean south. Striped bass fair on live bait at Platter Flats south. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits at Platter Flats south. Channel and blue catfish fair on live bait and cut bait at north end of lake. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs in Widow Moore Creek.
April 10, 2008. Elevation 4 ft. above normal, water 56 and murky north and clear south. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good on spinnerbaits at south end of lake. Striped and white bass fair to good on live bait, slabs and sassy shad-from Platter Flats south. Channel and blue catfish fair to good on minnows and cut baits from Platter Flats north to the Washita River. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs at Widow Moore, Kansas and Upper Rock Creeks.
April 4, 2008. Elevation 3 1/3 ft. above normal, water 54 and clear south and murky north. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good on live bait and spinnerbaits from Platter Flats to the south. Striped and white bass fair to good on live bait and sassy shad near the islands. Channel and blue catfish fair to good on live bait and cut bait in the Washita River and upper Red river. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs in Widow Moore and Upper Rock Creek.
April 1, 2008. Water Temp 58, Lake Elevation 1 foot above normal. Stripers improving very quickly as water temperatures water to 60 degrees, sassy shad fishing very good in 12' of water or less, bait fishing good in the main channels at depths up to 30'. Catfish fair to improving in the shallow water along shorelines.
