Ready to go fishing on Lake Texoma? Before you head out, check out the lake conditions with our Lake Texoma fishing report.
Here, you get weekly updates (when possible) on Lake Texoma water levels, water temperature, and clarity. We curate our Lake Texoma fishing report from reliable sources on the Oklahoma and Texas side of the lake.
Fish are more active in the cooler weather. Striped bass are good with most catches on shallow flats using topwaters early in the morning, but some catches on slabs in deep water.
Striped bass fishing is good using topwaters early in the morning along shallow flats on the west end of the lake. Swimbaits can catch fish in 10-15 feet of water on humps near creeks. Live bait fishing is still producing numbers in 35-40 feet of water in creek channels. Crappie fishing is slow on brush in the little mineral arm using electronics to find active fish using jigs with a slow presentation. Bass fishing is slow on topwaters early in the morning off the boulders, or with live shad along the island bluffs in 5-10 feet of water. Seeing a lot of short smallmouth and skinny largemouth. Catfishing is good on shad or prepared baits in 35-45 feet of water. Seeing a lot of keeper fish with the occasional bigger fish. Large blues will be staging along flats near creeks and the river mouths.
Striped bass are good, with a majority of catches on topwaters early in the morning, but some catches on slabs. Sand bass are mixed in with the striped bass.
Striped bass are good catching quality fish on live shad along ledges in 28-32 feet of water. Topwater action is still very active, with a lot of fish behind the islands and along flats towards the west end of the lake. Catfish are good on cut shad one reel off the bottom in 30-35 feet of water near coves and ledges off the main lake. Crappie are slow fishing brush piles in 12-15 feet of water with minnows. Use electronics to find active fish. Seeing a lot of smaller fish. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are slow on topwaters and swimbaits along the south end of the lake. Surface temperatures rise to the mid 90s during the day, so look for rocks and shade with a subtle appearance.
Cooler weather in the forecast should improve the bite. Striped bass are good with a majority of catches on shallow flats using topwaters early in the morning, but some catches on slabs in deep water.
Striped bass are good catching quality fish on live shad along ledges in 28-32 feet of water. Topwater action is still very active with a lot of fish behind the islands and along flats towards the west end of the lake. Catfish are good on cut shad one reel off the bottom in 30-35 feet of water near coves and ledges off the main lake. Crappie are slow fishing brush piles in 12-15 feet of water with minnows. Use electronics to find active fish. Seeing a lot of smaller fish. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are slow on topwaters and swimbaits along the south end of the lake. Surface temperatures rise to the mid 90s during the day, so look for rocks and shade with a subtle appearance.
Striped bass are hit-or-miss while the water is turning and fish feed at night during the full moon. Look for fish are on the surface, then look for bigger fish beneath using slabs and topwaters.
Striped bass are good on live shad, topwaters and slabs. Look for schooling fish along flats in 10-30 feet of water and in deep water along river channels. Stripers always feed into the wind, so get out in front of them and use electronics to locate bigger fish under the schooling size fish. Crappie are fair on hair jigs and minnows on brush in 12-15 feet of water. Using electronics to locate active fish and seeing a lot of fish uninterested in the bait. Catfish are fair on prepared baits, punch bait and cut shad. Fishing a reel or two off the bottom along rocky banks for channels and ledges for blues. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are good on live shad along the south end of the lake for the first few hours of the morning at daylight. Cloudy days topwaters early. Lake levels are good but water temperatures are up there, causing fish to feed inconsistently throughout the day but late evening and afternoon will be good with the full moon week.
Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.08 feet below pool. Striped bass continue to bite well in the summer pattern. Box fish are on flats in 30 feet or using swimbaits under working rafts of threadfin shad. Bigger stripers are good with topwater action in the morning, and some in big schools in deeper water using slabs.
Striped bass are great fishing live bait, slabs and topwaters. Look for schooling fish hitting the surface under birds or in the backs of the coves down the rocky banks. The stripers are moving fast and staying above the thermocline to feed. Crappie are fair on jigs and dead minnows. Fishing planted brush in the little mineral arm 12-15 feet of water. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared baits in 15-25 feet of water drifting the bait along the bottom and reel up. Largemouth and smallmouth are slow along the bluffs fishing live bait and topwaters. Small/fast moving bait presentations.
Happy Fourth of July! Striped bass are in the summer pattern. Small stripers are biting swimbaits under working rafts of threadfin shad. Bigger stripers are good with topwater action, and some out in really deep water with great big schools using slabs
Water temperatures are hot, and the fish are very active in the early mornings and late evenings. Striper fishing is excellent on live bait, slabs, and top waters. Look for birds hovering along flats and river channels. Drifting with the schools of fish and watch your over 20-inch fish two per person limit. Crappie are slow on the boathouses in 15-20 feet of water fishing minnows. A lot of fry and small shad in the lake so jigs have been getting a better reaction bite. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared baits in 15-25 feet of water. Anchor up and fish right off the bottom around creeks and flats. Largemouth and smallmouth are good on live shad along the south end of the lake and along the railroad bridge rocks. Off the banks in 5-10 feet of water catch them on small swim baits and jerk baits as well.
Striped bass are in the summer pattern. Small stripers are biting swimbaits under working rafts of threadfin shad. Bigger stripers are good with topwater action, and some out in really deep water with great big schools using slabs.
Striper fishing is excellent on live bait fishing deep water 60-80 feet. The slab bite is on as well as the fish are making their runs down the deep water banks in the early morning. Look for white birds! Crappie are slow on jigs and minnows in 15-18 feet of water on brush in the Little Mineral Arm. Catfish are fair on cut shad in deep water fishing on the bottom in 60-70 feet. Prepared baits in 15-20 feet of water working for channel catfish. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are fair on live shad along the bluffs on the banks around the gravel. Also try topwaters early near the sandy flats. Report by Jacob Orr Lake Texoma Guaranteed Guide Service.
Striped bass are slow on artificials, but the bite is better for anglers using live bait. Bigger fish continue to bite on topwaters along the banks in the morning. When the morning bite tapers off, look for pods of threadfin shad midlake. Casting into these pockets of shad with swimbaits will land catches of stripers.
Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.
Striper fishing is excellent using live bait on deep flats 65-75 feet of water with fish suspended 40-50 feet down. The shad spawn is still on, so early morning topwaters or swimbaits along rocky banks, especially where the birds are lined up. Crappie fishing is fair on paddle tail jigs and minnow suspended in the bush piles in 12-15 feet of water. Catfish are fair on cut shad and prepared baits in 60-70 feet of water a couple reels off the bottom. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fishing is good along the south end of the lake using live shad for numbers and top waters early catching bigger fish.
Report by Jacob Orr Lake Texoma Guaranteed Guide Service
Elevation is 4 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 81°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Bass, Striped good on live shad, topwater lures around channels, main lake, points, river channel. Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, live shad, punch bait around channels, coves, docks, points. Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on caddis flies, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, nymphs around brush structure, channels, coves, docks, standing timber. Comments: Fishing this week has been great. Striper are biting on live shad. Lots fish near platter flats and the dam. Catfish are biting on live shad and cut bait. Crappie are biting jig and minnows near brush piles offshore.
Report submitted by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Bryan County)
Ray Roman
Ray is the founder/author of Go Lake Texoma. He and his wife Tammy live on Lake Texoma. They created this Lake Texoma visitor's guide to help the millions of visitors yearly enjoy all the great things Lake Texoma has to offer.
