Ready to go fishing on Lake Texoma, one of our top-rated destinations? Before you head out, check out the lake conditions with our Lake Texoma fishing report.
Here you get weekly updates (when possible) on water elevations, water temperature, and clarity. We curate our Lake Texoma fishing report from reliable sources on the Oklahoma and Texas side of the lake.
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March 12, 2023
Elevation is normal (rising), water temperature 53°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped fair on flukes, live shad, sassy shad around flats, main lake, points, river channel.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, live shad, punch bait, sunfish around channels, coves, docks, points, river channel, river mouth.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on caddis flies, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, powerbait around brush structure, docks, rocks, standing timber.
Comments: Fishing this week has been hit or miss. Striper have been tough to get going. Some days are better than others. Catfish are biting on jug lines on live shad. Crappie are slowly biting on jigs around docks and brush piles.
Report curated from the Oklahoma Wildlife Department. Written by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Bryan County)
February 15, 2023
GOOD. Water stained; 65 degrees; 1.04 feet below pool. Striped bass are good in 4-60 feet of water deadsticking flukes, or fishing with Alabama rigs on windy days.
The more cloud coverage the better the bite. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors. Striped bass are great on flukes drifting the river channels using 5 inch split tail flukes on a two ounce jig head to get the bait down.
Very light bite, so set the hook on any bump you get. The afternoon and evening bite has been the best with the cold temperatures. Crappie are slow on jigs fishing brush piles in 20 feet of water. Using electronics to target active fish, but catching a lot short of the minimum length to keep.
Catfish are fair on cut shad drifting flats in 15-20 feet of water or anchored up deep around bait balls in 60-80 feet of water for smaller fish. Report by Jacob Orr Lake Texoma Guaranteed Guide Service.
February 5, 2023
The elevation is normal (stable), water temperature 49°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped good on flukes, live shad, sassy shad around channels, flats, points, river channel.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, hot dogs, live shad, powerbait around channels, coves, docks, points, river channel, river mouth.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on caddis flies, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, nymphs around brush structure, coves, creek channels, points, standing timber.
Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Striper continue to be good deadsticking. Catfish are being caught on jug lines with live and cut bait. Crappie are being caught on jigs near and around brush piles
Report curated from the Oklahoma Wildlife Department. Written by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Bryan County)
January 25, 2023
GOOD. Water stained; 65 degrees; 0.77 feet below pool. Birds are working in the last and first hour of the day leading the way to deep striped bass.
Striped bass are good in 15-30 feet of water on structures, ledges, and drop-offs using Alabama rigs, or deadsticking flukes.
Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.
Striped bass have been great in 50-70 feet of water, deadsticking flukes or catching big fish on structure using sassy shad in 15-25 feet of water on humps and creek ledges. Crappie are fair on jigs on the brush in the little mineral arm of the lake.
Using electronics to find fish on brush in 20-25 feet of water. Catfish are slow on cut shad. Fishing in 20-30 feet of water drifting along the bottom on the flats and mouths along the rivers. Report by Jacob Orr Lake Texoma Guaranteed Guide Service.
January 18, 2023
Jan 18. The elevation is 1 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature is 50°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped good on flukes, live shad, sassy shad around channels, points, river channel.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, hot dogs, live shad around channels, coves, docks, points, river channel, river mouth.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on caddis flies, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, nymphs around brush structure, channels, coves, docks, points, and standing timber.
Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Striper have been biting on live shad and deadsticking pretty well. Cats are biting on live shad near river channels and ledges. Crappie are biting on jigs near brush piles and docks.
Report curated from the Oklahoma Wildlife Department. Written by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Bryan County)
January 11, 2023
GOOD. Water stained; 65 degrees; 0.80 feet below pool. Box striped bass are good in 15-30 feet of water on ledges and drop-offs using Alabama rigs, or deadsticking flukes.
Larger fish are being caught just before dark in deeper water under birds—report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.
Striped bass fishing is fair on flukes and paddle tail swimbaits. The deadsticking fluke bite has been hit and miss depending on the time of day in 60-80 feet of water fishing suspended at 40-50 feet down.
Big stripers are on structures in 15-20 feet of water on humps and ledges along creeks. Catfish are fair on cut shad and whole shad drifting in 10-20 feet of water and fishing deep in 50-60 feet of water along river channels. Crappie are slow on brush piles in the little mineral arm fishing jigs 15-20 feet of water. Report by Jacob Orr Lake Texoma Guaranteed Guide Service.
January 1, 2023
Elevation is 1 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 50°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped good on flukes, live bait, live shad around channels, flats, main lake, points, river channel.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, live bait, live shad, punch bait around channels, coves, creek channels, docks, main lake, points, river channel, river mouth.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on caddis flies, grubs, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, nymphs around brush structure, channels, coves, docks, standing timber.
Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Striper are being caught on live shad very well this week. Cats are being caught on cut shad and live bait. Crappie are being caught on jigs with power bait around brush piles and docks.
Report curated from the Oklahoma Wildlife Department. Written by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Bryan County)
December 21, 2022
EXCELLENT. Water stained; 65 degrees; 0.41 feet below pool. Striped bass are very good in deep water casting Alabama rigs straight in 40-60 feet of water. On a windy day deadstick the Alabama rig. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.
Striped bass fishing is great on two ounce jig heads in chartreuse, a white ice fluke, or live shad in 40-60 feet of water. Drifting on the ends of the lake near the river inlets has been more productive than the clear water in the main lake.
Catfish are good drifting cut baits in 50-60 feet of water around bait balls. Big blue catfish will be staging up around the mouths of the rivers in 10-20 feet of water as it gets colder. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fishing is fair on swimbaits along the rocks on sunny days and live shad along the dam wall.
Crappie are good on jigs and dead minnows on brush piles in 15-20 feet of water. Report by Jacob Orr Lake Texoma Guaranteed Guide Service.
December 8, 2022
The water condition is stained and about 65 degrees. The striper fishing is excellent, with many in the 20-inch range. Drift in 30-60 feet of water with an Alabama rig, also live shad under the gulls or along the flats. It is best around 20-35 feet of water on the west and north end of the lake.
In deep water, using cut shad and prepared bait is where you will find blue and channel catfish. For crappie, use minnows and light-colored crappie jigs; they are working well.
Fishing Report For
Elevation is 3.5 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 58°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped good on flukes, live shad, plastic baits, slabs around channels, main lake, points, river channel.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, punch bait, shad, stinkbait around below the dam, coves, creek channels, docks, points, river channel, river mouth.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on caddis flies, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, nymphs, powerbait around brush structure, coves, docks, points, rocks, standing timber.
Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Striper are biting very well right now on live shad and deadsticking methods. Catfish are biting on live shad and cut bait. Crappie are biting on minnows and jigs near docks and brush piles
October 26, 2022
Here are the highlights of our Lake Texoma fishing report for this week.
- Water is stained with a water temperature of around 75 degrees.
- Baitfish are abundant, and the fish are biting.
- Keep an eye out for birds, as they will lead you to where the fish are.
- For the shallows, use slabs. Use live bait in 20-30 feet of water.
- Blue and channel catfish are biting well in 40-60 feet of water.
- Crappie biting in 15-18 feet of water around the brush. use jigs and minnows.
Report curated from the Oklahoma Wildlife Department. Written by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Bryan County)
October 9, 2022
The elevation is two ft. below normal (falling), water temperature is 82°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped fair on live shad, sassy shad, topwater lures around flats, main lake, and points.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, hot dogs, live shad, punch bait, stinkbait around channels, coves, dam, docks, points, river channel.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on caddis flies, grubs, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, coves, docks, points, rocks, standing timber.
Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Stripers are being caught on live shad. They have been caught near the railroad bridge, Washita point, and platter flats. Blue cats are being caught in rod and reel and jugs on cut bait and live shad in 18-42ft of water near channels. Crappie is being caught in 14-24ft of water. They have been caught on jigs with PowerBait and minnows.
Report curated from the Oklahoma Wildlife Department. Written by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Bryan County)
September 25, 2022
The elevation is two ft. below normal (falling), water temperature 84°F, and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped fair on live shad, sassy shad, slabs around channels, flats, points, river channel.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, live shad, punch bait, stinkbait, sunfish around channels, coves, docks, points, river channel.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, small lures around brush structure, coves, docks, points, rocks, standing timber.
Comments: Fishing this week has been better. The bite is still tough on some days. Striper are feeling around Washita point, platter flats, and north of the railroad bridge. Live bait is still the best bait right now. Blue cats are caught near the channel oil wells on cut bait and live shad. Crappie are being caught in 11-24ft of water on jigs and minnows.
Report curated from the Oklahoma Wildlife Department. Written by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Bryan County)
September 4, 2022
The elevation is normal (rising), water temperature 85°F, and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped fair on live shad, sassy shad, slabs, topwater lures around below the dam, channels, creek channels, flats, main lake, points, river channel.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead fair on cut bait, dough bait, live shad, punch bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish below the dam, channels, docks, points, river mouth.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, coves, docks, points, rocks, standing timber.
Comments: Fishing this week has been about the same. Stripers are feeding around platter flats, Washita point areas. They are feeding on live shad in 20-45ft of water. Catfish are biting on live shad and cut bait in 20-50ft of water. Crappie are biting on jigs and minnows in 12-22ft of water.
Report curated from the Oklahoma Wildlife Department. Written by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Bryan County).
August 28, 2022
The elevation is normal (stable), water temperature 84°F, and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped fair on live shad, sassy shad, topwater lures around channels, flats, points.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead fair on chicken liver, hot dogs, live shad, punch bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish below the dam, channels, coves, docks, flats, points, river mouth.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, coves, docks, points, rocks, standing timber.
Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Striper are feeding on live shad near points and channels in 20-40ft of water. Blue cats are being caught in 15-28ft of water on cut bait. Crappie are being caught on hair jigs and minnows in 12-22ft of water.
Report curated from the Oklahoma Wildlife Department. Written by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Bryan County).
August 17, 2022
EXCELLENT. Water stained; 88 degrees; 1.78 feet below. Striped bass are good, chasing schools in 30-70 feet of water with slabs and live bait. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.
Using live shad, striped fishing is excellent in 25-35 feet of water. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs in 10-15 feet of water in the mouths of creeks and main lake structures. Eater-sized channel and blue catfish are excellent on cut shad and punch bait in 40-50 feet of water on main lake ledges.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass are slow off the banks in 10-15 feet of water on rock piles and structures with swimbaits and soft plastic baits.
Curated from Texas Parks and Wildlife reported by Jacob Orr Lake Texoma Guaranteed Guide Service.
July 31, 2022
The elevation is normal (stable), water temperature 87°F, and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped good on Alabama rig, live shad, sassy shad, slabs, topwater lures around dam, flats, main lake, points, river channel.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead fair on cut bait, dough bait, live shad, punch bait, stinkbait, sunfish around below the dam, channels, coves, docks, points, river mouth.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on jigs, minnows, powerbait, small lures around brush structure, coves, docks, points, rocks, standing timber.
Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Striper continue to bite well on live shad. They are biting in 25-42ft of water. Blue cats are biting well on live shad and cut bait on juglines and rod and reel. Crappie are biting good on minnows in 14-26ft of water.
Report curated from the Oklahoma Wildlife Department. Written by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Bryan County).
July 17th, 2022
Jul 22. The elevation is normal (stable), water temperature 90°F, and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped good on live shad, topwater lures below the dam, points, river channel.
Bass, Smallmouth, Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead fair on cut bait, dough bait, goldfish, live shad, punch bait, stinkbait, sunfish around below the dam, channels, coves, docks, points, river mouth.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on grubs, jigs, minnows, nymphs around brush structure, coves, docks, points, rocks, standing timber.
Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Striper continue to feed very well on live shad near washita point and platter flats areas. Blue cats are being caught on live shad and punch bait in 18-34ft of water. Crappie are being caught on minnows and jigs in 12-23ft of water.
Report curated from the Oklahoma Wildlife Department. Written by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Bryan County).
July 17th, 2022
Jul 17. The elevation is normal (stable), water temperature 90°F, and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped good on live shad, slabs, topwater lures around channels, dam, main lake, and points.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead fair on live bait, live shad, sunfish below the dam, channels, coves, creek channels, docks, points, and river channel.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on grubs, jigs, minnows, nymphs around brush structure, channels, coves, discharge, points, rocks, standing timber.
Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Stripers are feeding very well on live shad near platter flats and the Denison Dam. They are also biting on topwater baits right now. Crappies are biting on jigs and power bait and also minnows near brush piles in 12-23ft of water. Blue cats are biting on live shad near river channels.
Report curated from the Oklahoma Wildlife Department. Written by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Bryan County).
July 10th, 2022
The elevation is 3 ft. above normal (stable), water temperature 88°F, and clear. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped good on live shad, topwater lures below the dam, channels, dam, points.
Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel, Catfish, Flathead fair on cut bait, dough bait, live shad, punch bait, stink bait, sunfish below the dam, channels, coves, docks, points, river channel.
Crappie, Black, Crappie, White fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, nymphs around brush structure, channels, coves, docks, points, rocks, standing timber.
Comments: Fishing this week has been great. Striper or being caught near the dam on topwater lures and live shad. They are also being caught near points and river channels. Blue cats are being caught near channels and flat areas on live shad. Crappie are being caught on jigs and minnows on brush structures in 10-24ft of water.
Report submitted by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Bryan County) via the Oklahoma Wildlife Department.
July 6th, 2022
EXCELLENT. Water stained; 82 degrees; 1.68 feet above. Hybrid bass are good with topwaters early for big fish, switching to slabs after the fish move down. Some shallow chasing but most catches come in deeper water. Baitfish are out in the open water. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors. This report has been extracted from the report submitted by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors to the TPWD.
29th, 2022
The fishing conditions are excellent. The water temperature is around 83 degrees and stained. Striped bass fishing is excellent with slabs, live bait, and trolling. For larger fish, target deeper water fishing under the surfacing fish. This report has been extracted from the report submitted by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors to the TPWD.
June 15th, 2022
The fishing conditions are excellent. The water temperature is around 73 degrees and stained. Top water fishing is doing incredibly both early in the morning and in the later afternoon. Trolling in deep water is producing large striped bass with swimbait. This report has been extracted from the report submitted by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors to the TPWD.
June 6th, 2022
Jun 6. The elevation is 2 ft. below normal (rising), water temperature 71°F, and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped good on live bait, live shad, plastic baits, sassy shad, and topwater lures around channels, coves, creek channels, flats, and points.
Catfish, Blue fair on cut bait, dough bait, goldfish, hot dogs, live shad, punch bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, worms around below the dam, channels, coves, creek channels, docks, points, and river channel.
Crappie, Black good on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, nymphs, power bait around brush structure, coves, docks, rocks, standing timber.
Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Stripers are being caught on live shad and using top water lures.
Early morning and later evening right before dark in the top water action. Blue cats are biting on live shad and punch bait near docks. They are biting in 12-32ft of water.
Crappies are biting on jigs and minnows in 3-22ft of water.
Report submitted by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Bryan County)
May 30th, 2022
May 30. The elevation is 2 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 73°F, and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped good on live bait, live shad, topwater lures around channels, dam, main lake, and points.
Catfish, Blue fair on chicken liver, cut bait, dough bait, goldfish, live shad, punch bait, stink bait, sunfish around channels, creek channels, dam, docks, points, and river channels.
Crappie, Black fair on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, nymphs, small lures, tube jigs around brush structure, channels, coves, docks, rocks, standing timber.
Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Stripers are biting near the dam, platter flats, and Washita point. They biting on live shad. Blue cats are biting on live shad and cut bait on rod and reel in 15-28ft of water. Crappie is biting on jigs and minnows near brush piles and docks in 2-18ft of water.
Report submitted by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Bryan County)
May 18th, 2022
The elevation is normal (stable) with a water temperature of around 73 degrees, and stained.
Early morning is the best time for striped bass with topwater lures as your best bet. As the stripers move deeper as the day warms up switch to swimbaits for success. Keep an eye out for egrets to point you in the right direction for schools of striper. Soon slab bite will also pick up.
May 15th, 2022
The elevation is normal (stable), water temperature 82°F, and stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped good on cut bait, live bait, live shad around channels, creek channels, main lake, points, and river channel.
Catfish, Blue fair on cut bait, dough bait, hot dogs, live shad, punch bait, shad, stinkbait, sunfish around below the dam, channels, coves, creek channels, docks, points, river channel.
Crappie, Black fair on grubs, jigs, minnows, power bait, small lures around brush structure, coves, docks, points, rocks, and standing timber.
Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Stripers have been biting very well this week. They are being caught south of the railroad bridge and near Washita point. Look for ledges near channels in 30-40ft water. Live shad have been the go-to for striper. Blue cats are biting on live shad and cut bait in 20-38ft of water. Crappies have been biting on jigs with power bait in 3-16ft of water.
Report submitted by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Bryan County)
May 9th, 2022
The elevation is 1.00 Ft above normal (Stable), water temp. 68°F and Stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped good on live shad, sassy shad, topwater lures around channels, coves, flats, main lake, points, and river channel.
Catfish, Blue fair on hot dogs, live bait, live shad, punch bait, stink bait, sunfish around dam (below), coves, docks, points.
Crappie, Black fair on grubs, hair jigs, jigs, minnows, nymphs around brush structure, docks, points, rocks, standing timber, weed beds.
Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Stripers are being caught north of the Roosevelt Bridge and south of the railroad bridge. Anywhere near a ledge from a channel in 30-35ft of water is good right now. Blue cats are being caught near channels on cut bait and live shad. Crappies are being caught near brush piles and logs in 3-20ft of water. They are being caught on jigs with power bait nibbles.
Report submitted by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Bryan County)
May 2, 2022
The elevation is 1.00 Ft above normal (Rising), water temp. 68°F and Stained. (USACE Lake Level)
Bass, Striped good on live bait, sassy shad, shad around coves, flats, main lake, points, river channel.
Catfish, Blue fair on cut bait, dough bait, goldfish, live shad, punch bait, stink bait, and sunfish around channels, coves, creek channels, docks, points, and river channels.
Crappie, Black good on hair jigs, jigs, minnows around brush structure, coves, docks, rocks, shorelines, standing timber.
Comments: Fishing this week has been good. Stripers have been biting well on live shad. Points and ledges are good places to find stripers. Blue cats are biting on live shad and punch bait on rod and reel right now. Crappie is biting near brush piles and timber on jigs and minnows. They are biting in 4-13ft of water.
Report submitted by Garrett Beam (Game Warden Bryan County)