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Lake Texoma Pro Staff Report

By Mike Anderson
FishHawk Guide Service
972-680-FISH


Mike is a top guide on Texoma and specializes in fishing artificial lures for these aggressive stripers.

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04/28/00 Fishing Report
Lake is about normal and the water is clear in nearly all sections of the lake. Surface temp is running from 62 to 66 degrees and the fishing should explode during the coming week or so. We have been catching large numbers of stripers nearly every day as they are moving up into the Red River to spawn. We had a major movement on the full moon of April 15 and the fish that went up into the river in March should be returning any day now. May is traditionally one of the best months of the year as the fish come out of the river from spawning and are really ready to feed on a consistent basis. Live bait has been the bait of choice and will probably continue to be that way for the next few weeks. We have been drifting small shiners on a carolina type rig with about a 30 inch leader. Keep your hook small and the weight as lite as you can(use only enough weight so that you can feel it bumping the bottem). Work the water from 14 to 20 foot deep on the flats and along the river channel and you should find plenty of fish. We have been using the new Owner Circle hooks is size 1 or 1/0 and the hook up rate has improved and probably 98% of the fish are hooked in the side of the mouth and can be easily released. Try these hooks and you will probably like them if you are going to fish live bait. They are really good if you have beginning fisherman because the one thing that you don't want to do with these hooks is to set the hook yourself, just let the fish do it. Topwater action has been slow lately but should begin to pick up as the fish come out of the river from spawning. It should only get better in the coming days so now is the time for fishing at Texoma. Good Luck and Be Safe!

Pro Profile
I started fishing Texoma in 1961 and did a lot of bass fishing while wading and using a small boat. I began guiding up there
in 1982 on a part time basis and went full time in 1992. I fish primarily for stripers and do a little sand bass fishing at certain
times of the year. I am putting a new 20ft Falcon King Striper together right now and should have it on the water in the next 2 weeks. I fish only artificial but will book trips with some of the other guides if a client insists on live bait. I charge $200 for 2 people, $275 for 3, and $350 for 4(I prefer no more than 3 if possible). I furnish all tackle and clean and package the fish at the end of the trip. Most trips run 6 1/2 to 7 hours or until the clients decide they want to keep a limit of fish. I can arrange lodging at the Tackle Box(where I work out of) or at other locations on request. I can be reached at 972-680-FISH (3474) for booking trips. My e-mail address is and I will be happy to answer as many questions as possible.

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