Fishing Report

Lake level: 617.66

Water Temperature: 50 degrees

Water clarity: Stained/Muddy

Generating: 2 generators 24 hours

Floodgates: Closed

Weather: high 72 / low 53, sunny/calm

Fishing time: Friday, 7:30 a.m. till 1:30 p.m

Stripers came slow today. Fishing shallow water with sassy shad and horsehead jigs produced 14 silversides to 5.5 pounds. The most excitement of the day came when a 7 feet, 1 inch, 139.5 pound Alligator Gar was landed after a thirty minute battle.

The gar was caught with a Roadrunner jig and 20 pound Ande line on a 6500 Garcia reel and 7’ Shakespeare Ugly Stik.

“Biggest thing I’ve seen come out of Lake Texoma in 23 years.”

                                    Bruce Hysmith, TPWD Biologist-Texoma

Tinker’s Striper Guide Service, http://www.tinker.net