Friday,
September 26 2003
Water pool level: 614.21, normal annual pool level is 617 feet.
Water temperature: 77 degrees. Water clarity: clear.
Generating Schedule: two units 1 PM to 8 PM.
Today was nice with the low this morning
62 degrees and a light southwest wind. The high yesterday was only 84 degrees.
The extended forecast for the coming week is for lows in the 60s and highs
in the 80s. There is a slight chance of afternoon showers today and Saturday
morning. Sunrise was 7:16 AM and Sunset will be 7:17 PM.
When can you remember having fall weather this early in the year?
Striper fishing is as good now as it has been in late October the past
few years. The four degree drop in lake water temperature has really
turned the stripers on. Live shad in 35 to 45 feet of water is working
the best. Our anglers are landing more and more twenty+ inch stripers
every day.
Thursday afternoon guide Roger Hill left the dock at 3:00 PM with six fishermen.
Phillip, BW, Berry, Melvin and Cory Sellers and Bobby Jock fished using
live shad. They returned at dark with sixty stripers.
This morning guide Chris Campbell carried Otto and Connie Heise and Carolyn
Bevers out for an early morning fishing adventure. They returned
to the dock early with thirty stripers.
Dave, Marissa and Zach Bishop along with Bill and Marilyn Marra enjoyed
early morning fishing with guide Roger Hill. They also returned to
the dock early with a limit of stripers.
Customer catches a Lake Texoma Record
On Thursday, September 25, 2003, 1:30 PM, Richard Kaiser from Midwest
City, OK caught a Lake Texoma record Red Pacu fishing with Tinker’s Guide
Service guide Chris Campbell. The Red Pacu (piaractus brachypomus) was
certified by TP&W biologist Bruce Hysmith to be 17 inches long and
weigh 2.29 pounds.
The Red Pacu, more commonly called a Redbellied Pacu, originates from Brazil,
South America and can grow up to over 3 feet in length and 70 pounds in
their natural Amazonian water. The Texas state record was caught
by James Tant in Nooks Lake. It was 19.5 inches long and weighed six pounds.
A Red Bellied Pacu looks very similar to the Red Bellied Piranha.
In fact, to the unwary eye, they look almost identical. The only
difference at a young age is that the piranha’s lower jaw will jut out
much more than that of the Pacu. Even though they look like Piranhas, Pacu
are supposedly omnivores. The male Pacu’s red coloration is much
brighter than that of the female and his dorsal fin has much more of a
point.
Remember, even though they aren’t Piranha, they are close enough relatives.
They do have some sharp teeth that could cause extensive damage if they
decide to bite. Pacu are not outright aggressive. I have never
been bitten by one. In fact, they are quite docile when it comes
to handling them.
If you are wandering how Paco got into Texas Lakes, well, most likely someone
had a Paco in his aquarium. It got too large for the tank and it
was released into the lake. For the Red Paco to breed their natural
Amazonian water conditions must exist.
Five Boats Available Saturday, October 4, 2003
Several fishermen have called to schedule
a Saturday in October and had to be turned away because all of our boats
were booked. A five boat company trip has re-scheduled from October
4 to a later date. This leaves us with five available boats for next
Saturday.
Call 1-888-846-5377 to schedule a date
for exciting fall fishing.
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