This winter has been absolutely phenomenal with fairly mild weather and plenty of hungry fish. Water temps stayed in the mid 40s throughout January and February, and the dead-sticking bite was outstanding. On days the deep water fish did not want to feed, we could find plenty of fish hanging around shallow water structure that we could target with swim baits and A-rigs. 

As we move into early spring we will be transitioning more towards live bait instead of the dead-sticking and will stick with that throughout  the spring. We will still be keeping the swim baits tied on in case we come across some big fish up shallow. We may also wind up dragging big deep diving lures across humps and ledges in search of our biggest fish of the year during the moth of March! If you want your chance at a texoma giant early spring is your best chance! 

The fishing this spring has been exceptional, and we anticipate it remaining strong throughout the rest of spring and into the summer. In early May, we're seeing topwater fish actively pursuing bait into shallow waters during the shad spawn. As the sun rises, we transition to fishing the river ledges using live bait, resulting in rapid action. As we move further into summer, we'll be targeting massive schools of fish, combining live bait with exciting topwater opportunities. If you enjoy fast-paced fishing and plenty of action, this time of year is perfect for you!

Late winter can be a little tougher fishing as striper in Lake Texoma with cooler lake temps the fish filling their body’s with eggs and such in preparation for the spawn. The tougher fishing and colder temps made a great time for us to spend more time training our dogs in preparation for spring hunt test. When we did fish in February we were still using the dead sticking technique with more natural colors seemingly winning out over the vibrant colors that we used in January. The beginning of March brought the water temps up over 50° and we switched back over to live bait. Primarily using gizzard shad vs thread fin shad since they were a little easier to find in a reasonable water depth for a cast net and seem to have a little more life on the hook in the colder temps. March also brought on lots of big fish. We had days of throwing back dozens of fish over 20 inches with some as heavy as 17lbs. We also headed down to Sulpher Springs for Newts puppy hunt test where she knocked it out of the park. We couldn’t be happier with how she is coming along for such a young dog. Spring is here now and the fishing is starting to really heat up! Early April has seen many limits of quality fish being caught and we expect the striper fishing on lake Texoma to only get better for the next couple months. 

Winter is here and that means the water temp has dropped and dead sticking season is in full swing. Arguably one of the most frustrating and fun ways to catch stripers. The smallest change of color and/or depth of your lure can make a huge difference. You had better be in your game to feel the bite. The most subtle bite can lead to the biggest fish you might see all year. Early January had these fish wanting white and chartreuse flukes and after a late January rain, darker colors seemed to do better.