Fishing Report

Oct 16, 2024: GOOD. Water stained; 75 degrees; 1.87 feet below pool. Striper fishing is great on live shad in 20-45 feet of water in ditches and along the river ledges. Look for fish to move up shallow with the cold weather. Swim baits and topwaters work well in the backs of coves and creeks during early morning and late evening. Crappie remain tough, sticking to brush and structure in 12-18 feet of water. Use electronics to target active fish at the bottom of brush piles, with jigs being effective. Catfishing is still good, with blue catfish biting on cut shad in 30-50 feet of water. Eaters are found on the main lake ledges and humps, and start looking for bigger fish west of the islands and north of the railroad bridge, in 40-50 feet of water on deep flats. Bass fishing remains slow, however, as water temperatures cool, bass are moving up. Plastics are effective early in 3-8 feet of water off main lake points, and later in the backs of coves during midday as the water warms and shad move up. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Guaranteed Guide Service. Striped bass bite is starting to improve with some topwater activity in shallow water in the morning. Blind cast into the shallows. Some days there is some bird action, as the weather cools this will pick up. When the topwater bite ends cast swimbaits into the shallows for box fish, then switch to slabs later in the morning. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

Courtesy Texas Parks & Wildlife