Lake Texoma

Water stained; 84 degrees; 1.49 feet above pool. Striper fishing is up and down as the water temperatures have risen and the water levels have dropped. There is a lot of bait and fish do not have to try hard right now. Topwaters early and scattered through the day in coves and off points. Live shad is working drifting shallow flats or anchoring on humps in 10-20 feet of water. Catfish are good on ledges and humps in 20-30 feet of water off creek channels. Punch bait will catch channel catfish and cut shad will catch blue catfish in deeper water. Fish are in big schools. Bass fishing is up and down with the weather. The shad population is strong but fish can be forced to react near docks and structures. Look for brush and stumps as bigger fish will feed on larger baits. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Texoma, Guaranteed Guide Service. Striped bass bite is consistently inconsistent. Fish are not in what is normally the typical pattern for this time of year. Fish can be caught in 10-30 feet of water trolling, or with live bait, topwaters and swimbaits. There is an abundance of baitfish but stripers are not feeding. pattern is off for what is normal. Tons of bait but fish are not feeding like they should. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.