Gulls Working Striper All Over the Lake

November 11, 2019

Well looks like winter is here early. Gulls working on schooling striper all over the lake. Looks like we are in for some great striper fishing this winter on Lake Texoma. Winter is my favorite time of year for striper fishing. I prefer to fish artificial baits and more often than not artificial will outread more…


Striper Bite is On!

June 20, 2019

Fishing on Lake Texoma has been an absolute slaughter this spring for big fish. Daily bag limit for striper on Texoma is 10 but only two can be 20 inches or longer and most of the fish we are catching this year are over 20 inches. I guess it’s a good problem to have butread more…


The Striper Capital of the World!

May 31, 2019

Lake Texoma fishing is a fisherman’s dream come true! Why is it the Striper Capital of the World? Texoma has the best documented natural spawn of striped bass of any lake in the country. This 89,000-acre lake attracts a couple million fisherman a year. Our great lake offers most of the Sothern species of gameread more…


Striper Fishing is Going Strong!

April 24, 2019

Lake Texoma striper fishing is really going strong, with the water temperature rising the fish get more active. I made the switch from artificial bait to live bait last week, as I do every year about this time and the success rate has been 100% on getting limits every trip. The down side is thatread more…


Spring Stripers Abound

March 25, 2019

Lake Texoma striper fishing has really come alive this week with the arrival of spring. Big striper are on a feed frenzy getting ready to make their annual spring spawning run up the Washita and Red rivers. As the shallow waters warm fish move up out of the river channel to feed on shad. Theread more…


March Means “Big” Striper on Lake Texoma

February 20, 2019

You know it’s about spring when the red birds start singing their song. March is big fish month on Texoma — Big fat pre-spawn fish will move up out of the deep water to feed before making their annual run up the river. February fishing is ok but I love the springtime so I spendread more…


Lake Texoma BIG FISH Season is right now!

January 14, 2019

The most common question I get is “when is the best time to come to Lake Texoma?” Well, you asked and I’ll tell you…RIGHT NOW! If you are looking to get a Lake Texoma Trophy on your wall, then now is the time. Take a day off and get here! Now of course, there areread more…


Winter Means Big Fish

December 13, 2018

Winter Means Big Fish on Lake Texoma! by Captain Steve Barnes Winter is here on Lake Texoma. Fishing has been good with the recent warm spell but larger fish have been a little scarce. The colder winter temperatures with chances of rain (or even snow) turn the big fish on so fish the winter seasonread more…


Fall Fishing is Great!

November 1, 2018

Fall fishing is in full swing at Lake Texoma and the fishing is great! Lake levels continue to fall and should be back to normal in a few weeks. A couple of weeks ago we were 11 feet high but with the flood gate releases we are currently only 8 feet above normal and fallingread more…


October Fishing Report

October 15, 2018

Lake Texoma fishing has been very good this year, limits on every trip! But believe it or not it’s about to get better. Fall is here and with lows dipping down into the 50’s at night the water temp is dropping and the fish are getting more active. With each passing cold front we willread more…


Lake Texoma Summer 2016… it’s been a good one! 9/19/16

September 19, 2016

We have caught, and are still catching, a mess of fish this summer on Lake Texoma! Not as many striper as normal, but we have a record number of really nice sized Sandbass that have filled my cooler these past few months. These bigger Sandbass are a blast to catch on medium action gear usingread more…


Lake Texoma Fishing Report for 3/3/2016

March 23, 2016

Fishing Report for Wednesday, March 9, 2016: The weather forecast was for chilly rain and then more rain and some wind, but that didn’t deter Chris Carey, at Striper Express and his client, Paul Bandiera from Dallas TX. Despite the cloudy overcast day, the stripers at Lake Texoma woke up hungry and Chris and theread more…


Barbara Pope Nets New Lake Texoma Striper Record

February 3, 2015

Lake Texoma Fishing Report – A north Texas woman reeled in a new record-sized Lake Texoma striped bass this past week, hauling the massive fish out of Lake Texoma near the northern shore. Barbara Pope reeled in the 27-pound Lake Texoma striped bass December 5th, shattering the previous 20-pound record for the Oklahoma side ofread more…


TOPWATER STRIPER BITE IS ON

February 3, 2015

Lake Texoma Fishing Report MAY thru JUNE is the most exciting time for striper fishing on Lake Texoma! It is special to us because Winter cold is in retreat, Spring has brought very fine weather, and the striper spawn is in high gear. But mostly we like May and June because the TOPWATER STRIPER BITEread more…


MARCH Striper Fishing MADNESS

February 3, 2015

BEST WINTER STRIPER FISHING IN 20 YEARS The size of striped bass in freshwater fishing lakes goes in cycles year to year. Since November the Lake Texoma Striper Express Guide staff have caught and released 100’s of Big Stripers over 10 lbs! Best overall winter fishing ever! Lake Texoma boasts the nation’s most generous dailyread more…


Texoma Stripers PUMP UP!

February 3, 2015

Lake Texoma Fishing Report Like frat boys lifting weights before Spring Break, Lake Texoma stripers are feeding aggressively and hitting the lures with force. Now is when the striped bass are their largest. And no other fish pulls line like a striper! Mature bass will gain as much as five pounds while the water staysread more…


Texoma Striper Fishing Stays STRONG

February 3, 2015

Lake Texoma Fishing Report Lake Texoma Striper Fishing Stays STRONG – January was great striper fishing on Lake Texoma and February follows suit. There is a very active bite with many large stripers being caught. January had more than a few “big catching” days also. A “big catching day’ for a Lake Texoma striper guideread more…


Texoma Striper Fishing SUNRISE

February 3, 2015

Lake Texoma Fishing Report – Can you imagine one thousand acres of Texoma surfacing stripers? Today we had 2 boats with 8 fishermen experience the ultimate top water action. We went fishing; let me correct that…  we went catching. The Stripers began surfacing before sunrise. By eight a.m. we had landed, caught and released 91read more…


December Striper Fishing “ON FIRE!”

February 3, 2015

Lake Texoma Fishing Report – Lake Texoma striper fishing is on fire! The word is out about our striper fishing shrine. Devout fishermen are now making pilgrimage to Lake Texoma. On Lake Texoma we catch fish year ’round. This December the striper fishing is awesome. My son Chris Carey, Pro-Guide and guide team leader withread more…


AWESOME Winter Texoma Striper Fishing

February 3, 2015

Lake Texoma Fishing Report Winter is the best time for BIG fish. And big Texoma stripers are on a rampage! The water temperature has cooled and Lake Texoma striper fishing has heated up. Lake Texoma fishing guides Striper Express were on the water every day before the recent ice storm. They are back on the water today.read more…