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[size 3]Lake Texoma Fishing Report[/size]
[size 3]Tuesday, November 5, 2002[/size]
[size 3]Water pool level: 617.25, normal annual pool level is 617 feet.[/size]
[size 3]Water temperature: 66 degrees. Water clarity: clear.[/size]
[size 3]Generating one unit 7 pm till 10 pm. [/size]
[size 3]Partly cloudy with a light west wind, low 40 degrees, high 62 degrees.[/size]
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[size 3]The forecast for the next few days is for cool mornings with afternoon temperatures rising to the higher 60s and lower 70s.[/size]
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[size 3]The stripers are making a false span run up both rivers. Sixty-six degree water temperature is their ideal spawning temperature and the stripers make these runs early every year. When the water cools down below fifty-five they will return to the main body of the lake to feed on the plentiful shad and form their roe and milt. Then in early spring when the waters warm back up to sixty-six degrees they will make their annual spawn run.[/size]
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[size 3]After the sun comes out, fall days are perfect to enjoy the excitement of catching the hard fighting stripers. Check out the pictures on my website and you will see that the afternoon fishing is great.[/size]
[size 3]With the help of the feeding gulls, finding the fish is relatively easy. Fishing under the birds isn’t as easy as it might seem. There are several dos and don’ts to fishing under feeding gulls. I will go through just a few of the most important ones.[/size]
[size 3]DO - look for the direction the birds are headed as they dive and feed. Then move up ahead of them and wait or drift back with the wind. Shad feed into the wind and the birds and fish follow the bait. While there are generally some fish behind them most will be under or just ahead of the flock. [/size]
[size 3]DON’T - run through the birds or crowd in when other anglers are fishing the feeding birds. This will scatter the shad. The birds will leave and the stripers will chase the scattered shad.[/size]
[size 3]DO – look for the big gray and white gulls, they don't often mislead fishermen. When they are diving you can count on fish just beneath the surface and occasionally breaking water. These fish are generally less than 10-15 feet deep when feeding.[/size]
[size 3]DON’T – chase after the smaller white gulls with the black heads. They will often act like they are feeding, circling and diving and there won't be anything under them. Chasing after these small gulls will most likely be disappointing. Very few times you will actually find them over fish. [/size]
[size 3]DO -[#0000ff] [/#0000ff]use a pair of binoculars. If it's a sunny day, as the gulls circle and dive the sun reflects off the gulls and can be seen from a long ways off. Being able to tell if they are feeding or not before you head for them will save you time and gas.[/size]
[size 3]DON’T – chase after gulls that are just circling and make sure they aren't just landing on the water. If they are just landing on the water, I would look elsewhere for some diving birds. The gulls that land in the lake will be sitting over schools of fish some of the time. These schools are generally down deep and not active. If the birds are sitting in the waters edge definitely look elsewhere.[/size]
[size 3]Enough about the gulls, get out your cold and wet weather gear for the early bite in the morning. During fall weather, un-forecasted light rains and fog happen frequently in the mornings. Always bring some type of wet weather gear. Remember, the warm afternoons produce a lot of stripers this time of the year.[/size]
[size 3]The bald eagles are starting to return to Lake Texoma. I have heard reports of a few being seen. They will show up in greater numbers as the weather begins to get colder.[/size]
[size 3]Stay alert and always practice safe boating and respect the other fishermen. Have a fun-filled day on Lake Texoma. [/size]
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[size 3]Report submitted by: Tinker’s Striper Guide Service, [/size][url "http://www.tinker.net/"][#0000ff][size 3]http://www.tinker.net[/size][/#0000ff][/url]
[size 3]To see pictures go to: [/size][url "http://www.tinker.net/fishpics02/fishpics09.html"][#0000ff][size 3]http://www.tinker.net/fishpics02/fishpics09.html[/size][/#0000ff][/url]
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[size 3]Tuesday, November 5, 2002[/size]
[size 3]Water pool level: 617.25, normal annual pool level is 617 feet.[/size]
[size 3]Water temperature: 66 degrees. Water clarity: clear.[/size]
[size 3]Generating one unit 7 pm till 10 pm. [/size]
[size 3]Partly cloudy with a light west wind, low 40 degrees, high 62 degrees.[/size]
[size 3] [/size]
[size 3]The forecast for the next few days is for cool mornings with afternoon temperatures rising to the higher 60s and lower 70s.[/size]
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[size 3]The stripers are making a false span run up both rivers. Sixty-six degree water temperature is their ideal spawning temperature and the stripers make these runs early every year. When the water cools down below fifty-five they will return to the main body of the lake to feed on the plentiful shad and form their roe and milt. Then in early spring when the waters warm back up to sixty-six degrees they will make their annual spawn run.[/size]
[size 3] [/size]
[size 3]After the sun comes out, fall days are perfect to enjoy the excitement of catching the hard fighting stripers. Check out the pictures on my website and you will see that the afternoon fishing is great.[/size]
[size 3]With the help of the feeding gulls, finding the fish is relatively easy. Fishing under the birds isn’t as easy as it might seem. There are several dos and don’ts to fishing under feeding gulls. I will go through just a few of the most important ones.[/size]
[size 3]DO - look for the direction the birds are headed as they dive and feed. Then move up ahead of them and wait or drift back with the wind. Shad feed into the wind and the birds and fish follow the bait. While there are generally some fish behind them most will be under or just ahead of the flock. [/size]
[size 3]DON’T - run through the birds or crowd in when other anglers are fishing the feeding birds. This will scatter the shad. The birds will leave and the stripers will chase the scattered shad.[/size]
[size 3]DO – look for the big gray and white gulls, they don't often mislead fishermen. When they are diving you can count on fish just beneath the surface and occasionally breaking water. These fish are generally less than 10-15 feet deep when feeding.[/size]
[size 3]DON’T – chase after the smaller white gulls with the black heads. They will often act like they are feeding, circling and diving and there won't be anything under them. Chasing after these small gulls will most likely be disappointing. Very few times you will actually find them over fish. [/size]
[size 3]DO -[#0000ff] [/#0000ff]use a pair of binoculars. If it's a sunny day, as the gulls circle and dive the sun reflects off the gulls and can be seen from a long ways off. Being able to tell if they are feeding or not before you head for them will save you time and gas.[/size]
[size 3]DON’T – chase after gulls that are just circling and make sure they aren't just landing on the water. If they are just landing on the water, I would look elsewhere for some diving birds. The gulls that land in the lake will be sitting over schools of fish some of the time. These schools are generally down deep and not active. If the birds are sitting in the waters edge definitely look elsewhere.[/size]
[size 3]Enough about the gulls, get out your cold and wet weather gear for the early bite in the morning. During fall weather, un-forecasted light rains and fog happen frequently in the mornings. Always bring some type of wet weather gear. Remember, the warm afternoons produce a lot of stripers this time of the year.[/size]
[size 3]The bald eagles are starting to return to Lake Texoma. I have heard reports of a few being seen. They will show up in greater numbers as the weather begins to get colder.[/size]
[size 3]Stay alert and always practice safe boating and respect the other fishermen. Have a fun-filled day on Lake Texoma. [/size]
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[size 3]Report submitted by: Tinker’s Striper Guide Service, [/size][url "http://www.tinker.net/"][#0000ff][size 3]http://www.tinker.net[/size][/#0000ff][/url]
[size 3]To see pictures go to: [/size][url "http://www.tinker.net/fishpics02/fishpics09.html"][#0000ff][size 3]http://www.tinker.net/fishpics02/fishpics09.html[/size][/#0000ff][/url]
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