Bill Jerke knows there’s nothing like the rush of that big striper strike. (Photo by Scott Baker)
Scott Baker
For the most part, the natural habitat for the striped bass (or striper) is salt water, spending most of its life in the ocean. But this bass also migrates into fresh water streams and rivers to spawn during springtime. There are very few freshwater bodies where stripers can successfully spawn and live, with Lake Texoma being one of them.
Saddled between the border of Oklahoma and Texas, Lake Texoma, a 50+-year-old reservoir, continues to hold its own as one of the top fishing destinations in the region. It sustains an excellent fishery that attracts anglers from all over. Striper fishing is very good all year long, but great in the month of June when members of the RR Fishing Club headed north for a day-long expedition.
Bait fishing produced great results with 8- to 15-pound catches. Stripers are a battle to reel in. It’s an exhilarating and rewarding experience to catch one of these incredible creatures. Each fisherman reached his limit of 10 stripers within three hours, helping to fill an ice chest with tasty striped bass fillets. No wonder Lake Texoma is called the “Striper Capital of the World”!
The summer striper fishing has been fantastic, and this wonderful lake never ceases to amaze us time and time again. For the fishing enthusiast, in addition to the striped bass, Lake Texoma offers ample opportunities to catch a variety of other species, including catfish, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, sand bass, and crappie.
Interested in dropping a line? Plans are always in the works for fishing destinations to area lakes and beyond. The RR Fishing Club meets the second Wednesday of each month at the Wildhorse Grill Boardroom at 4 p.m. For any inquiries, comments, or suggestions, contact [email protected] or Scott Baker 214-334-7664.