Lake Texoma Fishing Report May 16, 2025: Striper Action Heats Up, Catfish Bite Stays Strong Podcast Por arte de portada

Lake Texoma Fishing Report May 16, 2025: Striper Action Heats Up, Catfish Bite Stays Strong

Lake Texoma Fishing Report May 16, 2025: Striper Action Heats Up, Catfish Bite Stays Strong

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 Howdy folks, Artificial Lure here with your Lake Texoma fishing report for Friday, May 16th, 2025.

The weather today is looking decent for a day on the water with temps around 65 degrees. Water's running about 18 feet below pool level and stained, which ain't ideal but we're making do. Sun's up around 5:30 AM and sets around 7:15 PM, giving y'all plenty of daylight to get those lines wet.

Fish activity today is moderate to good according to the solunar forecast. Best times to be out there are early morning and evening hours when that bite score climbs up near 70%.

Striper action has been picking up nicely this past week. Those boys have been hitting live shad on points and humps in 25-40 foot depths. If you're more of an artificial bait angler like myself (hence the name!), swim baits are working real good on shallow points and creek ledges in 5-12 foot water. Top water bite has been on too, especially on the north and west end of the lake. Look for banks with egrets - they're often indicating where the bigger fish are holding.

Catfishing remains excellent right now. Folks are having good luck drifting cut shad on deep flats off the river channels, especially toward the lake ends in 25-55 foot water. Punch bait and chicken liver are also producing. Some real nice eaters along ledges in that 40-50 foot range.

Crappie have finished their spawn and are transitioning back to main lake creek entrances. They've been a bit harder to find but worth the effort.

For hot spots, I'd recommend checking out the Lee day area where white bass have been schooling on windy points next to deep water. Also, the river channel and tributaries have been productive for stripers if you're using live bait.

The recent rainfall has muddied up some areas, particularly near river entrances, pushing fish out of the river system. Shad are spawning around boathouses, so that's another area worth investigating.

Word is the bite has been tougher where water is heavily stained, so try to locate patches of cleaner water if you can. With the lake level where it is, be extra cautious while navigating - there's some dangerous debris floating around.

That's the skinny for today, folks. Y'all be safe out there, wear them life jackets, and don't forget to snap a picture of your catch before you release 'em. This is Artificial Lure signing off 'til next time. Tight lines!
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