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Brother coming to visit next month. Wants to fish Lake Texoma for stripers.

I know about the license requirements for Texas and Oklahoma.

Been fishing for trout all my life. This is a whole different game.

What do we need to know and consider???

Best to get a charter. It’s pretty big water and without knowing where the fish are and having the ability to catch good bait it’s tough. I lived there and fished it for two years and while I caught plenty it was never a sure deal. My 17’ bass boat was not the proper craft either, the wind can come up quick and it’ll turn into a washing machine out there.

March is generally considered the worst month for stripers on Texoma, most guides will try to steer you to catfishing instead, generally jug lines they’ll bait and set and you go check with them. I don’t know how early in April and how much it starts to improve. There are also some guides who do good crappie fishing trips, might be a better option if you’re open to that.

Just me- I'd rather fish behind the dam than
anywhere on the whole blankety blanking lake.
Too many drunk/high boaters and PWC pinheads
for my tastes

You can still hire a guide with an airboat to
put you where you need to go

Good Luck