Damn Good Lake Texoma Fishing Guides

The best fishing trips in Lake Texoma are:

• Louie's Lures Guide Service guided by Dirk C.
• Big Fish Texoma guided by Michael M.
• Bigfootstripers guided by Zach M.
• Texoma Outfitters guided by Tim H.
• Texoma Striper Fishing guided by John B. with 37 years of experience

Our Damn Good Guides currently offer 30 trips in Lake Texoma, and the most popular trips in the area are Day Trip – Striper Fish Fun guided by Chris, Winter Striper/ Catfish Combo guided by Chris, and Half Day Striper Trip guided by John.

Our guides in Lake Texoma are rated a 5 out of 5 based on 8176 verified reviews on Captain Experiences.

All guides on Captain Experiences are vetted by our team. You can access their reviews, click through trip photos, read bios to get to know them, and preview trip details like species, techniques, group sizes, boat specs and more.

Looking for kid friendly guides / fishing lessons in Lake Texoma? Check out our beginner and family friendly guides in Lake Texoma.

Lake fishing is the most popular type of fishing in Lake Texoma as well as river fishing and flats fishing.

The most commonly sought after species in Lake Texoma are: 1. hybrid striped bass, 2. striped bass, 3. white bass, 4. channel catfish, and 5. blue catfish.

The most common fishing techniques in Lake Texoma are jigging, light tackle fishing, and drift fishing but trolling and bottom fishing are popular as well.

Prices in Lake Texoma can range anywhere from about $450 to $1,800, but the average price for a half day trip in Lake Texoma is $1,091. The average price for a full day trip in Lake Texoma is $822.

Hiring a guide provides a number of benefits and many choose to book a fishing guide for a combination of experience, local knowledge, convenience, and cost-effectiveness.

Working with experienced fishing guides who know the best local spots and techniques can dramatically increase your odds of a great day. Having someone who is on the water every day and knows the area like the back of their hand is going to give you the best chances of success.

Booking a guide is also more cost effective, especially if you only get out a handful of times per year. When you consider all of the costs you would incur on your own such as the price of a boat, maintenance, insurance, gas, high-quality gear and tackle, repairs, and more, you’ll find that DIY is sometimes not worth the expense.

Even if you’ve got a great setup already in your home waters, booking a guide also provides a great opportunity to experience new techniques, new locations, or even a chance at a new target species to knock off the bucket list.

The most popular season for fishing in Lake Texoma is summer, and most anglers book their trips 31 days in advance.

See here for more information on fishing licenses in Lake Texoma, bag limits for target species, and fishing season regulations in Lake Texoma. When in doubt, your guide will always know all the relevant rules and regulations in Lake Texoma.

Formed by damming the Red River, Lake Texoma is a world-class striper fishery on the Texas and Oklahoma border as the name would suggest. With a surface area of 74,000 acres, Lake Texoma is big and perfectly located only a short drive from both Dallas-Fort Worth and Oklahoma City. The terrain in and around the lake varies a lot with everything from rocky deep drop-offs, to shallow creek inlets covered in vegetation.

The constant flow of water into the lake from the Red and Washita Rivers makes Lake Texoma one of the only self-sustaining freshwater striped bass fisheries in the US. The natural salinity of the Red River contributes to the success of the striped bass population. Striper fishing is good year-round, and you can see fish from 15 to 20 pounds and beyond. With schools of these large fish crushing topwater in the summer and suspended bait in the winter, the action is hot year-round.

The abundance of ideal habitat makes targeting largemouth easy and a great place to test different baits or techniques. These fish frequently hang out around docks, brush, vegetation, rock piles, and creeks where they hunt for food and hide from the summer heat. With so many places to hide the largemouth in Lake Texoma grow huge with a lake record of nearly 12 pounds. When the bite is on, hold your rod tight because these fish hit hard.

The catfish in Lake Texoma have been at the center of rumors in the past because of their size. Rumors aside this lake supports large and healthy catfish with the lake record blue catfish being a prime example weighing over 120 pounds. The three common catfish in this lake are flathead, channel, and blue catfish all of which are a blast to catch and make for a tasty meal.

The best way to target these fish is in deeper water near structures using smelly or cut bait dropped near the bottom. Catfish can be caught all over the lake from the back of coves to the middle of the channel. Chances are if you cast a baited hook anywhere on the lake and let it sit long enough you will catch a catfish.

Crappie are loved by many freshwater anglers for their big action on light tackle and phenomenal filets. Lake Texoma is lucky enough to have both the black crappie and the white crappie. These fish hunt around cover and shallow structure and can be caught using a variety of small jigs and artificial lures. Possibly one of the most enjoyable fish to catch, crappie can grow to just over a couple pounds, but with their feisty attitude, they fight more than you would expect.