ive never kayaked texoma. I crappie fish out of the yak exclusively on fork, cedar creek, and benbrook. looks like i need to learn about texoma!kind of intimidating without electronics though

Mr. Texoma!!!!

Great day, no doubt...

I was messing around with my phone's slow mo recording mode late in the day. The fish was still a little too green to net and I tried to get some of the bird action as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5Fqq2qwGO0

Strong work there Hank!

Ok, here are pics as promised:


A double hook-up. The fish in the air is one of the few "unders" we caught - the fish still in the water is a 30"+. I had a few break off's when double rigged that I am guessing were 60" of fish that worked together against me. Best to go single if you think you are into bigger fish.








Don't be afraid to use bright colors.......or even pink.




Take a close look - these are NOT gulls. Good capture by Henry........I was still fumbling for my camera as they flew 20 feet over us.



Good graph shot from Henry:


The result:



While some of our fish came deadsticking, the fish will readily chase down plastic swimmers and we got the majority casting to rising fish - in this case, one of my favorite lures - the ReAxtion Lures cocahoe in glow and 3/4oz.



IMO, this was an excellent pic - not sure why it is showing so small on this forum.



A number at or over 30":






Hope you enjoyed.

NICE!

looks calm out there.
Forecast for Thursday has 20 mph winds, will I get blown off the lake in a kayak or is there some protected areas?
Thanks

Yes, it was a very calm day. It looks like our current NNW winds are going to turn to SSW for tomorrow and USAirnet is saying possible gusts up to 35mph which can be VERY tough on Texoma - even a sustained 20 can be tough.

Thursday...Sunny...Breezy. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Wind gusts up to 35 mph are possible.


I am assuming you want to stay on Texas side, so a few options would be 1) highport launch and staying close to Tx side 2) little mineral marina launch and 3) Eisenhower SP launch and staying tucked in again to the Tx side. I can't comment too much on 2 and 3 current fishing conditions. If you do 1), I would work the Tx side up to the third cove and check out/work the points and entrance to each. The third cove is a deep cove and we marked lots of bait and some fish at the mouth of the cove last trip out. Between the 7 of us, we didn't catch anything of significance but the bait conditions looked good and it's often a matter of timing. I'm not planning to fish tomorrow but I would suggest you not go alone with those wind conditions. If you have a fishing partner and can shuttle, maybe one park at cove 2 or 3 and shuttle back to HP since it appears winds will get worse during the day and you may end up going against the wind on the way back. Good luck and tight lines.

Awesome fish Roger. . And Merry Christmas to you and family.

Thank You for the advice.
I decided not to make the trip today, thinking about Monday.

Merry Christmas

Excellent report, Roger... lots of informative details! What graph do you have on your yak?

I would assume some of those stripers would give you the Texas equivalent of a Missouri Boat Ride... fun times!

- Steve R.

Hey Steve. I have the HB898 and Henry has the HB998. Yes, the sleigh ride and/or complete turns are common.......fun when you get one pulling you along while still taking drag. Good to hear from you again.

Just a late post but wanted to share a nice pick up I had the other day on Texoma.... Good old sleigh ride!

NICE one Goob!

Going to do an impromptu afternoon trip if anyone is interested. Not expecting much with this great weather but I thought the same thing yesterday and it was "ON!" with great quality fish and good numbers. Prob a 3ish launch and fish until I either get one or settle for a skunkset pic. Give me a buzz if interested.