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The flood gates are wide open 24/7 on Oklahoma side. Texas side is generating 24/7. My friend went out last night and caught some good monsters cork and jig. Lets go practice social distancing and fill our freezers up!

my rod is so hard

Thanks for the information. Good timing.

Started on texas side at 5pm and finished at 8pm. Caught 4 and released my personal smallest at the dam which was 9 inch striper lol the other four I kept was in the 3-5# range. Not bad for fishing I did lose a few on the way up. Crowd was manageable. Cork and jig was the ticket again with any color body. I will try again tonight and will report back tomorrow. Tight lines

What part are you fishing at now since they added the fence?

right below on the ramp. they only fenced flat top near beginning of the ramp.

was there yesterday between 9am to 11am. Did not get a bite. About 10 people there, Saw 1 catfish was caught.

Fishing has been ok. slow and steady. I think the warm weather today should be good for the bite.

Slooooooooow!! Never seen it like this fished 5 or 6 hours Sunday seen maybe 6 fish caught including my 1 and my sons 1 it was a nice one though

Same experience last week.. I am wondering if the water is still muddy. I typically have better luck when the water is bit clearer your thoughts?

with my experience, i usually give it a week or so after the gates open before i head out there. i assume fishing will there will be a lot better this week.

any luck?

I just got word that they closed the entrance

The entrance from the road? or entrance to the dam?

Can we still fish from the rocks?

I think we can still fish. I sent a buddy out there and he is able to enter

Top water question for you all: with flukes most of the time the color doesn’t really matter but do any color of poppers work best? Size/weight?

Fish on!!!

Nice fish sand bass man

ty big tex

Johnny how was the bite

I had to work for them. Used bombers at the end on the Oklahoma side then went back to Texas with a 2oz buck tail with white fluke. Casted our into the semi calm water and let it drift as I bounced it off the bottom and then this 6 pounder viscously nailed it.

Nice

Report the last few days are that limits are being caught on both sides TX and OK side. Most are throwing anything and everything and catching great box fish and some decent sized striper. The fish have no preference on color. Day and night the bite is good. I hope everyone is doing well. Tight lines

Flows are dropping quickly, and the lake is almost back to normal pool.

dang i better try to make my way up there while there is still some flow

How are the crowds doing? Does social distancing exist on the river?

not crowded at all

Any shad around?

No gates open, not generating this morning https://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/DENI.lakepage.html

flow rate at 5070 cfs this morning, not a single bite between 8 to 9:30am before temp started to drop. ~15 fishermen, no one caught anything.

Nice. Social distancing.

Any reports from below? Long drive for me, would appreciate any info.
Thanks in advance.

I was out there Saturday morning, it was generating so their was some current flow but didn't see any fish being caught. I suggest getting there early if you decide to go because it was PACKED.

Got a question for the board. I go up to Denison Dam fairly often and wade fish the Oklahoma side, but I am always fly fishing so I leave as soon as they start releasing water so I don't drown. I always see people on the Texas side throwing surf rods down past the power lines, but I have no idea what they are fishing with. It appears they are throwing something that resembles a saltwater popping cork, but they just cast it and reel it back in at a pretty good rate of speed so they are not treating it as a popping cork. All I know is the rig makes a giant splash when it hits the water and I don't see them catching anything most of the time. How does this rig work and what are they dropping behind the thing that is not a popping cork? Thanks.

They are throwing weighted bobbers. The bobber allows them to throw whatever bait they are using further out and trying to get it across the current. Some have live bait attached, cut bait, swim baits, etc.

^^
What he said.

It's these, or an all white version of it.
http://stores.mtpocketstackle.com/weighted-floats/
To get the full 100 yards, you generally need 3oz.

Below is most commonly a bucktail tipped with a fluke, or bait.


There's also a DIY version that actually is a popping cork, but with an egg sinker glued/taped to the bottom of the foam.

Thanks for the replies. That rig makes sense. Now that I think about it I have seen some of those corks broken off in the rocks when I am wading. Also see a lot of soft plastic flukes, which makes sense since we’re all imitating shad.