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Red River Fishing Report

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Texoma airboat guides on the Red River, Stan and JC of Lake Texoma Guide Service.Last week, I went fishing with Stan and JC of Lake Texoma Guide Service on their new Red River Texoma Airboat. Although I have fished from the banks of the Red River many times behind the Lake Texoma dam, I’ve never been on the water down there. It was a beautiful, sunny fall day in the mid-60s with just a trace of wind.

Stan and JC had about 150 live shad for us to fish with and a little bit of chum to get the bite started. And once those river stripers started biting, it got crazy! No sooner than the bait hit the water, the stripers would hit the bait. We were reeling in fish on every single cast.

Those Red River stripers were so ferocious, we were able re-use the shad, even if it was dead, stunned, or partial – and we would continue to catch fish. In some instances, we were able to catch up to 4 fish on a single shad. Within a few hours and a couple of hundred stripers later, we ran out of shad. Good thing, because we were all completely worn out catching all those fish!!

It was certainly a new experience for me and I’ve been fishing Lake Texoma since 1984. I asked Stan (a 35+ years professional fishing guide) why he liked fishing on the Red River so much:




So if you are looking for some incredibly fast paced striper fishing action, I highly recommend that you call Stan and JC at 1-888-567-FISH or visit their website at www.LakeTexomaGuideService.com.

December Tackle Box Winner

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Win a free tackle box with Oklahoma Fishing Guides

Readi-Lure Tackle Boxes, made by Tackle Tech, are the most unique, versatile tackle boxes on the market.

On the first Friday of March, June, September and December, four lucky fishing report subscribers will receive an original Readi-Lure Tackle Box! This quarter’s winner is Jenny D. from Ponca City, Oklahoma.

Want a chance to win a new tackle box? Sign up here!

Editor’s Note: Congratulations Jenny and good luck with all your fishing adventures this year!

December Free Lures & Tackle Winner

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Win free fishing lures and free fishing tackle with Oklahoma Fishing GuidesTwice a month, www.OklahomaFishingGuides.com awards free lures, tackle and bait to lucky fishing report subscribers. In addition, once a quarter a lucky subscriber will also win an Original Readi-Lure tackle box from Tackle Tech.

This week’s winner is Ted D. from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ted will receive an assortment of lures & tackle from Alluring Lures & Tackle, Lead Babies Slabs, and The Fish Grip (all made in Oklahoma).

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Editor’s Note: Congratulations Ted and good luck with all your fishing adventures this year!

Lake Sahoma Bass Report

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Lake Sahoma bass report
Avid fisherman Jason Price sends us this report from Lake Sahoma, just southwest of Tulsa:

I caught this bass in early November on an ultralight rod and reel with a 1/0 crappie hook.

I was fishing for crappie at the enclosed dock and landed this guy – nice surprise to nail your line when looking at 1/2 lb crappie all day long!

We weighed him up at the station there right above the dock and he weighed 4lbs. 7 ozs., well on his way to getting to be a big ‘ol fat guy.

The locals say there are bass in Lake Sahoma commonly twice the size he was, so I am looking forward to some decent weather once all this ice and extreme cold goes away to get back there with some of the bass gear and hit some other spots on the lake.

Also there is another small lake directly next to Lake Sahoma, and in November, the Wildlife Department released some odd thousands of trout and catfish into, so if anyone is looking to trout fish, its a great place and perfect time of year to catch them…good luck to all.

Editor’s Note: Thanks for the report Jason! Lots of times the smaller lakes are better trophy bass fisheries due to low fishing pressure and your experience proves it. Also, the Wildlife Department link above goes to the trout stocking schedule around Oklahoma.

Mike D’s Holiday Message

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free advertising on Mike's boat, just provide the wrap.It’s been an interesting year with both fishing and the weather. Not a season goes by that I don’t learn something new and I hope to be back out on the water soon posting my pictures and fishing reports.

For all the folks here that enjoy the sport of fishing as much as I do – I’d like to ask that you remember those less fortunate and maybe pick up an inexpensive fishing kit for a boy or girl and make this year just as memorable for them as well.
Mike D


“ADVERTISE FOR FREE ON MY BOAT” – You provide the wrap – I provide the space. That’s it – there is no catch. Email me today at: futurepromike@gmail.com.

November Free Lures & Tackle Winner

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Win free fishing lures and fishing tackle from Oklahoma Fishing Guides

Twice a month, www.OklahomaFishingGuides.com awards free lures, tackle and bait to lucky fishing report subscribers. In addition, once a quarter a lucky subscriber will also win an Original Readi-Lure tackle box from Tackle Tech.

This week’s winner is Matt R. from Edmond, Oklahoma. Matt will receive an assortment of lures & tackle from Alluring Lures & Tackle, Lead Babies Slabs, and The Fish Grip (all made in Oklahoma).

Want a chance to win free fishing lures & tackle OR a new tackle box? Sign Up Here!


Editor’s Note: Congratulations Matt and good luck with all your fishing adventures this year!

Early Winter Fishing Heating Up

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Early winter fishing is great right now according to biologists with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, and Oklahomans focused only on current hunting seasons are in danger of missing it.

“Fall and early winter is an absolutely gorgeous time to go fishing,” said Gary Peterson, fisheries biologist for the Wildlife Department. “Once the bass tournaments are over and deer season begins, there are fewer people on the lakes and rivers. It is quieter without boats roaring by, and many fish species are more willing to bite. In northeast Oklahoma , the osprey fly in and go fishing with you, and sometimes eagles try to steal the osprey’s catch.”

Peterson noted that while some fish species prove more elusive in cooler temperatures, others are active and abundant. “Crappie actually are more active as the weather gets colder, and we’ve found some nice blue cats and channel catfish out there,” Peterson said.

Crappie, blue catfish and channel catfish aren’t the only catch awaiting winter anglers. “Right now is prime time for trout,” said James Vincent, senior fisheries biologist with the Department. “For streams and rivers in southern Oklahoma , this is our Monday Night Football game, and we’re getting ready to kick off.”

Vincent points out several advantages to fishing this time of year. “During the summer, trout areas often have diverse usage like swimming and boating, and trout are not as willing to bite,” Vincent said. “However, those other users are gone now. Our cooler weather has brought cooler water, making it ‘go’ time for trout fishing, especially in the Lower Illinois and the Lower Mountain Fork rivers.”

Trout are not the only fish to catch, however. “A few weeks of prime fall fishing for the native smallmouth bass still remain,” Vincent said.

Statistics from 2006 reveal that over 611,000 anglers fished in Oklahoma last year, but the vast majority of those anglers fished in spring and summer. Even though there are great hunting opportunities right now, fisheries biologists hope Oklahomans won’t forget about angling. With such great fishing abundant in the state, and so few anglers taking advantage of it, it may be time to grab a fishing pole and head for water in the coming weeks. “The fish are there,” Peterson said. “They are there, and they are available.”

Story courtesy of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

Great Bass Shop

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While traveling to SE Oklahoma from Dallas, I found what is probably the best stocked, pure fishing store in the Midwest/Southwest – Brannan’s Bass Shop. I had the opportunity to meet Kathy Brannan and she clearly knows everything about all things bass fishing. She informed me that most of her customers travel to Lake Fork in Texas and she makes sure that the shop has everything the fisherman needs to land a lunker while there.

I canvassed the store both coming and going from my trip to Lake Broken Bow and Mountain Fork River, and found it to be VERY WELL STOCKED ACROSS THE BOARD, including hard-to-find specialty bass items.

Brannan’s Bass Shop is located just north of Paris, TX, just south of Hugo, OK in Powderly, TX on Hwy 271 (next to Lake Pat Mayse). I highly recommend that you stop in if you are anywhere close – it is well worth the stop!!

Avid fishermen thank you Kathy and your staff for such a comprehensive store!

Lake Pine Creek

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Lake Pine Creek Oklahoma
One thing is for sure – Southeast Oklahoma has it going on for natural scenic beauty. On my way to Lake Broken Bow and the Mountain Fork River last week, I stopped by Lake Pine Creek, home of some huge honkin’ bass.

Flying along Hwy 3 in the rolling hills, periodically patches of water and clearings open up for some very scenic views. Just past Lost Rapids Park, this one nearly blew me out of the car.

I had to turn around and get a picture of these stunningly gorgeous Bald Cypress trees changing colors next to the mirror quality water…enjoy!

If you go to Lake Pine Creek, call fishing guide Robert Finical, 580-236-2153 or 580-420-3088 and stay at Pine Creek Retreat, 580-494-RENT or 580-212-5113.

Read what Jen Carroll, WBT Pro, has to say about Lake Pine Creek here.

Lake Ozzie Cobb

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Lake Ozzie Cobb Oklahoma
On my way to Lake Broken Bow and the Mountain Fork River last week, I discovered that nearby (only about 3 miles) is Lake Ozzie Cobb, an Oklahoma Wildlife Department lake.

Considered to be a good bass lake, OZ also has crappie, bluegill and catfish across 116 surface acres and 4 miles of shoreline.

The road coming off the main road appears to have been recently re-graveled, but once you get to the lake, you really need to have a truck to navigate. There is a boat ramp, but otherwise, conditions are primitive.

If you are one of those real troupers – who like to rough it away from everybody – then Lake Ozzie Cobb is your kind of place. While I was there exploring and taking pictures, huge fish were jumping everywhere! If I didn’t have an appointment, I would of stayed and fished.

For more information, go to: Oklahoma Wildlife Department of Conservation