This is Artificial Lure with your morning fishing report from Lake Texoma for May 5, 2025. The weather’s cool and promising today with water temps around 62 degrees and the lake sitting about three and a half feet below pool. You’ll want a light jacket at sunrise, which is right around 6:28 a.m. Sunset comes at 8:21 p.m., giving us a nice long fishing day. There’s no tidal activity to speak of on Texoma, but the shad spawn is going strong so expect fish to be shallow early.

Striper fishing is still red hot. The big schools are feeding heavy thanks to the rising lake levels and active mudlines all over the lake. Live shad is the top producer — lines have been going off fast for those anchoring or drifting over points and humps in 25 to 40 feet of water. Swimbaits and topwater plugs are also turning fish, especially early under the birds along shallow rocky banks and flats. It’s not unusual to see boat limits this week, with fish running strong from 3 to 8 pounds[1][2][3].

Smallmouth bass are stacking up on rocky points in 6 to 12 feet. If you want largemouth, target flooded brush and the backs of creeks — try flipping soft plastics or working crankbaits behind dock pilings in the marinas[1][3]. Both species are active as the shad pull up and water rolls into new cover.

Crappie are still in spawning mode, scattered shallow in creeks and flooded coves or suspended deeper under docks and near brush piles in 12 to 20 feet of water. Jigs tipped with minnows or small shad get the most bites[1][3].

Catfishing is excellent right now, especially with the cooler water and higher levels. Hit the flooded grass edges and shoreline with prepared baits or cut shad under corks for channels in 2 to 5 feet, or drift cut shad over deeper flats and river channels in 25 to 55 feet for blues and bigger eaters[1][2][3].

For the best bite today, keep your eye out for birds working over feeding stripes on the Oklahoma flats and the rocky points near Platter Flats. Highport Marina area is also hot for a mixed bag of crappie and bass this week.

Big takeaways for gear: live shad is king for stripers, but don’t overlook a five-inch swimbait or topwater early. For bass, soft plastics and squarebills are putting in work, and for crappie, stick with light jigs and minnows. Catfish fans, you’ll do great with fresh cut shad or dough baits near creek mouths and muddy flats.

That’s your report for Lake Texoma — good luck and tight lines, y’all[1][2][3].