Archive | October, 2001

The lake is at 163.44ft msl and remains stable at approximately 8 1/2ft below high pool. Repairs have been made to the dam and the gates have been close. SRA will let the lake rise to 168ft before releasing any water. For available ramps having access to the lake, you can visit the Sabine River […]

Good black bass to 6 pounds on black Zoom Trick worm evenings 5-9PM near the large island at the pump station in about 8′ water. Early week had excellent black bass on Chrome Rat-L-Trap near the islands for schooling black bass and white bass. Very good crappie with about 16-18 per person at 3/4 to […]

Sorry for the delay in my report but my internet server was down last week. The lake is at 163.32ft msl, almost 9 ft below high pool. Repairs have been made to the dam and the gates have been close. SRA will let the lake rise to 168ft before releasing any water. Since the gates […]

Fair black bass with average length approx 20 inches with about 5 bass caught per man mostly in the afternoons, catch and release, in 6-10′ water with chartreuse/white spinner baits producing best and watermelon or pumpkin seed 4″ worms yielding some action. Most concentrations of fish were found in front of the islands near the […]

The lake is at 163.19 ft msl, almost 9 ft below high pool (over a foot lower since last week). SRA is drawing the lake down to 163 ft msl and will beholding it at this level to make repairs to the dam surface. For available ramps having access to the lake, you can visit […]

Richland Chambers Reservior Guide Steve Schmidt Lake Report: Monday, October 08, 2001 (date fished: 4 & 7 of Sept) Water Color: Stained Depth: 2-1/2 below normal Water Temp: 74 to 79 degrees Forecast: Overcast & Sunny – high of 76 with SW winds 10 – 20 mph Boat Ramp: Oak Cove Marina Equipment: Rod – […]

Very good black bass to 3 pounds with about 12-18 per person on brown/orange Fat A Bomber on the front side of the islands in 4-6 ft of water and across from marina on black/silver/orange stick in 4 ft. water, using catch and release practices and fishing 7-10 am best. No report on crappie. No […]

Lake Texoma Fishing Report. Sunday, October 7, 2001. Lake level: 615.96. Water Temperature: 75 degrees. Water clarity: Clear. Generation: 3:00pm to 10pm. Weather: low 57 / high 74 / light wind / 0 rain in October. Fishing time: 7:00 a.m. till 11:30 a.m. Captains Joe Grigar, Mike Blakely and Doug Smith left the dock around […]

The lake is at 164.4 ft msl, almost 8 ft below high pool (over a foot lower since last week) and continues to fall over an inch per day as the SRA draws the lake down to make repairs on the dam and generator. SRA announced they are drawing the lake down to at least […]

Lake Texoma Fishing Report. Monday and Tuesday, October 1 & 2, 2001. Lake level: 615.99. Water Temperature: 76 degrees. Water clarity: Clear. Generation: 3:00pm to 10pm. Weather: low 53 / high 77 / cloudy / light wind. Fishing time: 7:00 a.m. till 11:30 a.m. The lake has been rising slowly for the last two months. […]