Texoma Sportfishing

About Us...

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Texoma Sportfishing is a loose association of very experienced guides who are committed to the sport of striper fishing. We prefer to fish with lures and light tackle. We prefer to teach the art of lure fishing to those that accept the challenge. We are dedicated to the conservation of the lake and of the fish in it, and encourage catch-and-release for the best of our brood stock.

 

Your Host...

I am Mark Macnamara. I began fishing Texoma in 1980 and learned to fish the lake with one of the original oldtimers, Cracker Shelby, who’s been gone for a few years now. We fished with nothing but lures then, and I’ve kept at it since. I’ve been tournament fishing on the TSA and NSBA trails for the past two seasons with tournament partner Jeff (JD) Lyle. We’ve led in the points race both seasons, and qualified for, and fished in the Regional Championships in Arkansas and the National Invitationals at Lake Lanier, Georgia in 2003, and Cherokee Lake, Tennessee in 2004.  During the 2004 season, Jeff and I regrouped as Team Mercenary and joined the Polar Boats team, to see if we could get the captain, Bonita Staples the national crown for Lady Angler of the Year.  After leading the race all season, we finished second in the nation when a Kansas angler pulled off a last-minute win. We were also second in the standings for the Texas State TSA title. We brought home a 22’ Center Console flats boat from the 2004 NSBA Nationals in Tennessee.

 

I’ve done my share of baitfishing, and still do if that’s what you want, but I really prefer to fish with topwater lures, jigs, and slabs. I limit my trips because I don’t fish five or six days a week anymore.

 

We often team up to fish larger groups, so if you’ve got folks that want to come up together, give me a call, and we can work out the details. We can easily accomodate groups of 20 or more.

 

 

Call or email for available dates:

 

Cell:  (903) 821-5693

 

we’d rather fool ‘em than feed ‘em