Lake Texoma Crappie Could Set Multiple Records

By Texoma Parks and Wildlife | March 19, 2014

ATHENS—A black crappie caught March 13 from Lake Texoma could

Johnny Summers, Jr., of Pottsboro

 

 

set a state record as well as two water-body records.

Johnny Summers, Jr., of Pottsboro caught the 2.93-pound, 16.88-inch fish in the Highport Marina Cove using a blue-and-silver Rat-L-Trap. The current weight record for Lake Texoma black crappie is 2.75 pounds, caught in 2008.

The fish was weighed and measured by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries staff before being released back into the lake.

The fish’s length apparently qualifies it for two additional records, the Lake Texoma catch-and-release record and the state catch-and-release record.

All three records are pending receipt and acceptance of the applications by TPWD’s Angler Recognition Program. The catch should also qualify Summers for a Big Fish Award.

To learn how to enter fish in TPWD’s Angler Recognition Program, check current records and download application forms, visit http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/programs/fishrecords/.

Contact the staff at the Lake Texoma fisheries station by phone at (903)786-2389, FAX (903) 786-9871 or e-mail bruce.hysmith@tpwd.texas.gov or john.moczygemba@tpwd.texas.gov.

Lake Texoma is well known as the "Striper Capital" but it is also well known for crappie, catfish, large and small mouth bass.  Find out what local anglers are catching now on the Fishing Report page of TexomaConnect.com or find a professional fishing guide and plan your own Lake Texoma Experience!