Brrrrr but a great day fishing Lake Texoma

It took all I had to get up at 6am Saturday morning to go fishing.  With as may layers of clothes on as I could and still be able to move, I met Jimmy Don, Charlie and Doug Keeter, owner of Striper Master Lake Texoma Striper Guide Service.  As we motored out of Highport Marina I couldn't [...]

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I decided it was time my sun flowers were outside – the boy helped me dig the holes. I am hoping there will be no more frost. The next thing to  go out in the garden is my tomato plants – I still need to buy a grow house though! I have actually been [...]

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Should You Shoot Small Bucks?

You know, I never took this questions very serious until recently. Over the past few years, I've seen this question start some real knock down and drag out debates (okay, arguments!) in online deer hunting forums. But I've been seeing more and more of them lately whenever someone asks if they should be shooting small [...]

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My Five Words for 2011

There are over 171,476 active words in the Oxford English Dictionary, after you exclude derivatives and expired words (obviously). However I’m going to ignore 171,471 of them and focus on five simple, yet powerful words that if applied will help … Continue reading

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The Buildup

Late last year Josh Mills wrote one of our most popular guest posts ever – a letter to Carson, his son…who hadn’t exactly been born yet. Josh is  back today with a writeup on something we all experience – the anticipation of going fishing! Thanks, Josh. The Buildup Gigantic gear piles assemble at your door [...]

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Kaufmann Streamborn Welcomes a New Member to the Shop's Staff!

Kaufmann Streamborn wants to welcome Dorian Thompson to our staff. Dorian has a wide diversity of experience in the fly fishing industry, and he is a super well rounded fly fishing angler. He will be manning the floor at the Tigard store, he'll be teaching some of our classes, and he will be one of our shop guides as well. Dorian is a central Oregon authority; so when you are planning on hitting the Fall River or stalking bulls on the Metolius, look us up, and ask for Dorian.

Dorian has worked in Alaska extensively, and he is simply a fish-o-holic. The guy just has a hardcore "fishing problem". He cannot get enough of it! If he is not in the shop, then he is out on the water, or at the tying bench.

A lot of Dorian's experience with central Oregon comes from his experience running one of the shops in Bend and at the Deschutes crossing near Warm Springs. He has guided on many locations all around central Oregon; so if you are looking to hone your skills on some of the central Oregon Waters, then give us a call about a guided trip.

So far, Dorian has helped us out by instructing some of the fly tying classes, and he'll be teaching more of them in the future. He'll also be helping out with the introductory crash course classes too.

The next time you are in the area, swing by and introduce yourself to Dorian. He's a great addition to the Kaufmann's Staff, and we are excited to have him on board with us!

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3-Sided Panel Ground Blind for Turkey and Deer Hunting

Want concealment without lugging a full ground blind into the woods? A 3-sided panel blind may be just the answer. A panel blind is one of the most portable blinds available. At only 10″ x 1″, it’s small enough to fit in the pocket of your turkey vest for hands-free carrying. What can you use [...]

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39 Degree Water Temperature Winter Steelheading - Thumbs Up!

With the recent cold snap, the water temperatures in the area streams had plummeted into the upper 30s. Normally those low temperatures would create a very lethargic bite for the steelhead and other fish species that swim. Basically, a fish will not move far in low water temperatures; so you more or less have to luck out and have your flies drift withing a very close proximity to the fish. Otherwise they will not have any interest in your presentation; while warmer water temperatures will cause fish to activate and become much more aggressive.

It was 2/25/2011, and when I took the morning water temperature, the reading was about 38-39 degrees, and the air temperature was running at about 16 degrees; so it was downright freezing out there. We were layered up and ready to rumble with some steelhead! Now it was a matter of how willing to cooperate the steelhead were going to be.

We hit the first spot, and Gabriel had a dunk on the Thingamabobber before we knew what had happened. It was all but three casts into the day of fishing, and the Thingamabobber was down. It turned out to be a little chrome bright "one salt" fish that shook off after a few seconds. It was a valid steelhead though; so signs were looking good so far for this day. Time for the next spot.....

We checked out some water, and tried to spot out some steelhead, but we could not find any with our eyes. We persisted upriver, and kept on with the hunt for steelhead. I happened to spot a really large wild buck in a deep tailout, but I did not notify Gabriel in time before he got too close to the fish. Unfortunately, I noticed the fish a half of a second too late, and one step too close was taken, and the fish wearily swam off. Time to move on to the next spot....

We pulled into a spot that almost always has a fish in it, and there was nothing to be seen holding. I told Gabriel to blind fish in the deep probable water at the head of the pool, and within a few casts, the Thingamabobber dunked hard. He struck and the line became full of life! FISH ON!! When the fish materialized, I could tell it was a WHOPPER. It appeared to be the largest steelhead of my guiding career. The fish screamed the reel and the line when dink. Gabriel wondered what had happened, and the answer was the ice on the guides seized the fly line and the tippet was what had to budge. We were both bummed out......

We fished hard through a bunch of holes, riffles, runs, and tailouts, but no signs of any steelhead since that huge one had the best of us. We decided to warm up and get some lunch to warm us back up. We were ready for some redemption, but question was if the steelhead were ready to play.

We fished a few spots after lunch, and no fish were giving in to our presentations. I then decided to try and hit one of the "old faithful" kind of holes, and it proved to be faithful to us. After a few drifts through the probable lie, the Thingamabobber went down. Gabriel struck and there was a fish on! I was stoked and he was even more!

He fought the fish until it yielded itself towards the beach. We admired the wild buck, and took some trophy pics before sending him back off. What a way to finish off the day! We fished another couple of spots, hoping to get another fish, but nothing more panned out. Success again! The final water temperature reading was a whopping 42 degrees. It did warm up a few degrees though.....

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StriperInc Lake Texoma Fishing Report 3/7/2011

It is evident that March has arrived as it seems the wind is always blowing which can make fishing tough as Lake Texoma can get rough and you are limited to where you can fish but I’ve been making it work thus far. The catfishing has died down a bit as expected for March and the [...]

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