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Outdoors with Luke Clayton

Striper fishing hot on Texoma

Published May 29, 2026 at 5:23 PM CDT
A fisherman showing off a striper catch on Lake Texoma
Luke Clayton
A fisherman showing off a striper catch on Lake Texoma

Luke visits with Bill Carey, Striper Express www.striperexpress.com. Striper fishing is great at Texoma right now and Bill tells us how to catch 'em. 

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