Lake Texoma, the largest lake in capacity in the Tulsa District and the twelfth largest in the United States. Located on the Red River and constructed in the early 1940's as a flood control project, Lake Texoma covers 140,000 acres and has over 600 miles of shoreline. It is estimated that 8.5 million people visit Lake Texoma every year. Texoma ranks second overall in visitation nationwide. This lake is shared by Texas and Oklahoma. Lake Texoma is famous for it's trophy striper fishing. Lake Texoma is a great vacation destination for everyone. Popular activities include sailing, camping, golfing, hunting, and boating. You will also find beautiful coves, islands, and sandy beaches at Lake Texoma.
Lake Texoma is widely recognized as a top fishing lake, and is one of the most popular recreation destinations in the Southwest. Lake Texoma was built by the Corps of Engineers in the 1940's, and was stocked with black bass and crappie along with the native white bass in the Red and Washita Rivers. The introduction of the striped bass has been very successful.
Texoma is known as the “Striper Capital of the World.” This lake is one of the few reservoirs in the nation where striped bass reproduce naturally. Other popular species include largemouth and smallmouth bass, white bass, hybrid striped bass, white crappie, black crappie, channel catfish and blue catfish.