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Head for Red River when striped bass is the target
By By Bob Hood, McClatchy Newspapers
DENISON, Texas (MCT) - The race is on for striped bass, but the best action isn't on Lake Texoma.
Anglers in the know are racing to the tailrace in the Red River below the dam of the Texas-Oklahoma border lake.
"The fish in the river are in much better shape than the fish in the lake," fishing guide Steve Barnes said. "The river fish are fat and healthy in all sizes, whereas the fish in the lake are healthy in the 8- to 16-inch class, but the fish over 20 inches are so poor that you can't get a fillet off the side of them. And they...