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Directions to the Boathouse:
Direction to Lake Texoma Lowe's Highport Marina From Dallas Take Highway 75 (North) to Denison,TX. Take exit #69 (Highway 120) and turn left. Take Hwy. 120 approximately 5 miles into Pottsboro where highway 120 will then vear off to the right (north). Continue on Highway 120 approximately 5 miles to Highport Rd. (Mobil station) and turn left. Highport Rd. will take you into the Marina and Pompanos. Welcome to Highport Marina! Direction to Lake Texoma Lowe's Highport Marina From Ft. Worth Take Highway I-35W North approximately 35 miles to Highway 82 (exit 498A) and turn right. (East) Continue on Highway 82 towards Sherman and turn left on Highway 1417. Continue North on 1417 into Pottsboro to F.M. 120. Turn left (west) on F.M. 120. After a few miles stay on F.M. 120 as it turns to the right.(North) Stay on F.M. 120 for approximately 5 miles to Highport Rd. and turn left. (west) Highport Rd. will take you into the Marina and Pompanos. Welcome to Highport Marina |
About Freshwater Striped Bass
- Striped bass breed in freshwater and spend their adult lives in saltwater.
- 1941 striped bass were accidentally landlocked in the process of building the Santee Cooper reservoir in South Carolina.
- It was discovered that the striped bass could live in freshwater that stays cool in summer, contains enough oxygen, and has adequate forage (large populations of shad).
- Stripers have been successfully stocked in numerous reservoirs across the central part of the United States.
- Stripers do not tolerate water temperatures above 80° F.
- Stripers have been mated with white bass to produce hybrids sometimes called "Sunshine Bass", or "Wipers."
- Hybrid stripers are more tolerant of higher water temperatures and can survive in more southern climates.
- You can now find hybrid stripers in 29 states.
- Landlocked stripers succeed in breeding only in situations where there are rivers long enough and with sufficient flow to keep the eggs suspended until they hatch (about 2 days). Most freshwater and hybrid striped bass fisheries are maintained by state supported stocking programs.
- Stripers will grow to a weight of 50+ pounds in freshwater.
- Hybrid stripers have a wider body and rarely exceed 20 pounds.
- The world record freshwater striper weighed 67 pounds 8 ounces. It was caught by Hank Ferguson in O'neil Forbay, San Luis California on May 7, 1992.
- The world record hybrid striped bass weighed 27 pounds 5 ounces. It was caught by Jerald C. Shaum in Greers Ferry Lake, Arkansas on April 24th, 1997.