Captain
Steve Ford

Member since March 2023 Mead, United States
Background
I grew up fishing on Lake Texoma and and surrounding areas. At some point decided to share my passion and experience so I opened my guide service. I love helping my clients create lifelong memories on the water.
Techniques
The most productive method is using live shad dropped down using a carolina rig. When the situations call for it I like to throw artificial baits such as swimbaits, topwaters, and slabs.

Hey, I'm Captain Steve Ford

Mead, United States
Background
I grew up fishing on Lake Texoma and and surrounding areas. At some point decided to share my passion and experience so I opened my guide service. I love helping my clients create lifelong memories on the water.
Techniques
The most productive method is using live shad dropped down using a carolina rig. When the situations call for it I like to throw artificial baits such as swimbaits, topwaters, and slabs.
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Ford's Guide Service

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(31 reviews)
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winter big fish season is upon us
winter big fish season is upon us
Jan 6, 2025 Mead
The best time to have a chance of a trophy fish is January through March when the water is really cold. The big arctic front that is blowing through as we speak should kick start this bite. We mainly use 2 techniques which are dead sticking flukes and trolling umbrella rigs. Dead sticking is an addictive bite...you have to love the quick thump! Trolling umbrella rigs with 9 swimbaits around river edges and shallow flats is a good way to stir up big fish that are sitting on bottom. Give me a call and let's go fishing!
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December fishing is on fire
December fishing is on fire
Dec 4, 2024 Mead
Water temps have finally dropped down into the upper 50's and the bite has picked up even better! The fish are hungry and moving to deeper water. This last trip we had a limit of 60 quality fish and then released several more. This was all in a 2 1/2 hour time period! It doesn't get much better. I am currently running live bait trips but the dead sticking and trolling season is close.
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The birds have arrived!
The birds have arrived!
Oct 21, 2024 Mead
This past week we had 2 cold fronts move through the area. This dropped our water temps down from 75 to the upper 60's and also brought in the birds. The fish are fired up and feeding aggressively and the birds are out showing us the way. If you can find a flock of birds circling and diving, it's a guarantee that there are stripers around. Over the weekend we were able to fill easy limits of really good quality box fish. This is a great time to book your trip!
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Fall fishing at its best
Fall fishing at its best
Oct 13, 2024 Mead
This weekend the temps started falling and the bite was on fire! We found easy limits of stripers on live bait fishing 20-35' of water. Over the nest 6 weeks the fishing will continue to get better as the water temps cool down. Book your trip now!
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Fall fishing is here!
Fall fishing is here!
Sep 9, 2024 Mead
The weather is cooling the water temps are dropping and the striper are eating! The fall season is my favorite time of year. As the water temps drop back into the 70โ€™s and continue to fall through the season the striper start feeding super agressive. Most days will be fast action with live bait but there is always a chance to find some great topwater action. Come experience the Lake Texoma fall fishing!
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Cold front fishing in Febuary
Cold front fishing in Febuary
Feb 4, 2024 Mead
Yesterday and this morning were complete opposites! Yesterday we found fish stacked up shallow water and they were really aggressive. Last night we had another front come through and with pressure change and wind shift those fish were GONE! After an hour or so we switched gears and started looking for deeper ledges and covered a lot of water. It took a while but we found the fish and they fired up. It didnโ€™t take long to limit out. Trolling was the best technique today. Days like this can be tough but very rewarding when you figure it out.
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Excellent fishing guide!!!
Captain Steve and the deck hand was great
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Jerry C.
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Great time in very tough conditions

VERIFIED   NEW  Morning Half Day Trip on May 28, 2025
The lake was flooded with all the rain. But Captian Ford worked hard to get us on fish. Even though fishing was tough we had...
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Lindsay J.
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Great birthday trip!

VERIFIED   NEW  Morning Half Day Trip on June 20, 2025
We had a great experience and are already planning our next trip. Highly recommend Fordโ€™s Guide Service!
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Travis M.
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Fords guide service

VERIFIED   Morning Half Day Trip on July 20, 2024
I would recommend Fords Guide Service to anyone asking to fish texoma without hesitation. For us it wasnโ€™t about catching...
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Raymond R.
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Captain Steve and the deck hand was great

VERIFIED   Morning Half Day Trip on March 16, 2025
Steve was great knowledge and communication was great we had a fantastic time, me my wife our son and grandson went and caught...
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Brad R.
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Excellent fishing guide!!!

VERIFIED   Morning Half Day Trip on April 26, 2025
Steve was awesome.ย  Got us on top of fish and we limited out in no time. Super nice guy and he really knows the ins and outs...
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