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
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Winter fishing at its best!
Winter fishing at its best!
Jan 4, 2026 Mead
After a crazy Christmas heat wave the water temps have dropped back to low 50โ€™s and the fish are super aggressive. If you want in on some great action now is the time!
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December fishing is on fire
December fishing is on fire
Dec 7, 2025 Mead
Cold water equals hot bite! Water temps have dropped to low 50โ€™s and the fish a feeding hard. The live bait and dead stick bite is going hard. This time of year you can expect bigger fish and good number. There will also be a few jumbo whitebass mixed inโ€ฆit doesnโ€™t get much better. Dont let the cooler weather keep you from enjoying a day of catching!
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Fall fishing going full force
Fall fishing going full force
Nov 17, 2025 Mead
The fall bite has been on fire! We are catching fish on livebait and slabbing spoons. As the water temps fall it will keep gettig better!
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Summer fishing is on fire
Summer fishing is on fire
Aug 4, 2025 Mead
The dog days of summer has hit but so has the topwater bite! Know that the lake has settled after the spring time floods the fishing has caught fire. The best bite is on artificials suchs as topwater action early then swimbaits off shallow points along with trolling shallow flats. I expect this bite to stay lights out for the month of August so donโ€™t hesitate to jump on it!
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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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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Corey C.
Austin, Texas
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Half Day with Fords Guide Service on Texoma

Morning Half Day Trip on May 28, 2022
Steve was at the ramp with bait ready to go before sunup and we got on fish really quick.ย  Caught a good cooler full of striper...
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Stanna P.
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Highly recommend!

VERIFIED   Morning Half Day Trip on April 27, 2024
Great trip.ย  Lots of fish.ย  Good family day.ย  Highly recommend!
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Randall H.
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Fishing was slow for everyone but the Captain put us on some big fish

VERIFIED   Morning Half Day Trip on July 24, 2024
Great trip. We caught some big fish.
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Justin C.
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November fishing trip

VERIFIED   Morning Half Day Trip on November 30, 2024
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Bobby B.
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Fishing with Steve

VERIFIED   Morning Half Day Trip on July 28, 2024
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