Texas Fishing Areas
Texas is a top destination for anglers, with numerous lakes, rivers, and coastal areas offering a variety of fishing opportunities. Some of the most popular angling destinations in the state include Lake Fork, Lake Ray Roberts, and Lake Texoma, all of which are known for their large populations of bass, crappie, and catfish. The coastal areas of Texas, including Galveston Bay and Matagorda Bay, offer excellent opportunities for redfish, trout, and flounder.
The prevalent species of fish in Texas include largemouth bass, catfish, crappie, trout, and redfish. The best times of year to fish in Texas vary depending on the species and location. Generally, spring and fall are the best times to fish for bass, while winter is the best time for crappie. Coastal fishing is best in the fall and winter for redfish and trout.
Average seasonal temperatures in Texas range from the mid-50s to mid-60s in the winter to the mid-90s in the summer. Anglers should take precautions to stay cool and hydrated during the hot summer months.
When it comes to bait and lures, anglers in Texas have a variety of options. Live bait such as shad, worms, and minnows are popular choices, as are artificial lures such as spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and topwater plugs.
Interesting fishing facts about Texas include the fact that the state record for largemouth bass is 18.18 pounds and was caught in Lake Fork. Additionally, Texas is home to the only naturally occurring population of alligator gar in the world, and the state record for this species is over 300 pounds.
Location | State | Fish Habitat |
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Alan Henry Reservoir
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Texas | Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Alvarado Lake
|
Texas | |
Andrew Brown East Big
|
Texas | |
Aquilla Lake
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
B. A. Steinhagen Lake
|
Texas | |
Baird Lake
|
Texas | |
Bardwell Lake
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Bellwood Lake
|
Texas | |
Belton Lake
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Benbrook Lake
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
Big Creek Reservoir
|
Texas | |
Bob Sandlin Lake
|
Texas | |
Bouton Lake: (936) 897-1068
|
Texas | |
Brady Creek Reservoir
|
Texas | |
Braunig Lake
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Common Carp |
Caddo Lake
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
Calaveras Lake
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Canyon Lake
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
Cedar Creek Reservoir
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
Choke Canyon Reservoir
|
Texas | Alligator Gar, Black Crappie, Blue Catfish |
Clear Lake: (940) 627-5475
|
Texas | |
Coleto Creek Reservoir
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
Cooper Lake
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish |
Crappie
|
Texas | |
Creekside Fishing Area
|
Texas | |
Eagle Mountain Lake
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
Fairfield Lake
|
Texas | Alligator Gar, Black Crappie, Blue Catfish |
Fayette Co. Lake
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
Fishermans Point Fishing Site
|
Texas | |
Fort Phantom Hill Lake
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Common Carp |
Gibbons Creek Reservoir
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
Graham Lake
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish |
Granger Lake
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Common Carp |
Grapevine Lake
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
Greenbelt Reservoir
|
Texas | Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish |
Houston County Lake
|
Texas | |
Hubbard Creek Reservoir
|
Texas | |
Inks Lake
|
Texas | Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Largemouth Bass |
J.B. Thomas Reservoir
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Joe Pool Lake
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
Kickapoo Reservoir
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish |
Kirby Lake
|
Texas | |
Lady Bird Lake (Town)
|
Texas | American Eel, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
Lake Amistad
|
Texas | Alligator Gar, Black Crappie, Blue Catfish |
Lake Amon G. Carter
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass |
Lake Arlington
|
Texas | Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp |
Lake Arrowhead
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Lake Athens
|
Texas | |
Lake Austin
|
Texas | Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass |
Lake Bastrop
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Lake Bridgeport
|
Texas | Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Flathead Catfish |
Lake Brownwood
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Lake Buchanan
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
Lake Casa Blanca
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Lake Cisco
|
Texas | |
Lake Coleman
|
Texas | Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp |
Lake Conroe
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Lake Corpus Christi
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
Lake Cypress Springs
|
Texas | |
Lake Dunlap
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Lake E. V. Spence
|
Texas | |
Lake Fork Reservoir
|
Texas | Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Blue Catfish |
Lake Georgetown
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Lake Gilmer
|
Texas | |
Lake Grady T. Wallace
|
Texas | Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Lake Granbury
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
Lake Hawkins
|
Texas | |
Lake Holbrook
|
Texas | |
Lake Houston
|
Texas | Alligator Gar, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
Lake Jacksonville
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Lake Kemp
|
Texas | Channel Catfish, White Bass |
Lake Lavon
|
Texas | American Eel, Black Crappie, Blue Catfish |
Lake Lewisville
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
Lake Limestone
|
Texas | Alligator Gar, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
Lake Lyndon B. Johnson (Lbj)
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
Lake Marble Falls
|
Texas | |
Lake Mcqueeney
|
Texas | |
Lake Meredith
|
Texas | Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish |
Lake Mexia
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish |
Lake Mineral Wells
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Lake Murvaul
|
Texas | |
Lake Nacogdoches
|
Texas | |
Lake Nasworthy
|
Texas | Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp |
Lake O` The Pines
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
Lake Palestine
|
Texas | Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Blue Catfish |
Lake Quitman
|
Texas | |
Lake Raven
|
Texas | |
Lake Ray Hubbard
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
Lake Ray Roberts
|
Texas | Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Blue Catfish |
Lake Striker
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Lake Tawakoni
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
Lake Travis
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Lake Tyler
|
Texas | |
Lake Waco
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Lake Whitney
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
Lake Wood
|
Texas | |
Leon Reservoir
|
Texas | |
Lone Star Lake
|
Texas | |
Mackenzie Reservoir
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Martin Creek Lake
|
Texas | |
Mccarty Lake
|
Texas | |
Mcclellan Reservoir
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Medina Lake
|
Texas | American Eel, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
Mill Creek Reservoir
|
Texas | |
Millers Creek Reservoir
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Miss Directed Fishing Charters
|
Texas | |
Mountain Creek Lake
|
Texas | |
Navarro Mills Lake
|
Texas | |
O.C. Fisher Reservoir
|
Texas | |
O.H. Ivie
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Palo Duro Reservoir
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Palo Pinto Reservoir
|
Texas | Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp |
Possum Kingdom Lake
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Proctor Lake
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
Purtis Creek Lake
|
Texas | |
Ratcliff Lake
|
Texas | |
Richland Chambers Reservoir
|
Texas | Alligator Gar, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie |
Sam Rayburn Lake
|
Texas | Alligator Gar, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie |
Somerville Lake
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
Squaw Creek Reservoir
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Channel Catfish, Common Carp |
Stamford Reservoir
|
Texas | |
Stillhouse Hollow
|
Texas | Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp |
Sweetwater Reservoir
|
Texas | |
Tradinghouse Creek Reservoir
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Twin Buttes Reservoir
|
Texas | |
Walter E. Long Lake (Decker)
|
Texas | Black Crappie, Blue Catfish, Bluegill |
White River Reservoir
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish |
White Rock Lake
|
Texas | Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Wichita Reservoir
|
Texas | Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp |
Wright Patman Lake
|
Texas | Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Black Crappie, Green Sunfish, Redbreast Sunfish, Redear Sunfish |
Zebco Lake (Tffc)
|
Texas |
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