Fish Across Texas

Aside from the Gulf of Mexico, the Toledo Bend Reservoir is the biggest body of water Texans have easy local access to. The largest lake or reservoir with waters on Texas grounds, the Toledo Bend runs north south along the Texas-Louisiana border. While the Sam Rayburn Reservoir is the largest lake with borders shores explicitly [...]

For the states southernmost dwellers, Sheldon Reservoir offers a nice fishing reprieve if they can bear the sweltering heat. Dating back to 1943, the reservoir was originally created to provide freshwater for shipping on the Houston Ship Channel during World War II. It’s proximity to Houston is now one of the lake’s biggest assets, lying [...]

Sam Rayburn Reservoir is quite simply a monstrous body of water, covering an estimated 114,500 square acres with a water volume of nearly 4 million acre-ft . Constructed over the latter part of the 1950s and early 1960s, the reservoir has since served as a hydroelectric power generator and water conservation side, in addition to [...]

Located on the main stem of the Brazos River, Lake Whitney is a popular destination for vacationers from both directions. Situated conveniently between the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area (80 miles south) and Waco (30 miles north), the lake is subject relatively high traffic water on weekends throughout the year, though skiers, jet skiers and fisherman [...]

For a great fishing weekend without having to travel too far out of town, a lot of Dallas residents head up to Grapevine Lake for a quick getaway. Only about 20 miles northwest of the city, and just north of the town of Grapevine, the lake offers a brief reprieve from the hustle and bustle [...]