Lake Holbrook is located three miles northwest of Mineola, in Wood County. The lake is 653 acres, with an average maximum depth of 30 feet. Cattails and other emergent aquatic species are prevalent along the edge of the reservoir, providing limited shallow-water habitat. Recent native aquatic vegetation introductions by TPWD have successfully established pickerelweed and […]
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Lake Tyler
Lake Tyler is located southeast of Tyler, in Smith County, off Texas 64. The lake is composed of two bodies; Tyler West which is 2,224 acres and Tyler East which is 2,276 surface acres, both with a maximum depth of 40 feet. Aquatic vegetation in the lake consists of moderate native, floating, submergent, and emergent, […]
North Texans Urged to be on the Lookout for Exotic and Invasive Mussels
North Texans Urged to be on the Lookout for Exotic and Invasive Mussels © USGS July 27, 2011 – In April 2009 Lake Texoma and Sister Grove Creek, which empties into Lake Lavon, were invaded by an aquatic critter known as the zebra mussel. Zebra mussels have become well established in Lake Texoma; however, to […]
Lake Livingston
Lake Livingston Livingston, TX. An easy day hike through the woods of Lake Livingston State Park. Attractions include a lake and flourishing woods. Trail Information Length: 4 miles Skill Level: Easy Season: Fall – Spring Share on Facebook Tweet on twitter Share on google+ Pin to pinterest
Lake Hawkins
Lake Hawkins is located four miles northwest of Hawkins, in Wood County. The lake is 633 surface acres, with an average maximum depth of 30 feet. Native floating plants (American lotus, spatterdock, waterlily, watershield), native submergent plants (chara, cabomba) and Eurasian watermilfoil. Hydrilla is also present in the reservoir and became a problem in 2006, […]
Lone Star Lake
Lone Star Lake is located on the west side of the City of Lone Star. The lake is 1,516 surface acres, with an average maximum depth of 40 feet. Aquatic macrophytes are present at low densities, less than 3% of the total surface area. Structural habitat is sparse and comprises inundated timber, brush, creek channels, […]
Lake Quitman
Lake Quitman is located five miles north of Quitman, in Wood County. The lake is 814 surface acres, with an average maximum depth of 25 feet. Aquatic vegetation in the lake is limited. Flooded timber, boat houses and brush piles provide limited cover. Aquatic vegetation is sparse. Alligatorweed and water hyacinth are present and are […]
Lake Conroe
Lake Conroe is a 20, 118 acre lake located within Montgomery and Walker counties. Aquatic vegetation density in Lake Conroe is low. Largemouth bass are the most popularly fished species in Lake Conroe. Catch rates are very good and the opportunity to catch a trophy bass is very high at Lake Conroe. In 1998, the […]
Lake Jacksonville
Lake Jacksonville is located three miles southwest of Jacksonville in Cherokee County, off US 79. The lake is 1,320 surface acres, with an average maximum depth of 62 feet. Aquatic vegetation in the lake is sparse. Although hydrilla was a problem in the past, the City of Jacksonville has enacted an integrated management plan using […]
Lake Livingston
Lake Livingston is located west of Livingston and 50 miles north of Houston in Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and Walker counties. The dam is located in Polk and San Jacinto counties. The lake is 90,000 surface acres, with an average maximum depth of 77 feet. Native emergent plants are limited to the upper areas of […]
Fairfield Lake
Fairfield Lake Fairfield, TX. Fairfield contains an easy day hike through woods and fields above Fairfield Lake.As you approach the entrance station, the Dockery Trail is on the right and parking for the Big Brown Creek Primitive Camping Area is on the left. This trail allows hiking and mountain bikes and ends at primitive tent […]
Attoyac Bayou
Attoyac Bayou- Attoyac Bayou, formed in southeast Rusk County near the town of Mount Enterprise, flows approximately 58 miles southeast into the Angelina River and Sam Rayburn Reservoir. Forming the boundary between Nacogdoches, Shelby, and San Augustine Counties for much of its course, Attoyac Bayou flows through forested hardwood bottomlands, the majority of which are […]
Relax & Enjoy Lake Striker
Relax & Enjoy Lake Striker REKLAW – Summer is officially here and many of you will be heading out to nearby lakes for some fun in the sun. Others will be wagging their travel trailers, pop-up campers, tents, and boats around the Pineywoods to visit different lakes and state parks. East Texas is home to […]
Martin Creek Lake
Martin Creek Lake is located three miles southwest of Tatum, in Rusk County, on Texas Highway 43. The lake has 4,981 surface acres, with an average depth of 35 feet. There is very little aquatic vegetation in the lake. Habitat in Martin Creek Reservoir consists of standing timber, creek channels, and minor stands of lily […]
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Falcon International Reservoir Tops List of Best Bass Lakes in the U.S.
Falcon International Reservoir Tops List of Best Bass Lakes in the U.S. ATHENS—Fabled Falcon has been ranked the number one bass lake in the country by the editors of Bassmaster magazine, but the good news doesn’t stop there. Another Texas-Mexico border reservoir, Amistad, is number six on the list, and six other Texas reservoirs made […]
Toledo Bend Reservoir
Toldeo Bend Reservoir straddles the Texas-Louisiana border, and resides in Shelby, Sabine and Newton counties. The dam is located in Newton County, approximately 24 miles northeast of Jasper. The lake sprawls across 181,600 surface acres, with an average maximum depth of 110 feet. Aquatic vegetation in the lake consists primarily non-native submersed plants such as […]
Lake Raven
Lake Raven is located in Huntsville State Park. The lake is 203.5 surface acres, with an average maximum depth of 28 feet. Aquatic vegetation in the lake primarily consists of hydrilla. The a heavy infestation of hydrilla makes shoreline access difficult for bank anglers in many areas of the lake. Lake Raven is known for […]
Angelina River
ANGELINA RIVER Formed by the junction of Barnhardt, Scober, and Shawnee Creeks in Rusk County, the Angelina River flows about 119 miles through Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Angelina, San Augustine, and Jasper Counties, joining the Neches River 12 miles west of Jasper. The Angelina is a meandering stream flowing through forested bottomlands. The water is of high […]
Houston County Lake
Houston County Lake is located in Houston County, approximately 10 miles northwest of Crockett. The lake is 1,330 surface acres, with an average maximum depth of 40 feet. The lake has abundant standing timber in the upper end. Some native emergent and submergent vegetation is also present. Native emergent, as well as native submergent and […]
Lake O’ The Pines
Lake O’ The Pines is located 25 miles northeast of Longview in Marion, Morris, Upshur, and Camp counties. The lake is 16,919 surface acres, with a maximum depth of 49.5 feet. Aquatic vegetation covers roughly 15 to 20 percent of the lake’s surface area. The dominant species of vegetation include hydrilla, buttonbush, water primrose, and […]
Lake Fork
Lake Fork is located five miles northwest of Quitman in Hopkins, Rains, and Wood Counties. The lake is composed of 27,264 surface acres, with an average maximum depth of 70 feet. Aquatic vegetation on the lake consists of Hydrilla, Eurasian milfoil, coontail, American lotus, water primrose, water hyacinth, alligatorweed and pennywort. Flooded timber is found […]
Kurth Reservoir
Kurth Reservoir is located six miles north of Lufkin, off US 59. The reservoir is 726 acres, with an average maximum depth of 40 feet. Lake access permits are required and must be purchased at this office during normal business hours. The largemouth bass population is abundant at Kurth Reservoir, with a relatively high number […]
TPWD Plants Native Vegetation in Lake Palestine
TPWD Plants Native Vegetation in Lake Palestine Project aims to improve fish habitat, water quality ATHENS—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries crews recently completed the first phase of a project to establish native aquatic vegetation in Lake Palestine. Using $10,000 in funding from the Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Project (RFHP), TPWD planted five species […]