Fort Boggy State Park is composed of 1,847 acres located in Leon County among the wooded terrain, rolling hills, bottom land meadows, and wetlands. Wildlife viewing opportunities includes white-tailed deer, raccoons, squirrels, foxes, and beavers. A large portion of Fort Boggy State Park is subject to flooding during wet periods, which in turn provides an […]
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Black Bears Making a Slow and Natural Return to East Texas
Black Bears Making a Slow and Natural Return to East Texas By Dana Goolsby In East Texas, just before dusk as the setting sun’s rays pierce through pockets of the pines, visibility is limited. If you are sitting in a deer stand, you will notice that with every passing moment your surroundings begin to fade […]
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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 […]
Federation of Student Anglers Organizing Clubs Across Texas
Federation of Student Anglers Organizing Clubs Across Texas ATHENS—The Federation of Student Anglers (FSA) wants to hear from students in Texas middle and high schools who want to form or be on a school fishing team and from school administrators who are interested in starting a club team at their school. FSA is expanding its […]
Martin Creek Lake State Park
Martin Creek Lake State Park is composed of 286.9 acres, located in Rusk County, southeast of Longview. The property was acquired in 1976, and opened to the public that same year. The park is located on the 5,000 acre Martin Creek Lake, which was constructed to provide cooling water for a lignite-fired, electric power generation […]
Gar Facts Often Garbled
Gar Facts Often Garbled A spotted gar in catfish creek. ATHENS—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries biologist Michael Baird of Waco sometimes thinks he’s heard it all—until the next fish story reaches his ears. “Through hundreds of conversations with anglers and outdoor recreationists, a fisheries biologist hears just about every kind of fish […]
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 […]
Caddo Lake
Caddo Lake is located on the Texas-Louisiana state line, northeast of Marshall in Harrison and Marion counties. The lake sprawls across 26, 800 acres and averages a maximum depth of 20 feet. Approximately 60 percent of the lake is dominated by native submerged and emergent aquatic vegetation. Game fish on the Texas side of the […]
Lake Bob Sandlin State Park
Lake Bob Sandlin State Park is composed of 639.8 acres, located on the heavily-wooded shoreline of the 9,400 acre Lake Bob Sandlin. The park is southeast of Mount Pleasant, in Titus County. Park property was acquired in 1979 and the park was opened in 1987. There is evidence that the Caddo Indians once thrived in […]
Crystal Beach Trail
Crystal Beach Trail Crystal Beach, TX. There are 27 miles of beach on the Bolivar Peninsula and four communities, beginning with Port Bolivar closest to the ferry, then Crystal Beach, Gilchrist, and High Island. Crystal Beach begins about 6.5 miles from the ferry and extends for about 7 miles. Although cars can drive on the […]
Toyota Texas Bass Classic to Show Why “Life’s Better Outside”
Toyota Texas Bass Classic to Show Why “Life’s Better Outside” ATHENS—The slogan of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is “Life’s Better Outside,” and department staff will show visitors to the Toyota Texas Bass Classic in Conroe October 28—30 why that’s so. The Reliant Energy Outdoor Adventures Area will be a featured attraction at […]
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 […]
Rocky Raccoon Trail Run
Rocky Raccoon Trail Run Up to 100 miles of racing through the Pineywoods Huntsville- Think you’ve got what it takes to conquer a 100 miles of the Pineywoods of East Texas? In a few weeks, runners from all over the United States will converge on Huntsville State Park for the 20th Annual Rocky Raccoon Trail Run […]
Davy Crockett Paddling Trail
Davy Crockett Paddling Trail Get up close and personal with the Neches River; the last wild river in Texas. Paddle down the Neches, through the Davy Crockett Forest along the paddling trail named after the great pioneer, Davy Crockett. The Neches River is one of Texas’ wildest and least-discovered natural assets. Pine trees, dogwoods, and blackgum trees jut […]
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 […]
Seasonal and Restrictive Waterways of East Texas
Seasonal and Restrictive Waterways of East Texas MY ETX has compiled a list of sections of rivers, streams, and bayous in East Texas which have been found to contain an insufficient flow of water for recreational use under normal conditions, or for various reasons could not be classified as a major waterway, and would be restricted […]
June 25 National Catfish Day
June 25 National Catfish Day ETX- East Texans are well acquainted with the bottom feeder, known as the the whiskerfish. Area residents have enjoyed catfishing and the fish fry feast they make for many years.In East Texas, Toledo Bend, Tawakoni, Richland-Chambers, Livingston, Palestine, Cedar Creek, Conroe and Sam Rayburn are considered […]
Big Thicket National Preserve, Sundew Trail
Big Thicket National Preserve, Sundew Trail Beaumont, TX. The Big Thicket National Preserve, the first preserve in the National Park System, is 97,000 acres on nine land units spread over 50 square miles in seven counties. Ten distinct habitats are the result of a convergence of eastern hardwood forests, Gulf coastal plains, and Midwest prairies. […]
30th Annual East Texas Boat RV & Camping Expo
30th Annual East Texas Boat RV & Camping Expo Longview- The East Texas Boat, RV & Camping Expo is the largest and most exciting outdoor activity show in the Texas Lake Country. The Longview Chamber of Commerce hosts the annual East Texas outdoor expo and this year Nichols Marine is the official sponsor of this […]
Purtis Creek Trail
Purtis Creek Trail Eustace, TX. This shaded trail loops through the woods in an area used for primitive camping. Purtis Creek State Park is known specifically for its superb fishing. The waters are stocked with largemouth bass (catch and release), catfish, and crappie. The lake has speed limits and permits, only 50 boats on the […]
Pine Island Bayou
Pine Island Bayou Pine Island Bayou rises in eastern Liberty County and flows southeast through Hardin County where it empties into the Neches River. Flowing through the Big Thicket country for approximately 25 miles, Pine Island Bayou is remote and retains a truly wilderness character. The lower part forms the northern boundary of the Beaumont […]