Fishing Texas

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ContentsAcknowledgementsForewordIntroductionHistoryMajor Fishing ProgramsCatch and ReleaseAngler RecognitionState RecordsWater Body RecordsBig Fish AwardCatch and Release AwardElite Angler AwardOutstanding Angler AwardMajor Species            Largemouth Bass            Smallmouth Bass            Spotted Bass            Guadalupe Bass            White Bass            Striped Bass            Hybrid Striped Bass            Channel Catfish            Blue Catfish            Flathead Catfish            Black Crappie            White Crappie             Red Drum             Rainbow Trout            WalleyeStockingLimiting FactorsWeatherRegulationsAccessFishery ManagementLocating Hot SpotsHow to Use This GuidePrairies and Lake RegionLake Athens Cedar Creek Lake Purtis Creek Lake Mill Creek Lake Richland Chambers Reservoir Lake Fairfield Lake Palestine Lake Tawakoni Lake Ray Hubbard Lake Lewisville Lake Ray Roberts Lake Grapevine Eagle Mountain Lake Lake Bridgeport Lake Texoma Coffee Mill Lake Pat Mayse Lake Gibbons Creek Reservoir Lake Whitney Lake Aquilla Lake Somerville Lake Limestone Lake Benbrook Tradinghouse Creek Reservoir Lake Belton
Piney Woods RegionLake Bob Sandlin Caddo Lake Lake Wright Patman Lake O’ the Pines Lake Monticello Lake Fork Lake Murval Lake Toledo Bend Lake Sam Rayburn Lake Livingston Lake Conroe Lake Nacogdoches Lake Pinkston
Hill Country RegionLake Austin Lake Travis Lake LBJ Inks Lake Lake Buchanan Canyon Lake Lake Granger Walter E. Long Reservoir Brady Creek Reservoir
Gulf Coast RegionColeto Creek Lake Lake Corpus Christi Lake Houston Lake Texana
South Texas Plains RegionLake Braunig Lake Calaveras Lake Casa Blanca Choke Canyon Reservoir Falcon International Reservoir
Big Bend RegionLake Amistad
Panhandle Plains RegionLake Alan Henry Champion Creek Reservoir Lake Nasworthy Lake O. H. Ivie Lake Brownwood Lake Coleman Hubbard Creek Reservoir Possum Kingdom Reservoir Millers Creek Reservoir Lake Arrowhead La

Barry St. Clair is an avid outdoorsman and has been a farmer, rancher, fishery technician, outdoor outreach specialist, freelance outdoor writer and columnist for Texas Fish and Game magazine, and outdoor columnist for the Athens Daily Review, Corsicana Daily Sun, and Palestine Herald Press in Texas. He credits his addiction to fishing to his parents, who took him on many outdoor family adventures all over the western United States. Barry grew up on a farm in central California and graduated from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resource Management. He and his wife, Gail, moved to Texas in 1980, and Barry has hunted and fished across the state for the past four decades. In 1992, Barry caught the Texas state record largemouth bass, which weighed 18.18 pounds, from Lake Fork. That record still stands. Barry and Gail reside in the countryside near Athens, Texas. Barry received a Master of Science degree in biological sciences from Texas A&M University, Commerce in May 2012.

Table of Contents: Contents Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction History Major Fishing Programs Catch and Release Angler Recognition State Records Water Body Records Big Fish Award Catch and Release Award Elite Angler Award Outstanding Angler Award Major Species             Largemouth Bass             Smallmouth Bass             Spotted Bass             Guadalupe Bass             White Bass             Striped Bass             Hybrid Striped Bass             Channel Catfish             Blue Catfish             Flathead Catfish             Black Crappie             White Crappie              Red Drum              Rainbow Trout             Walleye Stocking Limiting Factors Weather Regulations Access Fishery Management Locating Hot Spots How to Use This Guide Prairies and Lake Region - Lake Athens- Cedar Creek Lake- Purtis Creek Lake- Mill Creek Lake- Richland Chambers Reservoir- Lake Fairfield- Lake Palestine- Lake Tawakoni- Lake Ray Hubbard- Lake Lewisville- Lake Ray Roberts- Lake Grapevine- Eagle Mountain Lake- Lake Bridgeport- Lake Texoma- Coffee Mill Lake- Pat Mayse Lake- Gibbons Creek Reservoir- Lake Whitney- Lake Aquilla- Lake Somerville- Lake Limestone- Lake Benbrook- Tradinghouse Creek Reservoir- Lake Belton Piney Woods Region - Lake Bob Sandlin- Caddo Lake- Lake Wright Patman- Lake O’ the Pines- Lake Monticello- Lake Fork- Lake Murval- Lake Toledo Bend- Lake Sam Rayburn- Lake Livingston- Lake Conroe- Lake Nacogdoches- Lake Pinkston Hill Country Region - Lake Austin- Lake Travis- Lake LBJ- Inks Lake- Lake Buchanan- Canyon Lake- Lake Granger- Walter E. Long Reservoir- Brady Creek Reservoir Gulf Coast Region - Coleto Creek Lake- Lake Corpus Christi- Lake Houston- Lake Texana South Texas Plains Region - Lake Braunig- Lake Calaveras- Lake Casa Blanca- Choke Canyon Reservoir- Falcon International Reservoir Big Bend Region - Lake Amistad Panhandle Plains Region - Lake Alan Henry- Champion Creek Reservoir- Lake Nasworthy- Lake O. H. Ivie- Lake Brownwood- Lake Coleman- Hubbard Creek Reservoir- Possum Kingdom Reservoir- Millers Creek Reservoir- Lake Arrowhead- Lake Mackenzie- Greenbelt Reservoir- Lake Meredith- Lake Palo Duro