Fishing Texas

Texas is a big place and it's filled with a whole lot of spots to wet a line. But you've got to know where to go. In Fishing Texas, Barry St.Clair provides an insider's guide to the best places to fish throughout the state-with all the directions and particulars and background that give each place its own unique character and reputation-to give you a leg up. Many fishing sites in Texas are similar in nature and vary based on their particular kinds of fish and climate zones. This guide is based on the author's in-depth and wide ranging fishing experience in Texas as well as from interviews with friends, guides who fish their lakes nearly every day, and fisheries biologists from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Combining all this experience and expertise creates one indispensible reference for fishing Texas. Look inside to find: A listing of the game fish at each location Tips on lures, flies, bait, tackler, and techniques for each location Directions and information on camping facilities Words to the wise on weather and dangeros critters Maps and photos

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