Texas fishing for bass, crappie, stripers, catfish, walleyes and more plus vacation trip ideas for fishing in TX.

The state of Texas offers big fish in big lakes... and plenty of them. Fish for monster largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black and white crappie, striped bass, white and spotted bass, and catfish. Choose from many lakes throughout the state, sixty of which are listed below.

The following chart lists the major fishing waters in Texas cross referencing these waters with the major species found there.

Texas Fishing Lake Locations

B.A. Steinhagen Lake is a 10,700-acre lake in the south-east part of the state, 8 miles south-west of Jasper, TX.

Belton Lake is a 12,400-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, at Temple, TX.

Canyon Lake is an 8,300-acre lake in the south-central part of the state, at Canyon Lake, TX.

Cedar Creek Reservoir is a 32,500-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, at Kemp, TX.

Choke Canyon Reservoir is a 26,000-acre lake in the south-central part of the state, at Three Rivers, TX.

Cooper Lake is a 19,000-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at Cooper, TX.

Diversion Lake is a 3,100-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, 5 miles west of Dundee, TX.

Eagle Mountain Lake is an 8,700-acre lake in the Fort Worth area, at Azle, TX.

Lake E.V. Spence is an 11,600-acre lake in the west-central part of the state, at Robert Lee, TX.

Grapevine Lake is a 7,000-acre lake in the Dallas area, at Grapevine, TX.

Hubbard Creek Reservoir is a 14,900-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, at Breckenridge, TX.

Joe Pool Lake is a 7,500-acre lake in the Dallas area, at Cedar Hill, TX.

Lake Arrowhead is a 15,000-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, 5 miles south-west of Henrietta, TX.

Lake Bob Sandlin is a 9,000-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at Rocky Mound, TX.

Lake Bridgeport is a 12,000-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, at Lake Bridgeport, TX.

Lake Brownwood is a 6,500-acre lake in the central part of the state, at Brownwood, TX.

Lake Buchanan is a 22,300-acre lake in the south-central part of the state, at Bluffton, TX.

Lake Caddo is a 27,000-acre lake on the eastern border of the state, at Uncertain, TX.

Lake Conroe is a 20,000-acre lake in the south-east part of the state, at Conroe, TX.

Lake Corpus Christi is an 18,000-acre lake in the Corpus Christi area, at Lake City, TX.

Lake Fork Reservoir is a 27,000-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, at Emory, TX.

Lake Granbury is a 8,300-acre lake south-west of Fort Worth, at Granbury, TX.

Lake Houston is an 11,800-acre lake in the south-east part of the state, at Houston, TX.

Lake J.B. Thomas is a 7,300-acre lake in the west-central part of the state, 8 miles west of Ira, TX.

Lake Kemp is a 15,500-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, 10 miles north of Seymour, TX.

Lake Kickapoo is a 6,000-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, 10 miles west of Archer City, TX.

Lake Lewisville is a 30,000-acre lake in the North Dallas area.

Lake Limestone is a 12,500-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, at Jewett, TX.

Lake Livingston is a 90,000-acre lake in the south-east part of the state, at Livingston, TX.

Lake Lyndon B Johnson is a 6,500-acre lake in the south-central part of the state, at Marble Falls, TX.

Lake Meredith is a 16,000-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, north of Amarillo, TX.

Lake O the Pines is a 17,000-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, at Ore City, TX.

Lake Palestine is a 25,500-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, at Coffee City, TX.

Lake Ray Hubbard is a 23,000-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at Garland, TX.

Lake Somerville is a 11,500-acre lake in the south-east part of the state, at Somerville, TX.

Lake Tawakoni is a 38,000-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at Greenville, TX.

Lake Texana is a 9,700-acre lake in the south-central part of the state, at Edna, TX.

Lake Texoma is a 93,000-acre lake on the northern border of the state, at Denison, TX.

Lake Travis is an 18,600-acre lake in the south-east part of the state, at Lakeway, TX.

Lake Waco is a 7,200-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, at Waco, TX.

Lake Whitney is a 23,500-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, at Whitney, TX.

Lake Worth is a 3,500-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, at Fort Worth, TX.

Lavon Lake is a 21,400-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at McKinney, TX.

Martin Creek Lake is a 5,000-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, at Tatum, TX.

Medina Lake is a 5,400-acre lake in the south-central part of the state, at Mico, TX.

Navarro Mills Lake is a 5,000-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, at Navarro Mills, TX.

O.C. Fisher Lake is a 5,400-acre lake in the central part of the state, at San Angelo, TX.

O.H. Ivie Lake is a 19,000-acre lake in the central part of the state, at Concho, TX.

Palo Duro Reservoir is a 2,400-acre lake in the northern part of the state, 5 miles north of Spearman, TX.

Pat Mayse Lake is a 5,900-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at Powderly, TX.

Possom Kingdom Lake is a 17,500-acre lake north-west of Fort Worth, at Pickwick, TX.

Proctor Lake is a 4,500-acre lake in the central part of the state, at Proctor, TX.

Ray Roberts Lake is a 25,000-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at Pilot Point, TX.

Red Bluff Reservoir is an 11,000-acre lake in the west-central part of the state, at Angeles, TX.

Richland Chambers Reservoir is a 41,000-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, at Corsicana, TX.

Sam Rayburn Reservoir is a 115,000-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, at Broaddus, TX.

Stamford Reservoir is a 5,000-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, at Stamford, TX.

Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir is a 6,400-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, at Temple, TX.

Toledo Bend is a 185,000-acre lake on the texas-Louisiana border east of San Augustine, TX.

Twin Buttes Reservoir is a 9,000-acre lake in the central part of the state, at San Angelo, TX.

Wright Patman Lake is a 19,000-acre lake in the north-east corner of the state, at Texarkana, TX.

The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department website is a great resource for information about fishing in Texas. Click here for a Texas fishing license.

Visit AA-Boats-Boating.com to find information about fishing boats in Texas and other boating information.

Some excellent fishing is available south of the Texas border in Mexico. El Cuchillo and Guerrero lakes are only a few hours drive from the border.

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