Texas Lakes for Fishing

175 Texas lakes with TPWD fishing data: ramps, lake records, species ratings, limits and live water levels.

Every Texas lake with a TPWD fisheries page, from small community lakes to Toledo Bend Reservoir. Each lake page lists ramps, TPWD species ratings, lake records, the limits that apply and the current water level.

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A

Panhandle Plains

Alan Henry Reservoir

2,880 acres, Garza County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Alvarado Park Lake

437 acres, Johnson County

Open
Big Bend Country

Amistad Reservoir

64,900 acres, Val Verde County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Aquilla Lake

3,020 acres, Hill County

Open
South Texas Plains

Averhoff Reservoir

174 acres, Zavala County

Open

B

Pineywoods

B.A. Steinhagen Lake

10,687 acres, Jasper County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Bachman Lake

132 acres, Dallas County

Open
Big Bend Country

Balmorhea Lake

556 acres, Reeves County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Baylor Creek Reservoir

610 acres, Childress County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Belton Lake

12,385 acres, Bell County and Coryell County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Benbrook Lake

3,635 acres, Tarrant County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Big Creek Reservoir

520 acres, Delta County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Bois d'Arc Lake

16,641 acres, Fannin County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Bonham City Lake

1,020 acres, Fannin County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Bonham State Park Lake

65 acres, Fannin County

Open
Hill Country

Brady Creek Reservoir

2,020 acres, McCulloch County

Open
Pineywoods

Brandy Branch Reservoir

1,242 acres, Harrison County

Open
South Texas Plains

Braunig Lake

1,350 acres, Bexar County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Buffalo Creek Reservoir

1,576 acres, Wichita County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Buffalo Springs Lake

241 acres, Lubbock County

Open

C

Pineywoods

Caddo Lake

26,800 acres, Harrison County and Marion County

Open
South Texas Plains

Calaveras Lake

3,624 acres, Bexar County

Open
Hill Country

Canyon Lake

8,308 acres, Comal County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Cedar Creek Reservoir

32,623 acres, Henderson County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Champion Creek Reservoir

1,577 acres, Mitchell County

Open
South Texas Plains

Choke Canyon Reservoir

25,670 acres, Live Oak County and McMullen County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Cleburne State Park Lake

107 acres, Johnson County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Coffee Mill Lake

650 acres, Fannin County

Open
Gulf Coast

Coleto Creek Reservoir

3,100 acres, Victoria County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Comanche Creek Reservoir

3,272 acres, Somervell County

Open

D

Prairies & Lakes

Davy Crockett Lake

355 acres, Fannin County

Open

E

Prairies & Lakes

Eagle Mountain Lake

8,738 acres, Tarrant County

Open

F

South Texas Plains

Falcon International Reservoir

83,654 acres, Zapata County and Starr County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Fayette County Reservoir

2,400 acres, Fayette County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Fort Parker State Park Lake

725 acres, Limestone County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Fort Phantom Hill Lake

4,213 acres, Jones County

Open

G

Pineywoods

Gladewater City Lake

481 acres, Upshur County

Open
Hill Country

Granger Lake

4,009 acres, Williamson County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Grapevine Lake

6,684 acres, Tarrant County and Denton County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Greenbelt Reservoir

1,990 acres, Donley County

Open

H

Panhandle Plains

Hords Creek Reservoir

510 acres, Coleman County

Open
Pineywoods

Houston County Lake

1,330 acres, Houston County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Hubbard Creek Reservoir

14,922 acres, Stephens County

Open

I

Hill Country

Inks Lake

831 acres, Burnet County

Open

J

Panhandle Plains

J.B. Thomas Reservoir

7,282 acres, Scurry County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Jim Chapman Lake

19,305 acres, Delta County and Hopkins County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Joe Pool Lake

6,469 acres, Tarrant County and Ellis County

Open

K

Panhandle Plains

Kickapoo Reservoir

6,028 acres, Archer County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Kirby Lake

740 acres, Taylor County

Open
Pineywoods

Kurth Reservoir

726 acres, Angelina County

Open

L

Hill Country

Lady Bird (formerly Town Lake)

468 acres, Travis County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Lake Abilene

595 acres, Taylor County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Amon G. Carter

1,848 acres, Montague County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Arlington

1,939 acres, Tarrant County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Lake Arrowhead

14,969 acres, Clay County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Athens

1,799 acres, Henderson County

Open
Hill Country

Lake Austin

1,599 acres, Travis County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Bardwell

3,138 acres, Ellis County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Bastrop

906 acres, Bastrop County

Open
Pineywoods

Lake Bob Sandlin

9,004 acres, Titus County and Camp County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Brazos

523 acres, McLennan County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Bridgeport

11,954 acres, Jack County and Wise County

Open
Hill Country

Lake Brownwood

6,490 acres, Brown County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Bryan

829 acres, Brazos County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Lake Bryson

97 acres, Jack County

Open
Hill Country

Lake Buchanan

22,211 acres, Burnet County County and Llano County

Open
South Texas Plains

Lake Casa Blanca

1,680 acres, Webb County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Lake Cisco

1,050 acres, Eastland County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Lake Clyde

449 acres, Callahan County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Lake Coleman

2,000 acres, Coleman County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Lake Colorado City

1,618 acres, Mitchell County

Open
Pineywoods

Lake Conroe

20,118 acres, Montgomery County and Walker County

Open
Gulf Coast

Lake Corpus Christi

18,256 acres, San Patricio County and Live Oak County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Crook

1,060 acres, Lamar County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Cypress Springs

3,461 acres, Franklin County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Lake Daniel

950 acres, Stephens County

Open
South Texas Plains

Lake Dunlap

410 acres, Guadalupe County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Lake E.V. Spence

14,640 acres, Coke County

Open
South Texas Plains

Lake Findley (Alice City Lake)

247 acres, Jim Wells County

Open
Pineywoods

Lake Fork

27,264 acres, Hopkins County and Rains County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Lake Fryer

86 acres, Ochiltree County

Open
Hill Country

Lake Georgetown

1,297 acres, Williamson County

Open
Pineywoods

Lake Gilmer

1,010 acres, Upshur County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Gonzales (H-4)

696 acres, Gonzales County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Lake Graham

2,444 acres, Young County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Granbury

8,310 acres, Hood County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Halbert

603 acres, Navarro County

Open
Pineywoods

Lake Hawkins

633 acres, Wood County

Open
Pineywoods

Lake Holbrook

653 acres, Wood County

Open
Gulf Coast

Lake Houston

11,854 acres, Harris County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Lake Jacksboro

116 acres, Jack County

Open
Pineywoods

Lake Jacksonville

1,320 acres, Cherokee County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Lake Kemp

15,590 acres, Baylor County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Lavon

21,400 acres, Collin County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Limestone

12,553 acres, Leon County and Robertson County

Open
Pineywoods

Lake Livingston

90,000 acres, Polk County and San Jacinto County

Open
Hill Country

Lake Lyndon B. Johnson

6,449 acres, Burnet County

Open
Hill Country

Lake Marble Falls

611 acres, Burnet County and Llano County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Lake Meredith

16,411 acres, Hutchinson County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Mexia

1,048 acres, Limestone County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Mineral Wells

440 acres, Parker County

Open
Pineywoods

Lake Monticello

2,001 acres, Titus County

Open
Pineywoods

Lake Murvaul

3,397 acres, Panola County

Open
Pineywoods

Lake Naconiche

692 acres, Nacogdoches County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Lake Nasworthy

1,380 acres, Tom Green County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Nocona

1,362 acres, Montague County

Open
Pineywoods

Lake O' the Pines

0 acres, Marion County and Morris County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Palestine

25,560 acres, Cherokee County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Pat Cleburne

1,558 acres, Johnson County

Open
Pineywoods

Lake Pinkston

523 acres, Shelby County

Open
South Texas Plains

Lake Placid

198 acres, Guadalupe County

Open
Pineywoods

Lake Quitman

814 acres, Wood County

Open
Pineywoods

Lake Raven

204 acres, Walker County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Ray Hubbard

21,671 acres, Collin County and Dallas County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Somerville

11,456 acres, Washington County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Tawakoni

37,879 acres, Van Zandt County and Rains County

Open
Gulf Coast

Lake Texana

9,727 acres, Jackson County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Texoma

74,686 acres, Grayson County

Open
Hill Country

Lake Travis

18,622 acres, Travis County and Burnet County

Open
Pineywoods

Lake Tyler

2,224 acres, Smith County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Waco

8,465 acres, McLennan County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Waxahachie

656 acres, Ellis County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Weatherford

1,158 acres, Parker County

Open
Pineywoods

Lake Welsh

1,269 acres, Titus County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Whitney

23,500 acres, Hill County

Open
Pineywoods

Lake Winnsboro

806 acres, Wood County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Wood (H-5)

229 acres, Gonzales County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lake Worth

3,489 acres, Tarrant County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Leon Reservoir

1,756 acres, Eastland County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Lewisville Lake

29,592 acres, Denton County

Open
Pineywoods

Lone Star Lake

1,516 acres, Morris County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Lost Creek Reservoir

385 acres, Jack County

Open

M

Panhandle Plains

Mackenzie Reservoir

896 acres, Briscoe County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Marine Creek Lake

250 acres, Tarrant County

Open
Pineywoods

Martin Creek Lake

4,981 acres, Rusk County

Open
Panhandle Plains

McClellan Reservoir

339 acres, Gray County

Open
Hill Country

Medina Lake

5,426 acres, Bandera County and Medina County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Meridian State Park Lake

50 acres, Bosque County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Mill Creek Reservoir

237 acres, Canton County and Van Zandt County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Millers Creek Reservoir

2,212 acres, Baylor County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Moss Lake

1,140 acres, Cooke County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Muenster Lake

309 acres, Cooke County

Open

N

Pineywoods

Nacogdoches Lake

2,212 acres, Nacogdoches County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Navarro Mills Lake

5,070 acres, Navarro County

Open
Panhandle Plains

New Ballinger Lake

591 acres, Runnels County

Open

O

Panhandle Plains

O.C. Fisher Reservoir

5,440 acres, Tom Green County

Open
Panhandle Plains

O.H. Ivie Lake

19,149 acres, Concho County and Coleman County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Oak Creek Reservoir

2,375 acres, Coke County

Open

P

Panhandle Plains

Palo Duro Reservoir

2,413 acres, Hansford County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Palo Pinto Reservoir

2,399 acres, Palo Pinto County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Pat Mayse Lake

5,940 acres, Lamar County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Possum Kingdom Reservoir

15,588 acres, Palo Pinto County and Young County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Proctor Lake

4,537 acres, Comanche County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Purtis Creek State Park Lake

349 acres, Henderson County

Open

R

Prairies & Lakes

Ray Roberts Lake

25,600 acres, Denton County and Cooke County

Open
Big Bend Country

Red Bluff Reservoir

11,193 acres, Loving County and Reeves County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Richland Chambers Reservoir

41,356 acres, Freestone County

Open

S

Pineywoods

Sam Rayburn Reservoir

114,500 acres, Jasper County

Open
Gulf Coast

Sheldon Lake

1,230 acres, Harris County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Stamford Reservoir

5,124 acres, Haskell County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir

6,429 acres, Bell County

Open
Pineywoods

Striker Reservoir

1,863 acres, Rusk County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Sulphur Springs Lake

1,340 acres, Hopkins County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Sweetwater Reservoir

630 acres, Nolan County

Open

T

Pineywoods

Timpson Reservoir

223 acres, Shelby County

Open
Pineywoods

Toledo Bend Reservoir

181,600 acres, Shelby County and Sabine County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Tradinghouse Creek Reservoir

2,010 acres, McLennan County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Twin Buttes Reservoir

9,080 acres, Tom Green County

Open

W

Hill Country

Walter E. Long Lake

1,269 acres, Travis County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

Wheeler Branch Reservoir

180 acres, Somervell County

Open
Panhandle Plains

White River Reservoir

1,418 acres, Crosby County

Open
Prairies & Lakes

White Rock Lake

1,088 acres, Dallas County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Wichita Reservoir

1,224 acres, Wichita County

Open
Panhandle Plains

Winters-Elm Creek Reservoir

337 acres, Runnels County

Open
Pineywoods

Wright Patman Lake

18,994 acres, Bowie County and Cass County

Open
Answers

Questions about Texas lakes for fishing

How many Texas lakes are on this site?

175, every lake with a TPWD fisheries page.

What is the biggest lake in Texas?

By surface acres in this list, Toledo Bend Reservoir.

Which Texas lakes are best for bass?

See the largemouth bass page for every lake TPWD rates excellent.

Where do the lake facts come from?

TPWD lake pages and water body records, plus TWDB for levels.

Are lake levels live?

Yes, each lake page refreshes hourly from the Texas Water Development Board.

Do lake pages list boat ramps?

Yes, every ramp TPWD lists, with fees and phone numbers where given.

Why are some lakes not linked yet?

Lake pages are released in stages over the coming weeks.

Are rivers and bays covered?

Yes, see the Texas rivers and Texas coast pages.