If Lake Tawakoni is the catfish capital of Texas, then Lake Texoma is the jug line capital of texas. Photo by NicholasGeraldinePhotography (Depositphotos) It may not have a slogan for striped bass, but Lake Tawakoni also is among the best striper fishing lakes in Texas.
There’s also a boat ramp just off Two Mile Bridge, and fishing around the bridge itself is often productive. There are numerous places to fish from shore or launch a boat on this lake, but Lake Tawakoni State Park is a great place to start. In spring when the water is high, focus on flooded willows and brush along the shoreline in the backs of coves. Tawakoni has a lot of excellent coves where channel cats congregate in spring, especially toward the upper end of the lake. Catfish in the 50-pound-plus class are a real possibility.Ĭhannel cats are even more abundant than blue catfish, and although they don’t get as massive, Lake Tawakoni is one of the most likely places in Texas to catch a channel cat over 10 pounds. Strong numbers of catfish are caught in spring and summer, but the biggest blue cats often bite in winter. If you can’t get your hands on live or cut bait, fresh shrimp are a decent substitute. Fresh cut bait is the most effective, but blue cats will go for live shad and other baitfish as well. Timber is scattered throughout the lake’s coves, as well as some stump fields, aquatic vegetation and shoreline brush.įishing for blue cats is reliably excellent from March through early June. Lake Tawakoni is fed by the Sabine River and Caddo Creek, and it’s fertile, moderately stained waters offer abundant forage and lots of great cover. Honestly, at just under an hour east of Dallas, it’s not just a slogan that this is one of the most reliable catfish fishing factories in all of Texas. The self-proclaimed “Catfish Capital of Texas,” Lake Tawakoni is a large reservoir spanning nearly 38,000 acres.
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