PK mid week and still bring sit down seat with seat belt, curious as to when the state will ban wake boats.

THIS!!!

Stillhouse is a fun lake and an easy day trip from Waco. The water is super clear, lots of grass to have fun with and also plenty of timber and rock ledges to pitch/flip to like Waco. As mentioned, its a great topwater lake.

Don't forget about Belton or Whitney too.

Bumpity bump. Just in case.

does stillhouse get crazy with jet flies and such?

Get a handful of top waters and hit Whitney.

Athens and PK for me. And add Pines!

You camping? Sleeping on your boat/in your vehicle? Staying in hotels? Cabins?

Some lakes have better accommodations than others

It�s getting hot, so you may want to narrow your search to lakes with AC cabins/kitchenette/motel

I would need accommodations. They could be very simple, so long as they have A/C and place to plug my boat up overnight. On the lake I'm fishing is best, but not absolutely necessary.

PK & Joe Pool

Out of your list I would do Naconiche and Athens. Lake Naconice and lake Nacogdoches are both good lakes and very close to each other. You could fish both over a weekend. Bring some $1.00's to Naconiche because there is a ramp fee.

Whitney is in your backyard

Depends on if you are trophy hunting or fun fishing. Also depends on if you are fishing weekends or weekdays. Hard to beat Travis during the week for numbers and plenty of size out there too but I wouldn't fish it on the weekends until Labor Day if you have the choice.

For an easier drive:
1. Buchanan is hot
2. Stillhouse is just fun to fish
3. Cedar Creek

Houston County Lake right outside of Crocket! One of my favorites for sure

I would recommend Lake Buchanan. The largemouth record has been beaten twice so far in 2018. There's also been quite a few 10 pounders caught this year, and it doesn't get the crazy boat traffic that other central texas lakes get.