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Lake Athens #9924862 04/21/14 07:53 PM
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I was planning a two-day trip to Lake Athens in the near future and wondered if anyone could recommend a place in Athens to stay overnight. Many thanks.
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Re: Lake Athens [Re: Harvardag] #9924938 04/21/14 08:18 PM
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There's a Best Western and Holiday Inn Express right on 31. Pretty close to the lake.
Re: Lake Athens [Re: Harvardag] #9925077 04/21/14 09:16 PM
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That's it.
Not a very big town.
You're choices for dinner,,,,,not much.
Re: Lake Athens [Re: Harvardag] #9925208 04/21/14 10:12 PM
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There are no fish in that lake. STAY AWAY!!!!! HAHA good luck. Its a great little lake for quality/quantity fish.

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Re: Lake Athens [Re: Harvardag] #9925250 04/21/14 10:26 PM
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Holiday Inn Express is closer to restaurants, and Walmart. Best Western is pretty new I think. Fished Athens this morning...def no fish. wink
Re: Lake Athens [Re: Harvardag] #9926558 04/22/14 01:12 PM
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Thanks guys for the advice. I guess we'll try another lake since Athens has no fish in it. LOL.
Re: Lake Athens [Re: Nutman] #9928013 04/22/14 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted By: Nutman
That's it.
Not a very big town.
You're choices for dinner,,,,,not much.


What, the marina restaurant is worth a wasted day of fishing at Athens.

You should have fished the lake before it came famous.
Re: Lake Athens [Re: Harvardag] #9928028 04/22/14 10:32 PM
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Holiday Inn Express...Eat at the Athens Cafe, on 31 between downtown and brookshires on north side of road, in the shopping center where blockbuster used to be, home cooking, good vegtables. No fish though
Re: Lake Athens [Re: meP2too] #9928029 04/22/14 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted By: meP2too


You should have fished the lake before it came famous.



Yep, now between the intense pressure and the huge fish kill they had last weekend, there are only 8 bass left in the lake and they are all on the bottom side of the slot so no point in going.
Re: Lake Athens [Re: Harvardag] #9928413 04/23/14 01:05 AM
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Originally Posted By: bigfishtx
Slade,

Yamamoto's place in Athens is awesome. http://www.innatbkranch.com/ They also have a place in Mineola, a big house and a 2 bedroom small cabin. 2 lakes there to fish, 20 minutes form Fork.

Z522 Ranger's recomendation is spot on too, you can stay down in Beaver's Bend below the dam and rent as nice a house as you want, catch rainbows and browns in the river, fish the lake for smallies.



Taken from a prior post. This looks very promising..

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Re: Lake Athens [Re: Harvardag] #9928671 04/23/14 02:11 AM
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Americas Best Value Inn has boat friendly rooms. Don't know about the others.
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