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Best Texas Smallmouth Lake... #12859058 08/09/18 07:52 PM
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I plan to take a vacation, with smallmouth fishing, a North Texas area lake. Fall or Spring, for most consistent, bite? Any other facts, I should know? Thanks, all!


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Re: Best Texas Smallmouth Lake... [Re: tbone 2374] #12859081 08/09/18 08:12 PM
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Texoma in Nov. or Dec. would be my pick. Small bandit crankbaits on rocks and cover a bunch of water.


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Re: Best Texas Smallmouth Lake... [Re: tbone 2374] #12859173 08/09/18 09:21 PM
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Texoma, Brazos River and Devils River.

Re: Best Texas Smallmouth Lake... [Re: tbone 2374] #12860411 08/10/18 08:33 PM
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Texoma and if you want to go central Texas Belton


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Re: Best Texas Smallmouth Lake... [Re: tbone 2374] #12860776 08/11/18 07:34 AM
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Long time ago, Lake Whitney was the best smallmouth lake in Texas. But could not tell you the status or information on the present time on this lake. Maybe you could get some information off the internet on it. Good Fishing to you. fish

Re: Best Texas Smallmouth Lake... [Re: tbone 2374] #12860934 08/11/18 03:02 PM
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Golden algae several years ago seems to have pretty well wiped out the smallmouth from Whitney, much better lakes in Texas as mentioned above


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Re: Best Texas Smallmouth Lake... [Re: tbone 2374] #12862413 08/13/18 02:52 AM
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Same with Meredith in panhandle. Was amazing smallmouth fishery.

Re: Best Texas Smallmouth Lake... [Re: tbone 2374] #12891904 09/08/18 08:33 PM
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They put 220,000 smallmouth in Meredith a year or two ago. It has had close to 12 million walleye stocked in the last 3 years as well.

Re: Best Texas Smallmouth Lake... [Re: tbone 2374] #12941442 10/22/18 07:58 AM
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Belton and texoma forsure


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Re: Best Texas Smallmouth Lake... [Re: tbone 2374] #12953514 11/02/18 06:19 PM
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Ron Gardener SET THE STATE ON FIRE WITH SMALLIES BACK IN THE 80S AND HE STILL HOLDS MANY OF THE SMALL MOUTH RECORDS IN THE STATE FROM Whitney but the algea got them all from PK and whitney and the PARKS AND WILDLIFE SAYS THEY WILL NOT STOCK THEM IN THESE LAKES AGAIN !!!!Makes me sad as they were really fun to catch .


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Ron Gardener SET THE STATE ON FIRE WITH SMALLIES BACK IN THE 80S AND HE STILL HOLDS MANY OF THE SMALL MOUTH RECORDS IN THE STATE FROM Whitney but the algea got them all from PK and whitney and the PARKS AND WILDLIFE SAYS THEY WILL NOT STOCK THEM IN THESE LAKES AGAIN !!!!Makes me sad as they were really fun to catch .


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If you really want to catch some football size smallies, take a trip to Lake Erie. You'll be hard pressed to find a better smallmouth fishery in the states

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Lake Erie is a pretty good drive from central Texas.

Re: Best Texas Smallmouth Lake... [Re: tbone 2374] #13048534 02/01/19 03:32 AM
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Re: Best Texas Smallmouth Lake... [Re: Chris B] #13048685 02/01/19 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris B
Texoma in Nov. or Dec. would be my pick. Small bandit crankbaits on rocks and cover a bunch of water.


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Re: Best Texas Smallmouth Lake... [Re: tbone 2374] #13053104 02/05/19 03:27 PM
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Canyon Lake but its central.Only place in Tx I ever caught SM its cold and clear and deep ..just lived there a coupe years...Not a fishing lake in warm month ..Its full of College KIDs and crazies and wake boats and loud Music (if ya call it that) etc

Re: Best Texas Smallmouth Lake... [Re: tbone 2374] #13053123 02/05/19 03:36 PM
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Devils River is the ticket.

Re: Best Texas Smallmouth Lake... [Re: tbone 2374] #13059797 02/11/19 07:29 PM
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I have only caught smallmouth on Amistad. Have yet to catch one on Belton.

Re: Best Texas Smallmouth Lake... [Re: tbone 2374] #13059810 02/11/19 07:39 PM
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My vote goes to Texoma, however Bridgeport has a decent population of them. I catch several over 3lbs every year from BP, always by accident though.


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Re: Best Texas Smallmouth Lake... [Re: tbone 2374] #13059934 02/11/19 09:46 PM
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I have only caught them on Texoma, fishing the rocks by the state park.


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Re: Best Texas Smallmouth Lake... [Re: 1WithTXFish] #13060004 02/11/19 10:59 PM
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Texoma or Belton. PK used to have a good population as well, but I presume the Golden Algae got them as it did on Whitney.

Re: Best Texas Smallmouth Lake... [Re: Rducky] #13067354 02/19/19 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Rducky
Lake Erie is a pretty good drive from central Texas.



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Re: Best Texas Smallmouth Lake... [Re: tbone 2374] #13067608 02/19/19 04:26 PM
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texoma by far.

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Re: Best Texas Smallmouth Lake... [Re: tbone 2374] #13067668 02/19/19 05:09 PM
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There are no small mouth in Belton or Stillhouse. Don't waste your time/money. hooked


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Re: Best Texas Smallmouth Lake... [Re: 1WithTXFish] #13067729 02/19/19 06:08 PM
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I have only caught them on Texoma, fishing the rocks by the state park.
+1, topwaters in the summer. I usually start with a clear torpedo. Smallies will come from deep water to hit something on the surface.


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Re: Best Texas Smallmouth Lake... [Re: T Bird] #13072921 02/24/19 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by T Bird
There are no small mouth in Belton or Stillhouse. Don't waste your time/money. hooked


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Re: Best Texas Smallmouth Lake... [Re: tbone 2374] #13075881 02/26/19 11:53 PM
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Caught them on Belton

Re: Best Texas Smallmouth Lake... [Re: tbone 2374] #13078235 03/01/19 01:08 AM
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I fished Texoma the majority of late summer into winter last year, caught more smallies than largemouth down in Eisenhower area. Last bass of the year was SM mid December that went about 5.5-6 pounds. I catch alot of 12-14 inch fish but on spinning reel with 8 test they sure are fun.

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Belton was good last weekend lots of smallies brought to weigh in


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