I had to make this decision in 2012 after I sold my company. I really enjoyed fishing at Texoma and it was great but I chose Possum Kingdom for the following reasons:

1. Very Very little boat or Jet Ski traffic during the week ( it's like my private Lake)
2. The view from my house is amazing and makes my wife happy. I had a nieghbor with a lake house at Athens whose wife would never go there. I didn't want to batch it all the time.
3. Very dry air out here, feels cooler in the summer and few Mosquitoes
4. I have a gated community, so I can maintain my house in the metroplex and know it's not being looted while I am gone.
5. Fishing is decent, if not as good as Texoma.


Everyone's situation will be different. One thing to note, is that if you are there all the time you'll catch really good fish at any of these premium lakes.

I've enjoyed the fishing:


I've enjoyed the view, as has my non fishing wife:


She really loves the wildlife

Also, you better have a million or 2 to buy in that part of the country. My brother just bought a place near Burnet so I was looking at prices down there. It is unreal how much they have gone up.

Thanks for all the input! I'm checking into availability as I watch it snowing here in Kerrville!

Texoma

I live full time in Spicewood, about a block from the marina ramp on the NW side of Lake Travis, 30 miles NW of Austin. I wanted to stay in the Austin area. So I'm on Travis, but Lake Austin and Lake LBJ are equidistant, both 24 miles away. This may not be my final home, however. So we'll see.

Yea, but we don't all have that Herb Steiner bank roll brother! LOL! Happy New Year Herb. (Sold the Legend and on the way to grab a BC Eyra Monday!

Palestine is top on my list when that day comes

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I have AT&T high speed. There are fiber optic cables out at the HWY 287 about 5-6 blocks away but was not run into our subdivision.

So many good fishing lakes in East Texas, close to advanced medical in Tyler, shopping is easy and the land prices have not escalated proportionally as in the metro-mess.

Lots of variables.
If you don’t mind bad storms and colder winters (for Texas) and being 600 miles from the coast, Texoma hands down.
Personally, I’d live on the Oklahoma side primarily for more peace and quiet. Texas side is approaching crowded levels

If you don’t mind very low water during drought conditions, don’t mind not having a dock, but want warm winters and proximity to the coast, home near Choke Canyon or Falcon.

Pk if you have the Dinero

I can't believe how much they are building NE, E and SE of Austin. A 1/3 acre of of old cow pasture will cost you at least $50K.

Lake Palestine is a good fishing lake. Plus you have tons of Medical care, shopping and restaurants a 15 minute drive North in Tyler. Richland Chambers would be my 2nd choice, but your nearest grocery stores are 20 minutes away in Fairfield or Corsicana. Good medical care or shopping is still quite a drive to Waco, Dallas, or Tyler. I live in Corsicana and fish RC a lot. It does have low traffic, but for all the above reasons, I might look at Palestine first.

Palestine for sure. My grandparents and now my parents have all retired to Palestine and absolutely love it. Their medical care is 20 minutes away and has some of the best facilities and providers in the state. Broad range of homes/prices to choose from so you'll surely find something within your budget. Plenty of lake front properties that are significantly more affordable than Austin area or even closer lakes to Dallas. Fishing though is #1 reason. Great for bass, sandbass, hybrids and crappie. You get tired of chasing one, you have plenty of others to choose from. Scenic lake too....lots of wilderness left, bald eagles, etc.

Randy, you buy boats like I buy crankbaits! Message me when the BC arrives and I'll come up to Jonestown for your new show-and-tell. And I'll leave the fairy wand in the car.