which creek is atkins creek?

Second main creek on the west side up from the dam

Be aware that the mouth of Atkins is the roughest part of the lake on any given day. The rest of the lake cann be calm but becuase of the layout and bulk heading everything centers on the mouth of atkins.

There is a public launch at April Plaza Marina on 105 7 miles west of 45 if youre fishing south. If you want to be North of the bridge, there is a state launch on 1097 west of the lake or Stowaway on the northeast side of the lake, nice ramp and good store there.

That is a understatement....

ken, you mean the channel between april sound and walden? i live in april sound and pretty much fish only that area, i rarely make it out to the "main" lake. didnt know it was called atkins. you want to meet up and fish sometime?

Yup, that's Atkins. I try to get on the lake a couple of times a week if I'm not on the road. I'll be glad to hook up. I on the road until next week, but I'll pm yuo my number and we'll find some time soon.

fished from about 6-9 pm this evening, spent most of my time fishing some rocks, ended up with 3 keepers in the 2-3 lb range, with about 5 or 6 little 10" dinks thrown in, flipped a black and blue t-rigged crawfished in a few boat slips on the way in and caught a nice fish, roughly 6lbs. fish in the rocks were on blck/blue jig, blck/blue crwfsh, and white crankbait

Should be some good fishing the next few days with the new moon. Good luck, I may try it tomorrow evening. If you see a John deer green colored Hawk holler at me haha.

What areas should I be careful of on the under water danger areas?

there are several. this might give you an idea of where to be careful http://www.conroebass.com/Boating_Hazard_Map.html

Besides the Conroe Hazard Map which shows areas to be aware of - remember that the lake is about 3 foot low. I was out yesterday and running up towards West end of Atkins Creek and past the power lines going to the marina North and West the entrance is VERY SHALLOW. You will run aground if you do not pay attention.
Shallow water all over - just be aware of the color changes and depth changes as you move around.
Just thought I'd mention it...Have fun but be careful!

One of these days I'll have to make the drive out there from Austin!

Here's a link to a good basic map that shows major boating hazards.

http://www.conroebass.com/Boating_Hazard_Map.html