Best Texas Lake this spring?

What is your pick?

With the heavyweights Fork and Falcon down some right now, I am thinking of a trip to a different lake.

Lew

Naconiche

Choke Canyon

Athens, but Caddo is my sleeper pick

Fork

fork is not down any more, this rain will have it back to full and a full week of more rain next week.

but there are no fish in fork so I say go to lewisville.

Been hearing some excellent reports from Choke Canyon. Big fish and numbers

Choke has rebounded nicely but I'm sure death by internet is inevitable. The grass is back and so are the numbers. I'm betting champs adds it to the south schedule next year

I sure hope not, it’s dropping like a rock and way too small for something like that right now. It would be a cluster f.

Caddo is my pick!

O.H Ivie

Blundell Creek.

Grapevine!

I am going to catch me a smallie there this year.

You going to paddle a kayak from the highway bridge?

nope

The slime stuff is coming back for some reason in many areas, been a PITA to fish here lately.

I noticed that when I was fishing out there the weekend before last flipping up to 15'. Funny thing is the last time before that I had been out there was mid November and it wasn't an issue then.

Not Fork.

Lewisville will be a hot lake this spring

Just showed up the last couple weeks and getting worse, glad I have no plans on fishing it anytime soon.

Arlington

Pines

No lakes are on fire anymore, death by internet.......and bassmaster!

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i love Arlington in the spring. 25 pounds isn't that hard to come by.

I noticed how the grapevine regulars say Lewisville.
This is the year the Vine becomes legendary.

Arlington kicks out some of the fattest 7's and 8's you'll ever see in the Spring.

Most of the answers you’ll get in here are the lakes guys would fish if they weren’t fishing the lake they really plan to fish. Our lakes are so astronomically busy very few are going to publicly invite you to their honey hole. Although I do agree with a prior post that those don’t really exist anymore. Any lake in Texas has potential, but their really aren’t any shortcuts. Pick your poison.

fork is at pool again and will probably be there for a few weeks, we hit our monsoon season late I guess.

I live right across the street from the Little Elm boat ramp on Lew. I will be spending as many weekends as possible on my little lot on Fork if that tells you anything.

Any lake that I allow my gratefulness to bless

Do you by chance know anything about Pinkston since they're in the same area? Think about giving both these lakes a go for a few days this Spring

I caught my 2 biggest fish from those 2 lakes.
10.75 pinkston
12.54 Naconiche
1 one pinkston in March.
1 on Naconiche in April.
They both about to spawn.
I fished pinkston with my dad when I was young. There was never more than 3 or 4 boats on the lake. We new the lake well then. The timber was all still standing then and great grass also.
Naconiche is where we hunted and fish before there was a lake. I guess I know it pretty well also.
Fish both it might be best trip ever if everything lines up.

Can you get a boat in Pinkston? 22ft.... I looked on Google Maps and only saw one "ramp" by the dam that looked gravel to me.

I havent been to pinkston in several years and it was always gravel. If it rains u will feel better with a 4x4. If you come in off hwy 7 it is oil top just about to dam last time I was there.

OH IVIE

Ignore the reports of “slime” lake is fishing lights out and will be a beast this spring

The ramp is pretty flat. But I had No issues behind my wife’s car. Old timer who pulled out before me put some boots on to get out of his boat, I got Some for next time!!

I think Ivie is the next hotspot, rumor is there’s been some 30lb bags being caught. Just nobody wants to disclose it on the Internet...

Just fished a team tournament there 2 weeks ago. I can assure you no 30 pound bags that day. Took 3rd with 2 unders. In fact there was a second tournament that same day and had I entered it too I would have placed in that one as well

Come on now, don’t play coy with us. We’ve seen pics of those pigs being caught up there.

Marine creek

Take a look at James' most recent report from Falcon. That's where I would be.

Just saw Sandy Creek Park on the west side of the lake, but don't see a ramp there.. TPWD says there is one

Then how you getting up there? They open the park back up or is there alt launch....

There’s two ramps on Pinkston, one at the dam and the other just off the county road that crosses the lake. The ramp by the county road can be tough to pull out from with all the rain. This ramp can also be tough if the lake is low.

Yup not the best ramps but definitely can use a big boat. Been fishing that lake a long time. Huge number of 2.5-4lbers with the slot. During spawn there's literally a bed every 2ft if water clarity is good.

Choke canyon right now for numbers is pretty hard to beat. Lots of YouTube videos posted. Without saying where they are, but we know..

Fished Pinkston this past November and there was almost to much grass but it didn't hinder the fishing any.

There was a lot there already two weeks ago. And very clean water.

After big rains those hills drop some serious red mud into the lake. It does clear up pretty quick though

Best lake in Texas is LBJ, I can see why guys keep trying to divert anglers to other lakes, they want to keep those LBJ fish to themselves.

Of coarse, you can’t beat Rayburn for quantity & quality. It’s on fire, I’ve been seeing some big bags come from there too lately.

Shhhhhhhhhh!!!! But since you already let the cat out of the bag, I can attest that LBJ is lights out in springtime. By far my favorite lake I've been on in Texas. Buchanan is a close second.

Ray Roberts.... yeah overall numbers will not be spectacular on most days but the quality is hard to match. Not very many lakes in our state that take 25 - 30+ lbs to win every single tournament from March to mid June.

Whitney, if you know where to go and what to throw

Upper Toledo Bend

I went there for the first last Sept. Nice looking lake, plenty of grass. Caught a few small ones but didn't fish long. Lost gps and didn't have any idea where the dam was. Ended up stopping and asking and nice guy led me there.