On January 30th, 2009 a new water body record for largemouth bass, the largest largemouth bass ever caught in Texas was caught in 2 feet of 54 degree water with a plastic worm at Lake Conroe, Texas. Weighing in at 15.93 pounds, 27 inches long and 22 inches in girth the largemouth bass was entered into the sharelunker program. The continued stocking of lake Conroe with Florida largemouth bass is great for the anglers who may enter their bass into the sharelunker program if it weighs 13 pounds or more. The angler receives a fiberglass replica of his fish and sharelunker clothing.
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New water body record for largemouth bass Lake Conroe, Texas
Saturday, February 7th, 2009
Fort Parker State Park, Mexia Texas
Sunday, August 24th, 2008
Visit our Fort Parker State Park Photo Gallery
Fort Parker State Park is named for Fort Parker, a nearby historic settlement established in 1833 and site of the well known Comanche Indian raid of May 1836 during which Cynthia Ann Parker was captured. One of the largest remaining tall grass prairies in Limestone County mingles into dense woodlands providing a pleasant, shady respite from Dallas 80 miles to the north or Waco 47 miles to the west. In 1939 the CCC built a 729 ft dam across the Navasota River creating the 7oo acre Fort Parker Lake. Canoe rentals are available seasonally at $25 for 8 hours or $15 for a 3 hour minimum. Swimming is unsupervised from a small beach or you may fish from the banks of the lake, the dam or from one of the two fishing piers. Common catches include crappie, bass, catfish or trout in season. The Springfield 1.5 mile multi-use loop trail is for hiking or biking. The .5 mile one way Bur Oak nature trail through the woods rewards the bird watcher as many different species swoop through the trees. We observed bluebirds, cardinals, an indigo bunting and a red-tailed hawk. The 1.5 mile each way Bainscreek Trail brings you up close to the herons and other shorebirds and wading birds frequenting the park. The trailer camping loop (sites #1-25 water & electric) is well situated along the lake shore however most of the sites are close together and smaller suited for small trailers or pop-ups. If your trailer is 25 ft or longer call ahead to see if one of the few larger spaces is vacant. 10 inviting shelters are set into a hillside overlooking the lake. Primitive car camping sites #40-49 are a short drive down River Rd. A vault toilet is in the area. Tip: You may paddle 3 miles on the Navasota River to the Confederate Reunion Grounds. Allow 3-4 hours. Call the park 254-562-5751 to inquire about the availability of shuttles.
Eisenhower State Park, Denison Texas, Camping
Monday, August 18th, 2008The thing that surprised me at Eisenhower State Park is that none of the campsites had lake views. There was a glimpse here and there of the huge reservoir within short walking distance from any campsite, a sliver of blue shimmering through the trees but no actual lake view. Even though I was missing a lake view the campground was nice and very clean.Cedar Hollow is a nice group trailer area and Deer Haven is where a large number of screened shelters are located. The entire park is heavily wooded providing shade and tranquility.
Visit out Eisenhower State Park Photo Gallery
We camped in the Bois D Arc Ridge Camping Area (sites #59-107) offering full hook-ups. We stayed in site #105 which was very level.
The tent sites(water only) in the Fossil ridge area (sites #144-165) are well situated in a heavily wooded area.
Eisenhower State Park, Denison Texas
Friday, August 15th, 2008We just returned from a short trip to Eisenhower State Park, named for the 34th President of the United States who was born nearby. Located northwest of Denison Texas and approximately 100 miles north of Dallas Texas this nice size park of 423.1 acres is set on the shores of Lake Texoma, a huge reservoir on the Texas/Oklahoma border. The Tex and oma in the name of this Red River impoundment represents both states. 580 miles of shoreline sprawl across the borders of Texas and Oklahoma with 2/3 of the lake actually in Oklahoma.
Visit our Eisenhower State Park Photo Gallery
Texas Parks & Wildlife TV Program
Friday, August 8th, 2008Texas Parks & Wildlife airs a weekly program on Texas State Parks and Texas Outdoors. The week of August 3rd-10th, 2008 the program will include a segment on Lake Brownwood State Park in Central Texas. This is a fairly small park (537.5 acres) set on a large reservoir, the 7,300 surface acres of Lake Brownwood. Activities include picnicking, camping, hiking, boating and fishing. Possible catches include large mouth bass, small mouth bass, white bass, stripers, white crappie, yellow cat, flathead cat, perch and gar. Lake Brownwood State Park is located near the geographical center of Texas and is 16 miles northwest of the city of Brownwood. We plan to visit this park later this year and will post a photo gallery. The Texas Parks & Wildlife TV Program is made possible by a grant from the Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/tv/tvwhere.phtml for time, date and station info.