With the country beginning to reopen from the COVID-19 pandemic, families across America are looking forward to some cool water this summer, especially in this Texas heat. Whether you’re into fishing or just floating, the rivers and lakes here in Texas offer it all. So, I decided to round up the top water holes here in our Lone Star State! For the fishers, I also included the top 5 fishing lakes in Texas.

1. Lake Travis
2. Lake Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)
3. Lake Texoma
4. Canyon Lake
5. Lake Fork
6. Lake Tejas
7. Lake Conroe
8. Toledo Bend Reservoir
9. Boerne Lake
10. Lewisville Lake
11. Lake Tawakoni
12. Lake Bridgeport
13. Lake Grapevine
14. Cedar Creek Lake
15. Eagle Mountain Lake
16. Medina Lake
17. Lake Granbury
18. Lake Livingston
19. Inks Lake
20. Belton Lake
21. Lake Marble Falls
22. Falcon Lake
23. Lake Amistad
24. Lake Buchanan
25. Possum Kingdom Lake
26. Sam Rayburn Reservoir
27. Guadalupe River
28. Comal River
29. Llano River
30. San Marcos River
31. Frio River
32. Brazos River
33. Medina River
34. Colorado River
35. Trinity River
36. Rio Grande River
37. Blanco River
38. Pedernales River
39. Nueces River
40. Red River

For y’all fishers out there, here are the top 5 lakes to reel in the big ones!

1. Lake Conroe; A catfish angler recently caught a 67-pound blue catfish here.
2. Lake Fork; Lake Fork has produced 65% of the top 50 largest bass in Texas.
3. Lake Buchanan; The record striped bass caught here is 27.8 pounds.
4. Lake Palestine; The state’s record flathead catfish was caught on Lake Palestine, weighing in at 98.5 pounds.
5. Lake Texoma; The state’s record blue catfish was caught on Lake Texoma, weighing in at 121.5 pounds!

Credits:

https://www.planetware.com/texas/top-rated-fishing-lakes-in-texas-us-tx-165.htm