I just moved to Mineola, TX. I'm real close to Lake Fork, which I'm pretty excited about. How is the fishing in this area right now? Are there other good places in the area that would be good on foot? I'm still waiting on my house to sell in Colorado so I can buy a boat. I still need to get my driver's and fishing licenses. Is there anything in specific I should watch out for in regards to hunting/fishing regulations, other than normal practice across the board? Thanks.

Man, a reply to this could get real long!  Basically, welcome to bass heaven!  We don't have much public land (shore access) in TX so that boat will be key to your experience here.  You happen to be surrounded by great fisheries that crank out trophy fish at a high rate.  Fork, Hollbrook, Quitman, Winnsborro, Palestine, Tyler, Pines, etc.  TP&W has a free booklet available at most bait shops that spell out the regs.  Some are a little out of the ordinary so best to read up.   

Man, a reply to this could get real long!  Basically, welcome to bass heaven!  We don't have much public land (shore access) in TX so that boat will be key to your experience here.  You happen to be surrounded by great fisheries that crank out trophy fish at a high rate.  Fork, Hollbrook, Quitman, Winnsborro, Palestine, Tyler, Pines, etc.  TP&W has a free booklet available at most bait shops that spell out the regs.  Some are a little out of the ordinary so best to read up.   

 

Thanks for letting me know, I'll take a look for the regulations.