Bank fishing - North DFW

[HOOCBB]

I tried to search, but came up with a lot of threads about fishing accidents where firearms went down with the boat.


I'm taking a day off work this coming week just to go fishing. The problem is that it's been about 20 years since I've been fishing and never around here.

Can anyone recommend a lake in North DFW that has a trail I can take my Jeep on to get closer to the water? I'll most likely catch and release, but looking for bass, catfish, perch.

[Sleeper]

Sometimes you cant beat hitting the shade by the docks at any lake.

[naynay]

Ray Hubbard in rowlett of 30 and dalrock. Some bass catfish and lots of panfish to be had. Try texasfishingforum.com in the bank fishing section. I fish a lot not usually successful but it's still fun. Lmk if you need a fishing buddy, but I prolly won't show up.

[mstng86]

If you go to Hubbard, you can go down to where the damn opens by highway 80. You can't get the jeep up close. Have yo park a couple hundred yards away.

[mk5.0]

Bachman lake under the bridge on northwest highway.

[dee]

At least you guys still have a decent amount of water in the lakes down there, ours are all in the 38% or less.

[Ted]

I'm not sure where you are at are how far you are wanting to go but I have a buddy that's been having a ton of luck of the bank at Lake Bardwell in Ennis. He said he cleans up every trip.

[HOOCBB]

I'm in McKinney. I'm willing to drive as far as Lake Grapevine, Ray Hubbard, Texoma, Ray Roberts.

[MustangPoser]

For catfish, look around lake lewisville on Google Maps and find a cove with a new lake front housing development. I haven't been bank fishing much the last couple years but have found a lot of great temporary spots that way (little elm area used to be where I would focus).

I've never had much luck bass fishing from the bank. If I were looking to do some quick bass fishing from Mckinney I'd head to lake fork (1.5 hour drive) and rent a boat. Rick's boat rental used to be $100 a day for a basic aluminum xpress bass boat. Prolly closer to $150 a day now, and they include a free tank of fuel.

Even then, for bass, bank fishing lake fork is your best bet

++Another option is to find someone on Craigslist with a bass boat. Lot of people post up offering a seat in exchange for sharing fuel.

[slow84lx]

I'm in McKinney. I'm willing to drive as far as Lake Grapevine, Ray Hubbard, Texoma, Ray Roberts.

McKinney has several small lakes inside the city limits with good bass in them. There is a golf course over there that has tall weeds grown up around the pond that is great fishing for bass. Been over there with a friend & our sons. Caught several in the 4-5 pound range in a very short time. Got chiggers though.......

There is another slighly larger lake in a subdivision that was almost as good.

These are a just couple of places to hit before or after work and don't really take the place of going to a bigger lake but the fishing can be good & the relaxation is even better.

[Ted]

There is some great fishing on a couple of the tributaries running off Lake Carolyn in Las Colinas. There is also the Los Colinas Country Club that has some big bass in there ponds.

[noyb2001]

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