Post by Whiskers on Aug 10, 2006 22:27:49 GMT -6
Lake Characteristics
Location: On Purtis Creek off FM 316 at Eustace, 12 miles north of Athens
Surface area: 349 acres
Maximum depth: 30 feet
Impounded: 1985
Water Conditions
Conservation Pool Elevation: 315 ft. msl
Fluctuation: 2 feet
Normal Clarity: Moderately clear
Fishing Regulations
Fishing in this state park lake is by pole and line only. Largemouth bass are catch-and-release only, except that any bass 21 inches or longer may be retained alive in a livewell, weighed at a lakeside weigh station and then immediately released or donated to the ShareLunker program. For channel and blue catfish, the daily bag is 5 fish in any combination, with no minimum length limit.
Angling Opportunities
Purtis Creek State Park is best known for its largemouth bass fishery. This species has been subject to a special catch-and-release-only rule since the lake opened to the public in 1988. Channel catfish are stocked annually and grow rapidly, providing an excellent fishery from both fishing piers. Crappie anglers frequently catch daily limits of these popular fish..
Species
Largemouth Bass Excellent
Catfish Good
Crappie Good
Sunfish Good
Fishing Cover/Structure
This state park lake was designed specifically for fishing. Much of the inundated timber is still standing in the upper half of the lake and in the back of most coves. Native aquatic vegetation (coontail and pondweed) is abundant. Hydrilla is occasionally a problem, but the park staff currently has this invasive plant under control.
Tips & Tactics
Unlike most Texas reservoirs, Purtis Creek shows its highest catch rates for really big largemouth bass in late summer. Bass anglers have very good success using live goldfish from the west fishing pier.
Location: On Purtis Creek off FM 316 at Eustace, 12 miles north of Athens
Surface area: 349 acres
Maximum depth: 30 feet
Impounded: 1985
Water Conditions
Conservation Pool Elevation: 315 ft. msl
Fluctuation: 2 feet
Normal Clarity: Moderately clear
Fishing Regulations
Fishing in this state park lake is by pole and line only. Largemouth bass are catch-and-release only, except that any bass 21 inches or longer may be retained alive in a livewell, weighed at a lakeside weigh station and then immediately released or donated to the ShareLunker program. For channel and blue catfish, the daily bag is 5 fish in any combination, with no minimum length limit.
Angling Opportunities
Purtis Creek State Park is best known for its largemouth bass fishery. This species has been subject to a special catch-and-release-only rule since the lake opened to the public in 1988. Channel catfish are stocked annually and grow rapidly, providing an excellent fishery from both fishing piers. Crappie anglers frequently catch daily limits of these popular fish..
Species
Largemouth Bass Excellent
Catfish Good
Crappie Good
Sunfish Good
Fishing Cover/Structure
This state park lake was designed specifically for fishing. Much of the inundated timber is still standing in the upper half of the lake and in the back of most coves. Native aquatic vegetation (coontail and pondweed) is abundant. Hydrilla is occasionally a problem, but the park staff currently has this invasive plant under control.
Tips & Tactics
Unlike most Texas reservoirs, Purtis Creek shows its highest catch rates for really big largemouth bass in late summer. Bass anglers have very good success using live goldfish from the west fishing pier.
