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Fishing at Texas State Parks

Largemouth bass can be found at the piers of these Texas State Parks.

Story by Texas Parks and Wildlife

May 2023

Fishermen on Goose Island fishing pier

Sonja Sommerfeld

Fishermen on Goose Island fishing pier
Sonja Sommerfeld

GOOSE ISLAND STATE PARK

CAST A LINE  from the shore, from a boat or off the 1,620-foot pier. This coastal park features spotted seatrout, black and red drum, sheepshead, gafftops and sharks. If you’re bringing along some extra anglers, Goose Island State Park participates in the state’s Tackle Loaner Program, providing rentals of rods, reels and tackle boxes.

MARTIN CREEK LAKE STATE PARK

Warmed by a nearby power plant, Martin Creek Lake is great for some winter and early spring largemouth bass action. Channel and blue catfish are plentiful year-round, and kids can catch sunfish.

LAKE CORPUS CHRISTI STATE PARK

Fish for crappie from two lighted piers, including one that’s 400 feet long and wheelchair accessible. The 20,000-acre Lake Corpus Christi has lots of 5-pound largemouth bass.

PURTIS CREEK STATE PARK

In the late summer, when your luck dries up elsewhere, try fishing for largemouth bass and channel catfish off the west fishing pier at Purtis Creek.

POSSUM KINGDOM STATE PARK

Possum Kingdom’s 20,000-acre lake is home to white, largemouth and striped bass. Anglers can also hook a crappie, catfish or sunfish while enjoying a day out on the cliff-lined lake.

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