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Toledo Bend Reservoir is a public lake in Sabine County and Shelby County, Texas, managed by Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. The shoreline and water are open to the public. Public access confirmed via marquee water.
The largest man-made lake in the South (185,000 acres on the Texas–Louisiana line) — a perennial top-5 US bass lake, with white and yellow bass, striped and hybrid stripers, giant blue catfish and a huge crappie fishery. A Texas or Louisiana licence is honoured lake-wide.
Toledo Bend Reservoir covers about 165,599 acres in the East Texas Piney Woods region. Anglers here mostly fish for largemouth bass, spotted bass, white bass, yellow bass; black crappie, white crappie, chain pickerel, channel catfish are also on record. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Patroon Bayou and Patroon Bayou River.
Species from TPWD DEC public fishing access and fishery survey data.
Night fishing: No statewide night-fishing closure in Texas. State parks and some city lakes have gate hours; check the specific water. Bowfishing and jugline/trotline catfishing are commonly done at night.
Boats: Boats and motors allowed on public waters. Draining all water from the boat, livewell and bait bucket is required by LAW statewide, and the drain plug must be removed while the boat is on the road (zebra mussel / invasive species). Boater education is required for operators born on or after 1 Sept 1993.
Bank & bivvy camping: Camp at Texas state parks (reserve ahead), US Army Corps of Engineers lake campgrounds, and the four East Texas national forests (dispersed camping allowed there). Most reservoir shoreline is Corps or river-authority land — use a designated site; private riparian land elsewhere is off-limits.
Tackle: A valid Texas OR Louisiana fishing licence covers all of Toledo Bend under the reciprocal agreement. Bass and other limits differ between the states — follow the rules for the state whose licence you hold.
Boat ramps: 5 mapped — Boat ramp, US 84 Sabine River Public Boat Ramp (Joaquin Public Ramp), Boat ramp, Boat ramp, Six Mile Public Boat Ramp.
Camping: 3 sites mapped nearby — Indian Mounds Recreation Area, Willow Oak, Ragtown.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors.
Everyone 17 or older needs a Texas fishing licence with a Freshwater Fishing endorsement — the resident freshwater package is about $30, an all-water package about $47, and a non-resident annual about $58. A 1-day all-water licence is about $16. No separate trout stamp. Buy from Texas Parks & Wildlife. Everyone 17 or older needs a Texas fishing licence with a Freshwater Fishing endorsement; there is no separate trout stamp. Draining all water from the boat and livewell is required by law statewide.
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