Outdoors Briefs

Bois d’ Arc generates big bucks in opening months
  • Creel surveys performed at Texas’ newest recreational lake — Bois d’ Arc Lake — show that fishermen spent nearly $800,000 on the visits to the Fannin County reservoir. Biologists say estimate anglers harvested about 66,000 crappie during the first six months. (Photo by Matt Williams)
    Creel surveys performed at Texas’ newest recreational lake — Bois d’ Arc Lake — show that fishermen spent nearly $800,000 on the visits to the Fannin County reservoir. Biologists say estimate anglers harvested about 66,000 crappie during the first six months. (Photo by Matt Williams)
    Arecent news release from the North Texas Municipal Water District indicates Texas’ newest recreational lake — Bois D’ Arc Lake — has been a popular destination with anglers and resulted in significant economic impacts for surrounding areas.Located in Fannin County, Bois d’ Arc is a 16,600-acre water supply reservoir that opened to boating traffic in April 2024. It’s the firs...

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