Testing New Water

Bois d’Arc opens quietly, anglers reeling in whoppers from

  • Testing New Water
    Testing New Water
  • Fishing guide Jason Conn displays the 9.04 pounder he caught at Bois d’Arc Lake on April 24. TPWD fisheries scientists are doing genetics testing on scale samples from the fish to determine if it is one of the 2,000-plus advanced growth Toyota ShareLunker fingerlings released into a 10-acre brood pond in 2019. (Courtesy Photo, Jason Conn)
    Fishing guide Jason Conn displays the 9.04 pounder he caught at Bois d’Arc Lake on April 24. TPWD fisheries scientists are doing genetics testing on scale samples from the fish to determine if it is one of the 2,000-plus advanced growth Toyota ShareLunker fingerlings released into a 10-acre brood pond in 2019. (Courtesy Photo, Jason Conn)
  • Shaped like a football, Conn’s bass measured only 20 1/4 inches long. (Courtesy Photo, Jason Conn)
    Shaped like a football, Conn’s bass measured only 20 1/4 inches long. (Courtesy Photo, Jason Conn)
  • The upper end of the new lake is a virtual jungle. Much of it is currently inaccessible by boat because it is too thick to penetrate. Anglers should be on the watch for wasp nests in heavily timbered areas. (Photo courtesy NTMWD)
    The upper end of the new lake is a virtual jungle. Much of it is currently inaccessible by boat because it is too thick to penetrate. Anglers should be on the watch for wasp nests in heavily timbered areas. (Photo courtesy NTMWD)
    vibrant new fishery Texas’ newest recreational fishing lake — Bois d’Arc Lake — quietly opened for business on the morning of April 17. Not surprisingly, some anglers who learned about the party in advance enjoyed some pretty good fishing. The thousands who didn’t know about the opening missed out on the rare opportunity to be among the fi...

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