North Texas · Van Zandt, Rains, Hunt County
Lake Tawakoni
Scattered flooded timber and sparse plants (water willow, smartweed, lotus). Crappie hold on bridge pilings, sunken trees, brush piles and artificial attractors; main-lake humps.
7-day bite outlook Lake fact sheet (PDF)
The water
- Size
- 37,879 acres
- Nearest town
- Wills Point
- Level
- 87.4% full, -3.09 ft vs. full pool (-0.19 ft this week) TWDB Nov 14
- Water temp
- 62°F — estimated (±5°F) Estimated from 14 days of air temperatures
- TPWD lake page
- tpwd.texas.gov
TPWD ratings
- Bluegill
- Not rated by TPWD
- Blue catfish
- Excellent (catfish — trophy blues common in winter)
- Crappie
- Fair
TPWD often rates catfish as one group and bluegill under "sunfish." These are TPWD's ratings, not ours.
Regulations
- Blue catfish
- 25 blue + channel combined; no more than 5 may be 20 in or longer, and only 1 may be 30 in or longer.
- Crappie
- Statewide rule: 25 a day, 10-inch minimum.
- Bluegill
- No bag or length limit on sunfish.
From TPWD's 2026–27 rules (valid through Aug 31, 2027). Rules change — confirm on TPWD before you keep fish. Statewide limits · Lake exceptions · This lake's TPWD rules
Eat-safe advisories
No Texas DSHS fish-consumption advisory is on file for this water in the DSHS advisory layer. That layer is DSHS's 2023 snapshot; always check the current list. DSHS advisories
Where they are this time of year
Side views of a typical Texas reservoir arm — bank, flat, ledge, creek channel — with this lake's kind of structure drawn in. Depths come from TPWD and Missouri Dept. of Conservation guidance; every lake is a little different.
In the news
No recent news stories name this water. The news desk checks every hour.
Handyman & home repair — Huntsville to Austin, Hwy 105 to Hwy 290, into Austin and through Bastrop.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Number | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Catfish, Blue | 366,675 | Fingerling |
Source: TPWD stocking history (bluegill, blue catfish and crappie only).
Fishing reports
TPWD has put its weekly fishing reports on hold while it reworks them. This site picks them up automatically the week they return.
Outfitters near Tawakoni
Handyman & home repair — Huntsville to Austin, Hwy 105 to Hwy 290, into Austin and through Bastrop.
Your bait shop, guide service or marina here →
Sources
- TPWD — Crappie brochure
- Missouri Dept. of Conservation — Bluegill fishing tips
- AFS 2016 — blue catfish movement, Milford Reservoir telemetry