Lake Limestone - This lake is located on the Navasota River just over an hour drive northeast of Bryan, between the cities of Marquez, Groesbeck and Jewett. There's a marina about mid-lake and about a third of the shoreline is dotted with homes and boat docks. Honey Hole BCA held its '97 Top-six Championship bass tournament there in the fall. This lake is nice for small club tournaments or week-end anglers but larger events seem to tax its moderate resources. Gibbons Creek Reservoir - This lake is located near the Navasota River just about 20 minutes east of Bryan, near the Carlos community off Highway 30.
Gibbons supports a healthy well-trained bass population.
Don't be surprised if they aren't dumb enough to bite your artificial lure. Lake Conroe - This lake is located on the west fork of the San Jacinto River about an hour southeast of Bryan, near Conroe. It's a 21,000 acre lake with a couple of public access launches but mostly private residential or marina access. Granted, hydrilla needs management but please consider a natural method like a winter draw-down. Massive local effort continues to slowly help nature reverse the experiment.