Fishing is the number one sport in East Texas.
We have two-thirds of the fresh water lakes in the entire state located right in our area. And when East Texans want to know more about what's biting and where, they turn to the East Texas Angler, Barry Hanson. Barry has been fishing these waters most of his life and he's got more fish stories than most states have fish. I was not on the golf course, because the weather and the fishing is really getting good and even though it's beautiful out the last couple of days, this high pressure and blue bird skies have made the bite a little more difficult so get out the old magazines and read up on post spawn fishing, Here's the lakes, first Athens is fairly clear at 71 deg with black bass good on Carolina rigged french frys in 2 to 4ft. Crappie good on minnows and jigs over brushpile and under the 2495 bridge in 4 to 6ft.