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Best spotted bass lakes in Texas

6 Texas waters hold spotted bass, 6 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. The deep-water bass of highland reservoirs. Schools on points and humps chasing herring — always deeper than you think.

1. Lake Bridgeport — 75 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie
2. Eagle Mountain Lake — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
3. Grapevine Lake — 59 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie
4. Lake Alan Henry — 75 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
5. Pat Mayse Lake — 52 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
6. Lake Worth — 28 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Spotted Bass

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When to fish spotted bass in Texas

• Spring 5–20 ft — Spots spawn deeper than largemouth — gravel points and pea-gravel pockets in 5-15 ft.
• Summer 15–40 ft — Offshore season: spots suspend over deep points, humps and standing timber, herding blueback herring and shad.
• Fall 10–30 ft — Fish follow bait to the creek mouths and long points — watch for breaking fish.
• Winter 25–50 ft — Winter spots stack on bluff ends, channel-swing banks and deep points — slow spoons and jigs.

Also in Texas: best largemouth bass lakes · best smallmouth bass lakes · best white bass lakes · best crappie lakes · best bluegill lakes · best channel catfish lakes · best striped bass lakes · best white bass & hybrids lakes · best flathead catfish lakes · best blue catfish lakes · best freshwater drum lakes · best common carp lakes · best longnose gar lakes · best red drum (redfish) lakes · best spotted seatrout lakes · best southern flounder lakes

Spotted Bass elsewhere: Georgia · West Virginia