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Best white bass lakes in Texas

109 Texas waters hold white bass, 75 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. Hard-fighting schooling bass. Legendary spring river runs, then open-water surface blitzes chasing shad all summer.

1. Lake Texoma — 96 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, CrappieWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 32 public access sites
2. Sam Rayburn Reservoir — 74 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 32 public access sites
3. Toledo Bend Reservoir — 110 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 58 public access sites
4. Amistad Reservoir — 217 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, CrappieWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 15 public access sites
5. Lake Travis — 177 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 13 public access sites
6. Richland-Chambers Reservoir — 77 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 16 public access sites
7. Cedar Creek Reservoir — 64 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 12 public access sites
8. Lake Livingston — 90 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 25 public access sites
9. Wright Patman Lake — 31 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 5 public access sites
10. Lake Fork — 73 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 28 public access sites
11. Lake Meredith — 119 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White BassWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
12. Lake Whitney — 100 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, CrappieWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 22 public access sites
13. Lake Tawakoni — 63 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 23 public access sites
14. Ray Roberts Lake — 91 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 10 public access sites
15. Lake Palestine — 53 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 16 public access sites
16. Possum Kingdom Lake — 108 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, CrappieWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 27 public access sites
17. Lake O' the Pines — 51 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 14 public access sites
18. Lake Corpus Christi — 56 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 5 public access sites
19. Lewisville Lake — 69 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 21 public access sites
20. Belton Lake — 110 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, CrappieWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 19 public access sites
21. Lake Buchanan — 107 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites
22. Lake Houston — 43 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
23. Choke Canyon Reservoir — 85 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 6 public access sites
24. Hubbard Creek Reservoir — 63 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
25. Lake Granbury — 64 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 5 public access sites

…plus 84 more Texas waters holding white bass.

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When to fish white bass in Texas

• Spring 2–12 ft — The famous spawning run — fish stack in tributary rivers and below dams by the thousands.
• Summer 8–25 ft — Follow the shad — surface blitzes early and late, suspended schools over structure midday.
• Fall 6–25 ft — The best surface action of the year — gulls diving means white bass feeding.
• Winter 15–40 ft — Huge tight schools in deep basins and channel bends — vertical spoons.

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