Fishing guide Jason Conn displays the 9.04 pounder he caught at Bois d’Arc Lake on April 24. TPWD fisheries scientists are doing genetics testing on scale samples from the fish to determine if it is one of the 2,000-plus advanced growth Toyota ShareLunker fingerlings released into a 10-acre brood pond in 2019. (Courtesy Photo, Jason Conn)
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Testing New Water –Bois d’Arc opens quietly, anglers reeling in whoppers from vibrant new fishery
Texas’ newest recreational fishing lake — Bois d’Arc Lake — quietly opened for business on the morning of April 17.