Bois d’ Arc Lake: Biologist says new has worn off, anglers still reeling in some big ones

Judging from reduced activity at boat ramps and input gathered in angler creel surveys, Texas Parks and Wildlife fisheries biologist Dan Bennett says it appears the new has worn off with fishermen at Bois d’ Arc Lake.

Located near Bonham in Fannin County, 16,600acre Bois d’ Arc is Texas’ newest recreational lake. The North Texas Municipal Water Supply impoundment opened to boat traffic on April 17.

The lake has three ramps with 50 parking spaces each, enough to accommodate 150 trucks and trailers. Bennett says parking lots were frequently filled to near-capacity early on, but fishing traffic has declined since. Facilities have been about half full or less on recent weekends, he said.