Re: Toledo Bend???
The inlaws live about 5 miles from T/B. I grew up about 190 miles from there...fished it few times. My last trip there was Thanksgiving 2004. <br /><br />It's huge - 182,000 acres, most of which is standing timber...rather, it was standing timber when they built it in the 60's. Now most of the timber has broken off at the waterline, so now you have the river channel and creek channels bordered on both sides by stumpfields. Over the years, marinas and fish camps have cleared out boat lanes, most of which are marked pretty well. Lots of coves, sloughs, creeks. Bottom line, it's one big honkin fish habitat. Loaded with bass, white bass, striped bass, sunfish, crappie, catfish. Max depth 110 feet. Great fishing, not so great skiing. Gary Yamamoto opened a bait shop there in 2003.<br /><br />The area is piney woods, in fact it borders the Sabine National Forest. Wooded rolling hills, mostly rural, mostly cattle ranching and chicken farming, and timber, dotted with small towns. You might have to drive 30, 35 miles to get to a McDonalds and a Walmart.<br /><br />Hot in the summer (high 90's), apart from a couple or three ice storms a year, winters are mild. Snow maybe every 2 or 3 years stays on the ground a day or two. Not much spring or fall to speak of.<br /><br />My opinion...perfect place for a lake house!
