Retire in Texas ?

Hope you guys don't mind this post here , Thinking about retirement , it's not that far off . We have a home on Clear Lake in California which is for our retirement but after looking around on the internet and seeing what you can get in Texas that has become an option . We defiantly want to live on the water on a lake for bass fishing and boating and some of the Texas lakes look good , we want to look at Lake Fork , Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend . The other big concern would be the weather we like warm and no snow which is what we like about Clear Lake , does anyone have any options about These lakes , the Texas weather , or relocating in general , are there other lakes to consider ? Thanks

Snow? In Texas? What weather channel have you been listening to? http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/Laugh.gif

The lakes you mentioned are nice ones. One other lake you should consider is Choke Canyon. The fishing is some of the best in the state, and the area is very lightly populated. You could buy or build a house in that area for half of what it would cost on CA. Just stay out of my honey holes. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/boardstuff2/beers.gif

There are LOTS of lakes in Texas. If you like smaller communities near larger towns, there are several in Northeast Texas you could consider. The lakes you mentioned are so famous that land is higher there - especially Lake Fork. We live in Northeast Texas and are only about an hour away from Lake Fork, but we have Lake O' Pines, Bob Sandlin, Cypress Springs, others I can't remember, and several power plant lakes. Once you get east of Dallas, there are bunches of lakes both north and south. There are some nice lakes around the San Antonio/Houston area as well. It depends on if you like city living or country living.

If you check around the Dallas area, you will get snow in the winter. Maybe not tons of it, but more than a day or two. You'll need to check out the lakes themselves too. Many of our lakes were built by the Corps of Engineers and you can't live on the water. Toni's right. You need to decide if you like city living, in which case Lake Conroe is nice, or country living in which case Richland Chambers or Limestone are nice. Lots of other choices also particularly along I-35 from Belton down to south of San Antonio.

I would consider the Oklahoma side of Texoma. Property taxes in Texas are high. I am from Texas but may have to retire in Louisiana, Arkansas or Oklahoma. Having said that, I am thinking about the Del Rio, Texas area.......Amistad, Falcon and Choke Canyon are hard to beat for fishing. Del Rio has a large USAF base and a lot of military retirees.

I am a little bias but you can't beat the East/Northeast Texas area such as Tyler, Longview, Lufkin, etc. So many lakes around here you flip a coin to see where you go. There are some nice places on Lake Fork, Bob Sandlin, Cypress Springs, Palestine, Lake -O-Pines, Lake Tyler and I am sure Rayburn, Toledo Bend and others. The property tax in Texas is figured by counties; Houston, Dallas, Ft.Worth etc. would have high taxes. In our area taxes are, I think reasonable.

Thats why I'm moving Souf to San Antonio!! Three years till I retire...man and I'm still a kid!!! http://xs-s.com/zf/images/smile/emthup.gif http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/USA1.gif

Yeah, Chris.....but you'll be a rich kid in three years!!! http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/roll.gif http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/roll.gif http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/roll.gif

Thanks to everyone for all the information .

Some snow is good!!! I live at lake Fork and when the cold weather comes it is just a short drive over to Lake Welch or Monticello for some power plant lake fish.

I also have a house at Cedar Creek lake. (about an hour south east of Dallas) It is a little more recreational than just fishing.