Moving to Lubbock

[Mikel]

It looks like I'll be leaving in a month or so to take a job in Lubbock. Where's the bass in this part of Texas? I'll be leaving my fishing buddies behind so I'll be looking for new ones...

[rangerguy]

Welcome to West Texas. One of the best lakes in Texas is right down the road from Lubbock, at Post Tx, but the lake is owned by the City of Lubbock. The name of the lake is Allen Henry. Lots of big bass caught each year, and you might be getting there about at the right time to catch a Texas Share A Lunker. There is a Bass Club up there, but forgot their names. I'm sure someone will chime in with more on the subject.

[bgibson53]

Mike - You should really like fishing AH, I fished it several years ago and even back then the fishing was tremendous. It is about a 50 - 60 mile trip to the lake from Lubbock. If you aren't a residence of Lubbock, the cost to fish and launch is a good bit higher than for those who are.

[Tx Champ]

Mikel, I grew up just north of Lubbock at Plainview. Aside from AH, there is White River Reservoir south of Crosbytn. It's about 60 miles from Lubbock as well. Low water levels have hindered access to the lake for several years. Mackenzie Reservoir is NW of Silverton and about 95 miles NE of Lubbock. It'a a lot like AH in that it is a canyon lake with steep to vertical banks. Again, it's suffered from low levels, but the ramps on it will still allow access. Locally there's Buffalo Springs lake just east of town. It's a small impoundment and has high recreational boat traffic. It also had a golden alga bloom a few years ago which pretty well wiped it out. I believe they restocked it, but it doesn't get much publicity on the fishing reports. There a couple of local clubs you might check out. I don't have any contact information, but you should be able to get contact information at Academy there.

At a BASS Unversity there several years ago, Jimmy Houston said we were right in the best bass fishing in the world ... just 500 miles in any direction Unfortunately, pickings are pretty slim up on the High Plains. But if you don't mind driving up to a couple of hours or more, you can get on the warer.

[rangerguy]

In West Texas, you have to drive a couple of hours to get to any lake worth fishing.