Conroe Lake Fishing Guide

Conroe Lake, is the Houston Metro Fishing Destination and a fishing anglers paradise that is a 22,000-acre, 157 miles of shoreline, with average depth of 20 feet and a maximum depth of 76 feet and excellent fishing opportunities in Southeast Texas.

Lake Conroe, a man-made reservoir, lies on the West Fork of the San Jacinto River, just west of Interstate 45 off State Highway 105 in Montgomery and Walker counties.

Conroe Lake offers great fishing for: Largemouth Bass, Spotted Bass, White Bass, Striped Bass, Yellow Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Blue Catfish, Longear Sunfish, Redear Sunfish, Tilapia.

The best time to reel-in a Largemouth Bass at Conroe Lake is during the early spring through mid-fall in shallow areas near marinas, brush piles, standing timber, points, drop-offs and boat docks using crankbaits is the most popular tactic as well as topwaters, spinnerbaits and live baitfish.

The best times to catch on Lake Conroe fish are during early spring and mid-to-late fall when bass congregate around shallow cover in the lake. The shallow cover can also yield good fishing for  bluegill and in spring for fishing for a big spawning crappies.

Conroe Lake shoreline fishing is best during the early spring and mid- to late fall when bass migrate toward shallower cover.

Lake Conroe offers several water access points that includes the shoreline, including piers, docks, boat launch sites and bank access areas.

Conroe Lake Marinas

  • Waterpoint Marina (Conroe Lake)
    Address: 15264 TX-105 Suite 220, Montgomery, TX 77356
    Phone: (936) 788-2628
  • Lakeview Marina & Boat Rentals (Conroe Lake)
    Address: 880 Beach Walk Blvd, Conroe, TX 77304
    Phone: (936) 588-3190

Conroe Lake is known for trophy-sized largemouth bass fishing!

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Boat Launch Facilities

Lake Conroe boat launch facilities are available at several locations around Lake Conroe. These boat launch locations include: Stow-A-Way Marina and Cagle Recreation Area at the north end and Lakeview Marina and the FM 830 Ramp at the south end of Lake Conroe.

Fishing License

To fish at Lake Conroe you must have a  current Texas fishing license, which you can purchase a license at most tackle and bait shops, sporting goods stores across the state of Texas as well as at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department or through their website.

Fishing Regulations for Conroe

Black Bass

Daily bag for all species of black bass is 5 in any combination.

  • Largemouth Bass, minimum length limit is 16 inches
  • Smallmouth Bass, minimum length is 14 inches
  • Spotted, Guadalupe, and Alabama bass.

White, Striped & Yellow Bass

  • Striped and Hybrid Striped Bass, minimum length limit is 18 inches and daily bag limit = 5 in any combination.
  • White Bass, minimum length is 10 inches and daily bag is 25.
  • Yellow Bass - there are no bag or size limits

Catfish

  • Channel and Blue Catfish, their hybrids and subspecies, minimum length limit is 12 inches and daily bag limit is 25 in any combination.
  • Flathead Catfish, minimum length is 18 inches and daily bag limit is 5.

Crappie

  • White and Black Crappie, their hybrids and subspecies, minimum length limit is 10 inches. Daily bag limit is 25 in any combination.

Sunfish

  • Sunfish, there is no minimum length or daily bag limit on bluegill, redear, warmouth or other species of sunfish.

Trout

  • Rainbow and Brown Trout, their hybrids and subspecies, there is no minimum length and daily bag limit = 5 trout in any combination.

Carp

  • There is no minimum length limit or daily bag limit for common carp.

Gar

  • Alligator gar, daily bag limit is 1 fish of any size. No bag limits on other species of gar. Please note there are more restrictions. Report your harvest with "My Texas Hunt Harvest" app.

 

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