Lake Conroe is a 21,000-acre fishing lake in Montgomery County and is one of the best largemouth bass lakes in Texas and you can fish for catfish, bluegill and crappie as well.
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.
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.
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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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Popular Types of Fish at Lake Conroe
Lake Conroe offers a wide variety of fish for Anglers such as Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Sunfish and Blue Gill.
Largemouth Bass
Crappie
Smallmouth Bass
Bluegill
White Stripped Bass
Carp
Rainbow Trout
Sunfish
Channel Catfish
Highly Recommended Bait, Tackle & Gear
Largemouth Bass
Largemouth bass are the most pursued sportfish in Lake Conroe. In summer soft plastics, topwaters, spinnerbaits and live baitfish all have the potential to lure big largemouths, but crank baits are the top producing bait at this time. The Crankbait should run deep enough to bump the bottom occasionally on the retrieve.
Sunfish
Channel Catfish Preferred Bait
Giant catfish generally inhabit deeper waters and are the most abundant sportfish in the lake, but will congregate toward shallow flats during the summer nights to feed and can be caught usually on stinky smelly natural baits like chicken livers or cut shad.
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