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Lake Info: Palestine, Texas
Location: On the Neches River, 15 miles southwest of Tyler on Texas 155
Impounded: 1962
Water Conditions
Conservation Pool Elevation: 345 ft. msl
Fluctuation: 2.2 feet
Normal Clarity: Moderately clear
Reservoir Controlling Authority
Upper Neches River Authority
PO Box 1965
Palestine, Texas 75802
(903) 876-2237
Aquatic Vegetation
Hydrilla and native submergent, emergent and floating plants; moderate in upper end and creek arms, particularly in Kickapoo Creek
Five public boat launches provide access to Lake Palestine. More than a dozen private marinas, motels and campgrounds offer additional ramps and other services.
Angling Opportunities
Lake Palestine offers something for everyone in terms of a fishery. The lake is very popular for largemouth bass tournaments due to its consistent success. Both white bass and hybrid striped bass are present; white bass are particularly popular during their spring run up the Neches River and Kickapoo Creeks. Channel and blue catfishes are abundant and flathead catfish provide great opportunity for trophy-sized fish.
Fishing Cover/Structure
Most vegetation and inundated timber are located above the Texas Highway 155 bridge in the main lake, Highsaw and Ledbetter arms, in Kickapoo and Neches River arms and in Flat Creek. Anglers have placed brush piles in many locations between the dam and the bridge; these can be found using graph recorders. The bridge itself provides excellent structure on the main crossing between Dogwood and Coffee Cities and over Highsaw/Ledbetter creeks.
Hybrid stripers and white bass are particularly active from the dam to Highway 155 during winter months and into spring. Largemouth bass anglers report greatest success in the upper end of the lake (above the pipeline), in Cobb and Stone Chimney creeks, and Saline Bay. Catfish anglers frequently drift fish with worms or chicken livers between Hawn point (at the mouth of Flat Creek) to the Highway 155 bridges, and will catch more legal sized fish if they target blue catfish using live fish or cut fish as bait. Crappie anglers do well near 155 during the spring with small jigs or minnows.
Businesses Located Nearby
Bait & Tackle
- Crouch Bait & Tackle
- 1926 Fm-315 - Chandler, TX
- (903) 849-4920
- Malakoff Bait & Tackle Shop
- 1102 N Terry St - Malakoff, TX
- (903) 489-0223
- Wilkerson Gro Bait & Tackle
- New Salem - Henderson, TX
- (903) 854-9453
Boat Rental
- White Oak Boats & Motors
- 1801 E Us-80 - White Oak, TX
- (903) 297-1800
- Boat House
- 9928 S Us Highway 287 - Corsicana, TX
- (903) 875-1500
- Rockey's Pedal Boats
- 14350 Interstate 20 - Canton, TX
- (903) 829-9151
Vacation Rental
- Silver Leaf Resorts
- Rr 1 - Bullard, TX
- (903) 894-8102
- Skytraqs
- 23202 Gatlin Rd - Frankston, TX
- (903) 876-4607
- Big Steve's Rv Park & Resort
- 23491 County Road 4117 - Frankston, TX
- (903) 876-5250
Bar and Restaurant
- Stamps Restaurant & Bar
- 402 E Rusk St - Jacksonville, TX
- (903) 589-3646
- Texas BBQ
- 18776 Us-69 S - Tyler, TX
- (903) 839-7964
- Hickory Fare Bar-B-Que
- - Tyler, TX
- (903) 561-8881