Texas Game and Fish, Volume 6, Number 6, May 1948 Page: 7
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for fishing: Set line, 50c; pole and line,
25c. No netting. Rowboats available
for rent: 75c per half-day; $1.00 for 12
hours; $1.50 for 24 hours. Jug line fishing
for large yellow is exceptionally good dur-
ing the spring rises, four being caught last
May that weighed better than 40 pounds
each. Crappie fishing is fine during Feb-
ruary, March, April and May. Other park
facilities: dance terrace; swimming; pic-
nicking; camping; playground equipment.
Confections available.
FRIO STATE PARK: 51 Acres on Frio
River 10 miles south of Pearsall on U.S.
81. Fishing in Frio and Leon Rivers.
Yellow and channel cat; trout; white and
goggle-eye perch; carp; alligator gar.
Other park facilities: picnicking; camp-
ing.
GARNER STATE PARK: 641 Acres on
Frio River, 26 miles north of Uvalde on
U.S. 83. Fishing in Frio River. Bream;
g bass; channel cat; perch. Other park
facilities: Cabin area; dining room; dance
terrace; camping; swimming; picnicking;
playground equipment. Cafe and confec-
tions available.
GOOSE ISLAND STATE PARK: 157
Acres on Copano Bay, 12 miles northeast
of Rockport on Texas :35. Fishing in Aran-
sas Bay. Trout; redfish; drum; flounder;
sheephead; tarpon; and many other species
of salt-water fish. Rowboats available for
rent: $1.50 for a 12 hour period. Other
* park facilities: Camping; picnicking. Cafe
and confections available. In the park is
the "Big Tree," a giant oak, largest of its
kind; its branches spread over 6,000 square
feet of ground.
INKS LAKE STATE PARK: 1,202
acres on east shore of Inks Lake below
Lake Buchanan on Colorado River, 10
miles west of Burnet on Texas 29. Fish-
ing in 900 acre Inks Lake. Yellow, blue
and channel cat; black and white bass;
bream; perch; carp. No fishing allowed
from boat dock. Rowboats available for
rent: 6 hrs. 75c; 12 hrs. $1.00; 24 hrs.
$1.50. Other park facilities: Dance ter-
race; camping; picnicking. Confections
available. Inks Lake State Park connected
by scenic drive with Longhorn Cavern4
Possum l:.rgdomn Lake yields many fine cflches and Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Amerdeuion,
Mr. and Mrs. T. .. Arey, and Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Amenderson are quite proud or the
catch they made one weekerd in the water.; ci tne state park or- Possum Kingdor Lake.RVer. Crappie. channel cat; blue cat;
yellow cat; drum; bass; carp. Fees chargedcaught during the past year that weighed
from 6 to 8 pounds. Other park facilities:
picnicking, swmming, camping, dance ter-
race, overnigk accommodations. Confec-
tions available.
DAINGERFIELD STATE PARK: 561
Acres, 2 mil-s southeast of Daingerfield cn
Texas 49. Fishing i:i 98 acre Dair-gerfield
State Park --ake. Bass, crappie, brean,
catfish, blue gill. Fees charged -or fishing:
50c per person. -owboats available for
rent: $1.00 per day. This lake is fed Ly
springs; and i: contains a few lilypads and
a few fallen trees, which *s an advantage
for perfect :rappie fishing. Other park
facilities: svwi:nming; overnight accomoda-
tions; dance terrace; camping icnicking;
playground euipment. Sandwiches and
confections :viilab-c.
FORT PARKER STATE PARK 1,4 6
Acres, on Navasota River, 7 miles south of
Mexia on Txis 14. Fishng in 750 acre
Fort Parker State Park Lake a-d Navasota
The lake in the Cleburne State Park is a
small one our if you can handle ycur rod
and lures vou won't returr: hama with an
empty cree'
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