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Falcon Lake State Park is home to some big bass, and straddles the Texas-Mexico border. Our State Park guide Bryan Frazier says now is a great time to fish the lake for lunkers.

64—Falcon Lake turns on this time of year to become one of the best bass fishing lakes in the Southwest US. All of that South Texas scrub brush that people are so familiar with on the landscape is pretty much what’s on the bottom of that lake–and it’s great fish habitat.

The waters are typically warm, and those fish have long growing seasons. Last year seven ShareLunkers—which are largemouth bass that weigh 13 pounds or larger were recorded at Falcon. In fact, it’s given up 18 ShareLunkers in its history.

It’s really come along as a great bass fishery, and February is a good time to check it out down there.

It’s not your typical lake. It’s a long, skinny lake—it’s 60 miles long. It was actually impounded in 1953; President Dwight Eisenhower was there to christen this lake when they opened it. Falcon lake is a place you want to check out even if you’re not a winter Texan. Although it’s a great place to go and check out all the birds that winter there as well. But for fishing, Falcon lake is on the bucket list for a lot of people.

That’s our show for today…with funding provided by Chevrolet, supporting outdoor recreation in Texas; because there’s life to be done.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife I’m Cecilia Nasti.

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