Rainfall is the most dominating factor of change for Lake Livingston. Being that the massive Trinity River feeds this lake and that there are a number of substantial feeder creeks, change is common. Because of the “change” that I am referring to, this lake sometimes gets a bad rap from bass fishermen who visit it occasionally.

Living on Lake Livingston for the past eight years has lead me to several understandings about bass fishing and this lake itself….change. Lake Livingston also has a good population of crappies, Hybrid Striped Bass and is an excellent Catfish fishery. Though not noted for its trophy-size Largemouth Bass with a lake record of only 12.45 pounds, it is one of the state’s outstanding Striper and White Bass fisheries with a lake record Striped Bass of 31.5 pounds. Lake Livingston, an 83,000-acre lake located in Polk County Texas is one of East Texas’s largest reservoirs.īass Fishing, Crappie Fishing, White Bass Fishing, Striper Fishing, and Catfishing are Lake Livingston’s primary recreational use.

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