Cedar Creek Lake is located approximately one hour
southeast of Dallas, Texas. It is one of the most popular
areas in Northeast Texas for those seeking lake
activities, lake living and leisure. The shoreline
of Cedar Creek Lake is also a popular spot for
"week-enders" who have purchased vacation/weekend homes
that they can enjoy the year round.
Surrounded by thirteen incorporated communities, Cedar
Creek Lake offers diverse lodging, dining, retail, RV
sites and water sports all located on or near the
shoreline of beautiful Cedar Creek Lake. Besides retail
and specialty shops, antique shopping and flea markets
abound in the towns that border the Lake. Gun Barrel City,
Mabank, Seven Points, Tool, Kemp, Caney City, Enchanted
Oaks, Eustace, Log Cabin, Malakoff, Payne Springs, Star
Harbor and Trinidad all have the distinction of being a
part of the Cedar Creek Lake community. Combined
population is approximately 75,000 residents and growing
fast. Great festivals/local celebrations with a friendly
hometown atmosphere are ongoing throughout the year, as
well as great fishing and boating
ANGLING OPPORTUNITIES
Largemouth bass angling is best in the
lower end of the reservoir where the water is clear. The
lake record weighed 14.65 pounds. Catfishes are abundant,
with more blues than channel cats in the legal size range.
Hybrid striped bass are stocked annually and the lake
record is 13.19 pounds.
FISHING COVER/STRUCTURE
Most submerged vegetation is located in the backs of coves
in the lower end of the reservoir. Some emergent
vegetation is present in the upper end but water is very
shallow. Look for submersed islands across the lake from
the confluence of Clear and Caney creeks.
FISHING TIPS AND TACTICS
Anglers generally follow the birds to find schools of
white bass and hybrids. Action can be good all
year but is particularly good in the spring. Look for
largemouth bass in the weedy back ends of coves in the
lower third of the lake.
Location: 15 miles west of Athens
in the area between US 175 and Texas 274
Size: 34,300 acres
Maximum Depth: 53 feet
Date Impounded: 1965
Normal Water Clarity: Moderately
clear at lower end to muddy in the upper end
Water Level Fluctuation: 4 feet
Conservation Pool Elevation: 322
ft. msl
Current Water Levels
Aquatic Vegetation: Native
emergent, submergent and floating, light in coves and
creek arms in lower end of the lake
