Lake Athens

Lake Athens is a 1,799 acre[1] reservoir located to the east of Athens, Texas. The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center is located on the north shore of the lake.[2]

Recreation
Smallmouth buffalo

Crappie and Largemouth Bass are the primary target of recreational fisheries on the lake.[3] A 82lb 3oz smallmouth buffalo taken from Lake Athens in 1993 stands as the IGFA all tackle world record for the species.[4] The invasive aquatic plant species giant salvinia was a nuisance on the Lake for more than twenty years but was eradicated in 2019.[5]

References
  1. "Lake Athens". tpwd.texas.gov. State of Texas. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  2. "Edwin L. Cox, Jr., Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center". /tpwd.texas.gov. The State of Texas. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  3. Williams, Matt. "Lake Athens' bass steady in shallows". athensreview.com. The Athens Review. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  4. "Buffalo, smallmouth". igfa.org. International Game Fish Association. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  5. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. "Invasive Giant Salvinia Eradicated from Lake Fork, Lake Athens: Texas Parksand Wildlife Department". nbcdfw.com. NBC. Retrieved 19 May 2019.

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