| When it comes to crappie fishing, Toledo Bend | | | | differ. It is important to remember that if you are |
| Lake, Crappie fishing requires only a little | | | | in possession of fish on the Texas side of the |
| knowledge and a few tips to maximize your | | | | lake, no matter which state license you hold, your |
| catch! This reservoir is well known for its great | | | | catch much conform to Texas regulations no |
| crappie fishing. | | | | matter on which side the fish were caught. |
| It is located on the Sabine River, which falls in | | | | When fishing for crappie on Lake Toledo Bend, |
| Sabine, Newton, and Shelby counties, and falls on | | | | you will find the fishing good year round, but for |
| the Louisiana-Texas line. It does not matter if you | | | | peak times, are always during the spawn, which |
| are a resident of Texas or Louisiana, as long as | | | | occurs during the spring. During this time of year, |
| you hold a valid fishing license from either state or | | | | pay special attention to the shallows where there |
| are exempt because of age, you are allowed to | | | | are plenty of brushy vegetated areas. Jigs and |
| fish legally on either side of the lake. | | | | minnows will be great choices for bait during this |
| There are a few state specific regulations for | | | | time. |
| crappie fishing in Lake Toledo Bend, though. In the | | | | At other times of the year, before or after |
| Texas side of the lake, the daily fishing limit is | | | | spawning, pay close attention to deeper water |
| fifty black or white crappie, or any combination of | | | | areas that offer lots of brushy areas in which the |
| both. You can have no more than fifty crappie in | | | | crappie can shelter and feed. Look also near creek |
| your possession. There is a minimum length of | | | | channels. |
| ten inches each for crappie if you are fishing | | | | As always, the time of year in which you are |
| anywhere from March to November, but the | | | | fishing will determine so much about how and |
| months of December through February, there is | | | | where you fish. The following break down of |
| no minimum length for crappie and all of them | | | | seasonal differences in where you will be able to |
| caught must be kept. | | | | locate the prime crappie rich areas on Toledo |
| If, however, you are fishing for crappie on the | | | | Bend Lake will help you maximize your catch |
| lake with a Louisiana license, the regulations will | | | | potential. |