Texoma also wins points for having both smallmouths and largemouths. “For smallmouths, fish along the dam, along the bluffs at Eisenhower State Park clear around Navigation and Grandpappy points,” he said. “You might hang into a really good largemouth or spotted bass in these same areas.”

Also near the top of Hysmith’s list is Lake Bridgeport. “Anglers catch some big largemouths and smallmouths in Bridgeport,” he said. “The lake record largemouth is 11.2 pounds, smallmouth is 7.41 pounds, and spotted bass 3.03 pounds. Spring fishing on Bridgeport can be fantastic.”

“Fantastic” works pretty well as a description for spring bass fishing anywhere you go in Texas!