Andy wrote:snipthinking of
maybe stopping and fly fishing & camping along or close to I-20 in Texas.
Any suggestions along with fly suggestions & what might be caught would be
appreciated.

You might want to check out Lake Bisteneau State Park in Louisiana which is
about a half hour before you get to Shreveport. It is always pretty cool to
fish the cypress trees with the spanish moss in them. Once you are in Texas,
one of my favorite state parks is Tyler State Park. They will be stocking the
factory trout there by then, but it is a beautiful little state park what was
built by the ccc's in the '30's. Bass and brim rule in this part of the state.
It has been said that the best bass fishing in the world is found within a 50
mile radius of Tyler. Jim Green runs the flyfishing corner of The Backcountry
in Tyler the phone number of the shop is 903-953-4602. I have been a happy
customer for over seven years now. The Lone Star FlyFishers is the local fly
fishing club. WWW://LSFF.com. Their guide for Lake Fork is Rob Woodruff if you
want to go that route. Most of the towns in the I 20 corridor east of Dallas
were built around the turn of the centrury and most all have a little local
lake which are good for bass and bluegill. I am not sure if they ever filled up
the lake at Van or not. When they drained it earlier this year they screwed up
the best lake where you had a chance to catch a bluegill that weighs over one
pound. There is another state park about a half hour south of Longview called
Martin Creek State Park. Lake Of The Pines has been a great bass fishery since
they built it north of Longview back in the 50's. If you fish Caddo Lake be
careful, it is easy to get turned around and lost in it, but I think it is the
most beautiful lake in the state. I have heard that you don't need a fishing
license to fish in a state park now in Texas, but that could be just a viscious
rumor. It was in the paper, but you can't always trust what you read in the
paper...still it would be worth asking. I have concentrated on mentioning state
parks as they always do a good job for guys with fifth wheel rigs.

Big Dale