Looking for.....

[syplace]

a Winter Campground near fresh water for fishing, for 5-6 mo. stay. Presently we are at Del Rio, TX (Lake Amistad), but was wondering if there is somewhere else we could go. Have checked out: Elephant Butte in NM (water too murky and low); Arizona (way too expensive).

[H. John Kohl]

Eustis, Fl has four big lakes right around it and some of the best Bass fishing.
Cheers,

[HamRad]

(Quote by syplace)Arizona (way too expensive).(end quote)

John,

What do you mean by your statement above? Too expensive fuel wise or too expensive campground wise? Or is there some other explanation? The southern part of the Colorado River would make a great location. Lot of water. Both river type and lake type. Also lot of boondocking places around that part of the world.

Dennis

[syplace]

Ham Rad, we found that Arizona was too exensive for us do to food,
camping (we don't boondock) and fishing had tobe an outof state license at $85 plus and that didn't include the need to register the porta bote with an elec. trolling mtr. The three weeks we were there just campgrounds & diesel was $1200. We discused this with a campground host in Parker and she said "locals make all the money they can from snowbirds & then summer they go to the mountains".
N.M got us too! $40 for a park sticker, $60 for a fishing license and we had to register the porta bote back home $134. (even tho Wis. doesn't require registration or license of such bote in Wis. waters.)
Texas is also high: boat sticker $20, proof of regis., $55 for fishing license.
The above & rising costs of everything else is just one reason we are considering giving up going south for Winters.

[sreigle]

There are some nice lakes in the hill country of Texas, such as in the Marble Falls area. I don't know how good the fishing is.

[Waynem]

Good fishing in Lake Conroe, and lake Livingston. All have campgrounds. We are presently at Park on the Lake, in Willis, TX. Very nice park, with exception to gravel roadway and site, but fishing from banks and easy access to inlet feed into Lake Conroe. If you are already in Del Rio fishing, you probably have all the registrations and licenses required to stay in Texas. Just remember, it's going to get hot weather wise.

Edited: p.s., amenities are very good. Bath house at office is like walking into your own bathroom in your stick house. Individual bath rooms with vanity, toilet, shower, and one with a bath.

WiFi is abundant in the park with three access points, signal strength 4+ to 5.

100 yard by 50 yard dog run.

The local bait camp gurantees their live bait will catch fish, or die trying.