Lake Arrowhead Fishing Guides
A north-central Texas reservoir on the Little Wichita River, known for its flooded timber, its state park access and a strong catfish and bass fishery.
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About the Lake Arrowhead
Lake Arrowhead is one of the more visually distinctive reservoirs in north-central Texas, and the thing that makes it distinctive is also what makes it fish well. When the Little Wichita River was impounded south-east of Wichita Falls the timber was left standing across large parts of the basin, and the result is square miles of flooded trunks and stumps rising out of open water. That structure holds fish, breaks the relentless prairie wind into fishable pockets, and gives anglers something to work that is not simply a bare clay bank. Lake Arrowhead State Park occupies the southern shore and provides the main public access, camping and launches.
Largemouth bass work the timber edges and the shoreline brush and are the main target for visiting anglers, with the best fishing concentrated where the standing trunks meet a drop into the old river channel. Catfish are arguably the stronger fishery: channel and blue catfish are abundant and run to good weights, and flathead catfish hold in the heaviest timber and account for the largest fish taken here most years. White bass school in open water and can be found pushing bait on calm mornings, hybrid striped bass are present and give the lake a heavier open-water option, and white crappie stack tightly on the submerged trunks. Bluegill fill out the shallows and are the obvious live bait.
The gauge here reports reservoir elevation rather than a flow series, which is the right number for a still water of this kind. Lake level is the thing to check before a trip: this is a shallow prairie reservoir in a part of Texas that swings between drought and flood, and the level determines whether the timber is standing in fishable depth or in inches of water. A falling trace through a dry summer pulls fish off the flats and onto the channel edges.
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Reading taken 1h ago at USGS 07314800, Lk Arrowhead nr Henrietta, TX. Elevation is the surface of the lake above the survey datum, not depth. Source.
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Access
Lake Arrowhead State Park - the primary public access on the southern shore, with launches, camping and shoreline fishing.
Henrietta - the gauge town east of the lake and the nearest community for fuel and supplies.
Wichita Falls - the regional city twenty minutes north-west, with lodging, tackle and guide services.
Little Wichita River arm - the upper end of the reservoir, shallower and the first to colour after rain.
The standing timber flats - the signature water and the main holding structure across the middle of the lake.
The old river channel - the deeper line through the basin and the place fish retreat to in low water.
Lake Wichita - the smaller reservoir nearer Wichita Falls, a short alternative on a windy day.
Seasons
Spring: the strongest season, with largemouth bass moving shallow into the timber and white bass running the upper arm.
Summer: hot and often windy, with catfish the most reliable target and the bass fishing best at first light around the trunks.
Fall: excellent as the water cools, with bass returning to the flats and crappie tightening onto the submerged timber.
Winter: slow but workable, with catfish still feeding and crappie holding deep on the channel edges.
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Questions
What species can you catch on the Lake Arrowhead?
Anglers target Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Hybrid Striped Bass, Largemouth Bass, White Bass, White Crappie on the Lake Arrowhead in Texas.
Where can you access the Lake Arrowhead?
Lake Arrowhead State Park - the primary public access on the southern shore, with launches, camping and shoreline fishing. Henrietta - the gauge town east of the lake and the nearest community for fuel and supplies. Wichita Falls - the regional city twenty minutes north-west, with lodging, tackle and guide services. Little Wichita River arm - the upper end of the reservoir, shallower and the first to colour after rain. The standing timber flats - the signature water and the main holding structure across the middle of the lake. The old river channel - the deeper line through the basin and the p...
When is the best time to fish the Lake Arrowhead?
Spring: the strongest season, with largemouth bass moving shallow into the timber and white bass running the upper arm. Summer: hot and often windy, with catfish the most reliable target and the bass fishing best at first light around the trunks. Fall: excellent as the water cools, with bass returning to the flats and crappie tightening onto the submerged timber. Winter: slow but workable, with catfish still feeding and crappie holding deep on the channel edges.
Where are the fishing regulations for the Lake Arrowhead?
Regulations change by season and section. Read the current rules on the Texas agency site: https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/fishing