WINNSBORO, TEXAS - a 2003 Main
Street City and a
Certified Retirement Community - is known for its Autumn Trails and
Spring Trails activities. Hosting trail rides and antique car festivals, it
is known far and wide.
The area around
Winnsboro is known as the Christmas Tree Capital of Texas and often
referred to as Lake Country.
Lake Fork has
the best bass fishing in the Lone Star state. It held the #1 bass in
the state at 18.18 pounds and also the top six in the state.
Lake Cypress
Springs is considered the cleanest lake in Texas. 27,000 acre feet of
pure water with 42 miles of piney wood shoreline. The lake is spring
fed and is stocked with bass, catfish, perch and bream.
Lake Bob Sandlin
is a 9,460 acre reservoir with a 640 acre state park that provides
camping, commercial marinas, and much more.
Lake Monticello
is a neighbor to Lake Bob Sandlin with only a bridge separating them.
It is kept warmer than usual by power-plant cooling year round,
therefore, it produces some of the biggest bass in Texas.
Some other lakes
include Lake Winnsboro, Lake Hawkins, Lake Quitman, and Lake O' the
Pines. Come on in to Winnsboro and join the Fishin' Paradise!
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