Fishing in Ascarate Lake

Can be a little crowded or dirty at times but best early in the morning

a good lake to catch bass, bluegill, oscar, carp and catfish. yes the weeds can be a pain, but thats why you test out different lures! so far ive caught plenty of bass here.

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the only reason I say it's accessible is because I've literally seen people throw bags of garbage into the lake and no one seems to care and the fact that people will keep 10 times the daily limit if they catch that much also no one abides by fishing regulations and rules and will literally keep 3 inch long Bass. I've even seen one fell I have an entire bucket full of them look like he cast it out of casting net and just came in with only Bass that were maybe three to five inches. not to mention half the time I've lived here it's either been overgrown with weeds polluted beyond all recognition of a lake or my personal favorite just everyone trashes the place and no one cares. all of that said the lake if it was managed properly would have a lot of potential problem is they only stock at like 2 or 3 times a year. thing is they have a no fishing policy after a stock that no one listens to and everyone fishes to fill their freezer as if it was a game preserve so a lot of the fish tend to get overfished or fished out within a month or less which leaves the lake basically barren for a majority of the year. then in regards to the picnic areas they Don't really maintain the grills people tend to leave trash and litter all over the place and no one cleans up any of the goose traps there's literally just goose crap all over the park even though on the weekends we do pay to fish there they don't put the money back towards the lake at all.

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Honestly, when I first started fishing there I thought it was nice. But since the big lake got algae it hasn't been the same. The duck pond isn't stocked well and people take everything instead of let the fish grow so others can enjoy catching them. watch out for the turtles, they love bait.

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not great, really shallow and over-fished. BUT!, Its all we have in El Paso so I'm happy to go.

Close to home great scenery and good fishing