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Location: Shackelford County near Albany
Fishing cover/structure: There
is an abundance of rocky structure with points, ledges and a rip-rap dam.
When the lake is full, some brush, black willow trees, buttonbush and
floating-leaf pondweed are scattered around the lake. The upper ends of
each arm have the most fishing cover.
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Size:
188 acres
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Water clarity: 1 to 3 feet
and chalky green colored |
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Impounded:
unknown
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Comments: An access fee is
required, and the lake closes at 10 p.m. and opens at sunrise. There is
no entrance gate. There are no improved boat ramps, but boats can be launched
at the spillway and on the north side midway down the lake. Lake McCarty
was renovated in 1980 and stocked with Florida largemouth bass. The lake
is known for big-bass fishing, and 10-pound bass are not uncommon. Bluegill
are common but not abundant. There are some black crappie, but white crappie
are more numerous. Crappie fishing can be exceptional in the early spring
and fall along rocky shorelines at the upper ends of both arms and near
the tower at the dam. Catfish populations are average for area lakes. Florida
largemouth bass were introduced in 1981. |
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Distance from Abilene:
45 miles
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Game Fish Present:
bluegill, black crappie, channel catfish, flathead catfish, large mouth
bass, white crappie
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