Texoma-Travis
 

I have a week in May. Which would you choose,Travis or Texoma. Borrowing friends 25 foot Searay. Looking for clean clear water,boat up bars,and good party cove. Saw a few pictures,but nuttin like local knowledge.

that spells Lake Travis

Another vote for Lake Travis!
Jay

TRAVIS!

Jay - where you been? You and Barb need to come out to our lakehouse. I have a sewing project for Barb too!

Texoma. Only thing Travis has over Texoma are gay nude beaches and bars. Texoma does have boat up bars, they just don't party down like Austin.

Last time I was at Texmona the water was not as clean & clear as Travis. Travis does not get going until the weekends. During the week there are not many boats on the water. Come Friday afternoon, Saturday afternoon, & Sunday afternoon are a diffferent story. You can boat up to a different bar every day.

Sounds like a vote for Travis to me!

Lake Travis is super clear and there are a lot of boats on the water. Too many for my taste. I may be getting my lakes confused, but I thought Lake Travis does not allow jet ski's on certain days because it is too crowded. I would love to go to Lake Travis as long as it's not in my boat. I checked out the boat launch by the dam and :eek:. It looks like a 40 degree slope and there is not much room for a 38 foot Cigarette Top Gun on a trailer to navigate at the boat launch, plus parking issues. If I ever make the effort to go to Lake Travis, I guess I better be at the boat launch at 4:00am.

You're referring to Lake Austin on Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day - No personal watercraft.

As for the ramp at Mansfield Dam - people launch 38ft + boats there all the time. You may put a tire on the curb, but it's really a non-issue.

The "clean clear water" is a catch 22. Texoma's water is not as clear because it has natural sand beaches. That should not be a deterant. Most of our partying is done on the beach at the islands, not at the bar; for obvious reasons.

After being on Travis with the clean clear water it take a while getting use to other lakes that are not as clear. One day my wife took a water bottle and put lake water in it. She then got pissed when she dropped it and it fell next to too other bottles of water. She could not tell the difference between any of the bottles by looking at the water. She had to go and try and figure out which ones the cap were still sealed on. Now when ever we go to another lake see will fill a water bottle with lake water, hold it up and say "Im not going to have a problem finding this bottle."

Bars are not the only place you can party at Travis has a number of places where you could pull a boat up to shore such as Pace Bend if you would like. Devil's Cove is the main party cove. Water is deep and you can anchor off by yourself or raft up with any number of boats in the cover. Get tired of the crowd and noise, many other places to go if you want quiet and peacefull, even on a holiday weekend.

+1 for Travis, I launch my 38 Lightning at the Damn with no issues. Been on Texoma wasn't impressed.

Lots of big boats use the ramp. Ramp is 3 lanes wide. Ramp is steep, but you do not have to launch your truck to get the boat floating.

Texoma and Travis are not the only good lakes in Texas.
Sam Rayburn Reservour is a hidden jewel and most people don't want everyone to know about.
I still want to try Lake Travis, but everyone that I have talked to that has been to Sam Rayburn Reservour and Travis told me that Travis SU*KS in comparison. They told me not to waste my time. The water at Travis is clearer, but that is about it. No sandy beaches, it's too crowded, etc.
It seems like Texoma is a lot like Sam Rayburn Reservour, which is the largest freshwater lake that is completely inside the state of Texas. It is around 150,000 Acres. Even though Rayburn is huge, you will only use about 1/5 of the lake in the south part due to stumps. At Sam Rayburn, there is Snake Island which is North East East of the Dam. It is the most well known party spot with sandy beaches and the water police knows that. If you get STUPID DRUNK, you have a good chance of going to jail. On major holidays, they have been known to wait at the boat launch and haul people off to jail in buses. On holidays, there is a no refusal breathlizer test if they request one. You may think the police are being a pain, but I have seen drunks driving boats and I don't appriciate the danger that they cause around me. Having 5-6 beers in 5-6 hours should be OK. It is when a CAPTAIN goes through a case of beer in 4 hours. Every holiday, I have a Dumb Sh*t run over my anchor rope which is an INCH thick or someone almost hits my boat trying to park. Sorry, I am getting off track!:drink: There are 4 other party spots on the south part of the lake with sandy beaches. At one of the areas, there are boat races on some weekends, mostly river racers with outboards like STV, Allison's, etc. The only thing that is missing at Rayburn is that there is no bars on the water or a place to buy beer. If you want beer, you have to get it at the store before you launch your boat. Powell park has the only Restruant on the water that I am aware of at Rayburn. You park your boat and walk about 100 yards. They make great hamburgers. If you go to Rayburn, Launch by the Dam and stay on the south part of the lake. The boat launch by the Dam has 4 lanes and it is the only boat launch big enough for my 38 foot Cigarette Top Gun. Get a map so you know where not to go and stay away from the north part of the lake. That is where the black forest is located and you will hit a stump if you don't know where you are going. Right now, the lake level is extremely low for this time of year and it looks like it is going to remain that way for 2011, so you might want to try Texoma over Rayburn. I want to go to Texoma myself, but don't know where I should stay. I want to stay at a place that has a BBQ pit and has enough room for me to park my boat, trailer and truck which is 64 feet long. I don't know if such a place even exists at Lake Texoma.

http://www.ltpa.net/poker-runs-other...oker-run-dates

If you can make it the 21st we will be having a poker run,
even if you dont want to run you can meet up with us at the end of the day at Carlos and Charlies , you will have a great time guaranteed.
Here are some pics from last years May run

http://www.dotphoto.com/GuestViewAlbum.asp?AID=6161684

And some not so obvious reasons. :)

Looks like I better leave the kids at home!:lolhit:

Awesome!!!! was that you???? :lolhit:

Hows the Cafe' coming along?

BT ran great last weekend at Texoma.

LOL! No, not me, I promise! :drink:

Drove up to Leon's today and hit the dyno. 600 hp and 675 ft/lbs on one motor, and a damn intake leak on the other one. So, back to the garage to nail that down tomorrow and back up there next week to run it again.

Now the fish are going to smell like that.

Call me the next time you go up. Im gonna be free the next couple of weekends for a change

There is 5 hours difference between Texoma and Travis. Is this a factor ?

I live on Texoma so my vote goes to ................

texoma islands my vote!! theres always something strange going on.BRING YOUR CAMERA.

Memorial Day Weekend 11
 

New member on here, just got a Velocity 320. Texas Native but living in Arkansas. Our lake are not looking good for Memorial Day weekend and this Texan is looking for some locals to hang out with. I will be camping out on my boat. Looking for a Marina to slip with electric and some contact numbers to beach up and party.

Memorial Day Weekend 11
 

Looking for some locals to hang out with on Texoma for Memorial Day. Living in Arakansas and our lakes are not looking good for this Holiday do to all the trash floating! Hit me up if you go some suggestions.

You can reach me at 817-437-2516. I've got a 16 month old and about 15 other guests that typically falls on the family side of boating. All you need to do to have good time on Texoma is drive towards the islands and park your boat. Tons of people out there partying, but I would recommend camping somewhere other than north island as they patrol very heavily out there at night. My family has a lakehouse on the Oklahoma side by the damn, (sunset cove). That is a really good area to overnight on as well. We see storms pretty often on Memorial day weekend. You may want to camp somewhere were you can get out of the rain if you need to.

Sounds like Texoma's water level is good. Don't go to Sam Rayburn Reservour, it is very low. It's only 5 1/2 feet deep at the main boat launch and the water level is dropping every day. I did manage to launch my 38 foot Cigarette this weekend. I may have to make a trip to Texoma, never been. Sounds like Sam Rayburn, sandy beaches, Party (Snake) Island, etc...
Are there stumps on Texoma?

I've seen a few around the beaches close to the shore, but you have to look for them. Nothing like ray hubbard where you can't boat in entire areas of the lake. Most are old tree's that have fallen down and eroded over time.

Based on what you are saying, it sounds like Travis would be perfect. There's no lack of party around here, sometimes a little too much party. :P

You do need to consider, our lake levels are dropping fast, launching may start getting tough soon.

last time Travis went down they extended a lot of the ramps,
mansfield and Jonestown both now are useable own to 630.
Lake is currently at 656. Problem is many of the lakeside bars have little to no praking left.
Get used to the lower levels, starting next year the now finished cedar park pipeline starts pumping 200-300million gallons a year extra.. Between the drought and more and more people moving to an area with limited water resources (central texas) it is not gonna get better. Last year we were full due to the flood and so far we have dropped 30ft in a single year.

Sounds good, I got a 6 year old so we don't get to crazy! Got to keep him in line. I was looking for a slip to rent with electricity. Need my AC blowing!!!

Marina suggestions on Lake Texoma
 

I would suggest Cedar Mills. It's not hard to get to, I believe they have slips with electric, they have cabins for rent, and a pretty decent restaurant. If you wind up renting a cabin, ask for one of the ones near the airstrip; they are much nicer. Also, they have a pretty friendly launch ramp.