Cedar Creek Lake is a northern Texas reservoir located fifty-five miles southeast of Dallas, and it is the fourth largest lake in Texas. It was formed in 1964 as a water supply for Tarrant County. As it is one of the very few Texas lakes that allow waterfront owners to have their own boathouse, its real estate is highly valued, especially for retirement properties.

The lake has three islands, all of which are maintained by Texas Parks and Wildlife as refuges for waterfowl. There is great fishing to be had in the lake, which has stocks of blue, channel, and flathead catfish, white, largemouth, and hybrid striped bass, and crappie. The best fishing is in the clear waters of the southern part of the lake.

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