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Caddo Lake, located an hour's drive from Shreveport, is divided between Texas and Louisiana. This lovely freshwater lake contains the world’s biggest Cypress forest.

The boat traffic is much livelier on the Louisiana side where the waters are deeper, at times up to 20 feet.

The Texas side is much shallower, with areas that are less than five feet. The lake has a number of huge Cypress trees covered in Spanish moss, as well as many narrow waterways and canals (both marked and unmarked) and small green islands.

It is lovely to explore in a kayak or in a flat-bottomed boat. The lake is home to more than 71 species of fish and is very popular among anglers who come for trophy largemouth bass, catfish, white bass, and many others.

Caddo Lake
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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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