Fishing near Alamo, Texas

Look for Alamo in the Hidalgo County part of Texas. Some 19,246 people call it home. The list runs: North Lake 7.3 miles, East Lake 7.3 miles to the south, West Lake 7.9 miles and Bentsen Lake 9.5 miles to the west. North Lake fishes short: get the depth right and the distance takes care of itself. Engineering, not nature, shaped most of these. Wind decides which side is worth your time. No lid forms at any point. Heat rather than cold shapes the day. Records from the surrounding area cover Alligator gar, black bullhead, common carp and Rio Grande cichlid. The county line matters here, because the rules change across it. Weekday evenings are the quietest time on most of these. The town sits far enough out that the banks stay quiet midweek. Hidalgo County anglers treat North Lake as the everyday option....