Fishing near Alton, Texas

Alton stands in Hidalgo County, out in Texas. The place runs to some 15,760 residents. Distance order, nearest first: Sardinas Resaca within 7.1 miles to the south, Bentsen Lake within 7.8 miles, Lake Conception within 7.8 miles to the south plus Lake Edinburg within 11 miles. At Lake Edinburg the arms fish better than the open middle whenever the level is up. Dammed water makes up most of the list. Structure beats open water on every one of them. The bank is open in every month. Winter here means a jacket, not a hole in the lid. At 10 acres, Sardinas Resaca is the closest water to town. Parking is recorded at Sardinas Resaca. Hidalgo County records cover largemouth bass, channel catfish and bluegill. Local tackle shops know the levels better than any website. A couple of these carry their own set of rules. Between Alton and Sardinas Resaca there is nothing else worth stopping for....