Lake o the Pines rules question and seeking answers

I've used the forum search engine looking for rules or regulations on creating brushpiles on Lake o the Pines. The wheel of fortune goes round and round and spits out hundreds of pages to go through. I look but get frustrated and give up after a while. Not long ago I saw a tree with an outboard on the back going across the lake then realized it was someone dropping a bp. I know TPWL made several man made drops so seems it would be ok to mimic but a can't seem to find any info on can you or can't. Any suggestions. I'd love to make us some more hotels.

If LOP is a corp lake it depends on the project supervisor. Can't put any kind of structure on my home lake but other lakes in the area allow it. a couple of them try to get you to give the gps for it so they can list it on their website. I've been to a couple of those locations but no brush lol

I tried to contact TPWD about this before and they would never answer me on this issue. I know many people who put them out though. Its not listed on their site as far as I could tell bit their site isnt really user friendly anyways.

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I got no clue on the lop deal ,but lots of spots its a big NO NO ,
some spots say yes ,but I found them to be few and far between .
I know factually after conversations with them on some water bodies ….
ALL the waters that Tarrant regional water district has authority over are a BIG FAT NO NO !
so don't let the guides and such talking about placing piles in them lean you to think its ok .
state authority kinda folks can place cover but NOT the general public
that said folks still do it and get away with it and most do it when its likely they wont get ketched .
Corp lakes might give you the ok as I did have one tell me ok a few years ago....
IF I would give him the gps coordinates ….hmmmm rotfl
best keep it quiet and stealthy my friend if you plan on doing it without hassle .
had one bud get into it with the local sheriff at the boat ramp and he was told quite matter of factually turn around his rig and get out of there and don't comeback with anything in his truck or boat ! :yikes

just do it, we have found many, many many piles with the side scan, been there loooooong time. have ask game warden he never gave a direct yes or no.

Thanks everyone. Seems we're all in the dark and that may very well be the best time to make the drop. Understandably you wouldn't want rubbish tossed in the lake such as old barrels with who knows what was last in them. But it seems anything organic would only benefit fish and anglers. The search continues.

big oak tree limbs …...take all the small lil stuff off them ….hard to sink
will hold the biggest crappie and last forever …...word
this is a fact....

I like bamboo as I can retrieve my jigs 80% of the time when I get hung up. They last a long time too.


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I like bamboo as I can retrieve my jigs 80% of the time when I get hung up. They last a long time too.


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I did read once in an article that dropping diffrent species of trees/bamboo that are not natural around the lake could get you into trouble. I know that all depends on the lake amd guidelines but I would be careful. Ive seen 2 bamboo drops at Pines lately bc the water is so low.

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Lots of bamboo in inhabited areas surrounding the lake so not sure they could be construed as not natural. Texas Parks and Wildlife already killed most, if not all, vegetation with an over abundance of grass carp. Thanks for the concern, though.


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Do you take all the small branches off of the bamboo so just the main stalk is left or leave them on?

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I take nothing off. The leaves come off in a week, or so, but the small branches are part of the overall cover the plankton stick to and then hide the bait fish. This is what it looks like in a month, or two.
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Looks good. I like the shade you have over the graph.

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I leave my bamboo as is …..holds lilz like crazy at first ….biggerz as it looses it leaves

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Looks good. I like the shade you have over the graph.

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Must have in Texas. Best I found was out of Dallas. Mariner-Direct - Mariner Sails, Inc


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Must have in Texas. Best I found was out of Dallas. Mariner-Direct - Mariner Sails, Inc


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Thanks for the link. Have to keep that in mind when I buy a new unit. Didnt need it yesterday though. Bottom dropped out within the hr of us hitting the lake.Attachment 313462

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I talked to a game warden yesterday and never got a clear Yes or No to dropping brush. I kicked him around for 10 minutes about it but never a solid answer. More or less he didnt care what we do but said in his opinion it needs to be natural. No bricks or metal buckets, that sort of stuff. Still waiting on an answer from TPWD.

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How in heck are you suppose to weight it down? Concrete is what we use usually. I made up a bunch of bamboo buckets and didn't weight them enough and didn't make them tip over proof so all went over with in a week on the first one I put in, lol! Of course this lake has different rules and I do plan to put some willow and bamboo back in again for next year!

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You got me buddy. They cant give you the exact rules or where to find them. TPWD never emailed me back about any of the questions I asked. I think its ridiculous honestly. I saw on youtube a guy that made an awesome habitat out of old tires. Holds fish like crazy but Im sure they would be against that as well.

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Know fist these fell over fast so I didn't do the base well enough. Also need to almost fill that bucket with concrete and maybe have some kind of pipe going through the bucket to make a cross to keep them from falling over or find a better way to get this in, but put it in full tilt! Here is the pic of my first one I ever made.

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