Richland Chambers Lake

Richland Chambers Reservoir is located in East Texas, roughly an hour southeast of Dallas and about twenty miles east of Corsicana, spanning across Navarro and Freestone counties. Formed in 1987 by impounding Richland Creek and Chambers Creek, it is the third-largest inland reservoir fully contained within the state of Texas, covering approximately 43,000 surface acres with over 330 miles of shoreline.

In national rankings, Richland Chambers is generally recognized as a top-tier regional powerhouse rather than a top-ten headline bass fishery like Lake Fork. However, major outlets like Bassmaster and In-Fisherman frequently highlight it as one of the premier multi-species destinations in Texas, especially for hybrid striped bass, blue catfish, and crappie.

The lake has a rich pedigree in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Toyota ShareLunker Program. Richland Chambers has produced five official Legacy Class ShareLunkers weighing over 13 pounds, with its all-time lake record largemouth bass standing at 14.25 pounds, caught by Brian Scott Arnold in April 1995. The reservoir made major state news in January 2025 when angler Dylan Sorrells reeled in a 13.64-pound trophy—the lake's first 13-plus-pound Legacy entry since 2008. Beyond these elite catches, dozens of quality bass weighing between 8 and 12 pounds have been entered into the program's lower tiers over its history.

Serving as a primary water supply for Tarrant Regional Water District, Richland Chambers features a diverse environment with standing timber in the upper creek arms, expansive open water, rock riprap, and countless main-lake points. Beyond largemouth bass, it is widely considered one of the state's elite open-water fisheries, holding impressive waterbody records like an 80.25-pound flathead catfish and a 65.8-pound blue catfish.