Bassmaster Classic Western Open – Lewisville

The St. Croix Bassmaster Opens Western Series stages at the Park Street Ramp on Lake Lewisville at 100 N Park Road in Lewisville, Texas, April 9 through 11, 2026, with daily competition launches and afternoon weigh-ins on a reservoir that has served the Bassmaster Opens calendar as a qualifier venue across multiple competitive eras. The Bassmaster Opens operate as the primary non-Elite Series pathway through which amateur and semi-professional anglers accumulate the results necessary for Bassmaster Elite Series qualification and, at the highest levels, Bassmaster Classic consideration. A strong Opens finish at Lake Lewisville carries competitive credential implications that extend well beyond the event’s prize structure.

Lake Lewisville and the Elm Fork Fishery

Lake Lewisville, the 29,592-acre Elm Fork Trinity River impoundment in Denton County, sits approximately 30 kilometres north of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and operates as the most heavily accessed recreational reservoir in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex by virtue of its proximity to the region’s largest population concentration. Its largemouth bass population, sustained by the Elm Fork’s nutrient load and the reservoir’s extensive shallow cover, produces the competitive weights that make it a credible Opens venue rather than merely a convenient metropolitan facility. Park Street Ramp in Lewisville provides the public competition infrastructure with boat ramp, staging, and spectator access without admission charges for the daily afternoon weigh-in.

Good to Know: The Bassmaster Opens format at Lake Lewisville typically includes a KidFish component and sponsor activations that extend the event’s public accessibility beyond the competition field itself. Previous Opens at Lewisville have featured Toyota, Bass Pro Shops, Berkley, and Mercury as principal sponsors whose activation areas provide a hands-on fishing retail environment alongside the competitive programme. Confirm sponsor programming and public access details through the official Bassmaster event page as the April date approaches, as specific activations are typically confirmed in the weeks before the event.

Lewisville, Lake Ray Roberts, and the North Texas Lake Corridor

Lake Ray Roberts, approximately 30 kilometres north of Lake Lewisville via Interstate 35E in Denton County, provides the complementary high-quality bass and catfish fishery that extends the North Texas lake corridor well beyond what Lewisville alone represents. The two-reservoir system gives North Texas anglers a combined fishing footprint of more than 50,000 acres within a 30-kilometre radius of the Lewisville competition venue, making the April tournament window an ideal time to visit the region with a multi-lake itinerary in mind. For anglers and families building a North Texas lake stay around the Opens event, Lake.com lists the Cozy Texas Glamping Tent with Starry Views as a vacation rental option that captures the wide-sky, cedar-and-oak character of a North Texas overnight.