Pope's Landing

Lake Fork Reservoir, about 70 miles east of downtown Dallas, in northeast Texas, is well known for trophy-sized largemouth bass fishing by anglers, and commonly known as Lake Fork. It sits mostly in northwestern Wood County with northeastern arms in Hopkins County, and its northwestern arm is in Rains County. The Sabine River’s Lake Fork Branch feeds Lake Fork. The Sabine River sees abundant rainfall, which gives it a powerful flow. The Sabine River Authority of Texas owns and operates Lake Fork.Lake Fork is a relatively newly constructed and impounded lake in Texas. The cities of Longview and Dallas, Texas, in conjunction with the Texas Utilities Generating Company funded its construction, which began in 1975 for the purposes of conserving water for municipal and industrial use. Lake Fork covers 27,264 acres with 350 miles of shoreline and a maximum depth of 70 feet.A majority of large, V-shaped Lake Fork is undeveloped with almost nonexistent lakeside communities. The terrain surrounding Lake Fork consists of gently rolling, tree-lined hills. The nearest tiny towns to Lake Fork are Emory, Yantis, Quitman, and Alba, Texas. SH 154 runs along Lake Fork’s east side, with SH 19 and US 69 on its west side. FM 515 cuts across Lake Fork’s arms on the north, with SH 182 running south of Lake Fork. The closest Walmarts are in Sulphur Springs, Texas, ten miles from Lake Fork’s northern arms, and in Mineola, Texas, ten miles from its southernmost edge.