O.H. IVIE RESERVOIR

O.H. Ivie Reservoir covers about 19,149 acres in West Texas and has become one of the country’s most closely watched trophy Largemouth Bass lakes. Standing timber, flooded saltcedar, vegetation, humps and steep drop-offs give anglers a wide mix of shallow and offshore structure, while White Bass, crappie and several catfish species add useful alternatives beyond the headline bass fishery. The lake is remote enough that access planning matters, especially during extended low-water periods. Lake Monkey keeps the three official TPWD recreation areas, current CRMWD water-level context and launch cautions beside the fishing information instead of treating them as separate trip problems. O.H. Ivie is best approached as serious big-bass water where current elevation, ramp usability and structure selection all belong in the same plan.