Tyler Insider · Around town
Day trips, seasons, game nights: what Tyler does when it is not at the table. Written by the people who do the thing, and every piece ends at a restaurant from The List.
$4to fish Fritz and Opal's Barge on Lake Tyler from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., $5 overnight, live bait on site. The city ramps and East Side Park are free. Day tripFourteen miles southeast of downtown, the city's two water-supply lakes have free ramps at Hill Creek and Chapman parks, free bank at East Side Park, and a privately run fishing barge with live bait that charges $4 by day and $5 overnight.
By Ray Dodson · September 12, 2026