Gun Barrel City recognized for 'odd' name




If you ask people in surrounding counties what they think of Cedar Creek Lake residents, adjectives like "different," "quirky" and "offbeat" are likely to enter the conversation.

And now it is official. Cedar Creek Lake's major city, Gun Barrel City, has made the list of the "Top 20 Most Oddly Named Towns in the South." The list was compiled by Country Outfitter Life, which ranked the lake town at number 19.

No other locale in the United States shares the name, which came to be because the road running through Mabank, Gun Barrel City and Payne Springs was long and straight, like the barrel of a rifle.

Other Texas towns making the list include Cut and Shoot, Bigfoot, Looneyville and Uncertain.

My personal favorite is Looneyville, which I may visit for no other reason than to say I've been there and to send a postcard with the postmark "Looneyville."

 

 




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Fishing Report from TPWD (Apr. 24)

EXCELLENT. Slightly stained; 70 degrees; 0.40 feet above pool. Hybrid striped bass and white bass have made a full recovery from the spawn and are now back in the main lake in droves and are on a feeding frenzy. Look for heavy bird activity throughout the lake on flats and near the dam on edges of drop offs especially on cloudy and overcast days. The Hybrids and Whitebass have started schooling in water from 6-14 feet at the dam and any wind blown shallow point or seawall. Late evening schooling action is also happening in shallow coves and points throughout the lake. Reports of great catches using silver or white slabs and spinnerbaits and retrieving off the bottom at a very slow retrieve to catch these fish in depths of 8-16 feet of water. The crappie have also migrated back into the main lake. Look for them under bridge pylons or under docks where the depths are between 3-10 feet. Guides have been reporting exceptionally nice catches on sunny warmer days. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service.

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