Fishing

Lake O' the Pines borders Morris County and offers year-round fishing

Lake O' the Pines is a large reservoir on Big Cypress Creek that touches Morris County and holds largemouth bass, catfish, crappie, and white bass.

Morris County The Great Outdoors

The lake covers roughly 19,780 surface acres at summer pool and sits across Marion, Morris, Upshur, and Camp counties, about 25 miles northeast of Longview. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages the reservoir. Texas Parks and Wildlife rates the largemouth bass population as abundant, with many legal-size fish available.

Public boat ramps and access points are available around the lake on the Marion and Morris County sides. A Texas fishing license is required outside designated state park waters. Check the TPWD fishing regulations page for any size or bag limits that apply to specific species on this lake, because rules can change season to season.

Source to confirm: Texas Parks and Wildlife — Fishing Lake O' the Pines

More Morris County notes

Property Tax

The Morris County Appraisal District handles both appraisal and tax collection

In Morris County, the appraisal district sets your property value and collects your taxes. The county tax assessor-collector does not collect property taxes here.

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Ag Valuation

Farmland and timber land can be taxed on productivity, not market value

In Morris County, land used for farming, ranching, or timber production may qualify for a special lower tax appraisal based on what the land can produce rather than what it could sell for.

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State Park

Daingerfield State Park sits inside the county and offers camping and fishing

Daingerfield State Park is a 507-acre park just east of the county seat with an 80-acre lake, campsites, cabins, and hiking trails.

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Industrial History

Iron ore and steel shaped Morris County's economy through the mid-20th century

Morris County sits on iron ore deposits that drew a federal steel plant during World War II, and that plant became a major employer for decades after the war.

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