Texas Man Recalls 1970s Bigfoot Encounter Near Lewisville Creek

Posted Friday, June 19, 2026

By Squatchable.com staff

There's something about a fishing trip that turns into a Sasquatch story-sharing session that just hits different. A recent upload from The Round Table Of Knowledge By HTH delivers exactly that kind of vibe, and it's worth carving out some time to watch. The host, Steve, takes his adventure dog Bobby out for the first day of steelhead fishing season on March 1st, 2025, and ends up landing a beautiful fish after a chance encounter with an otter on his underwater camera. But the real meat of the video comes when he settles in to share some listener emails, and one particular story from North Texas is going to stick with you. The witness, Matt, recounts an experience from the late 1970s when he and two buddies, Scott and Tory, were sitting in the bed of Scott's '69 Ford F-100 drinking Lone Star Longnecks in a partially developed neighborhood near Lewisville, Texas. The area was surrounded by mesquite, scrub brush, and pine trees, with a creek snaking through it. Classic Texas countryside that was slowly being swallowed by suburban expansion. What happened next is the kind of encounter that makes your skin crawl just hearing about it. Matt noticed a dark figure standing down in the creek bed, slowly rocking back and forth. The silhouette began taking steps up the slope toward them, getting taller with each movement. By the time the figure was even with their heads while they sat on the truck bed, they estimated it was already 7 to 8 feet tall, with the legs still not fully visible downhill. That puts the total estimated height at a staggering 11 to 12 feet. The three of them didn't hesitate. Scott counted to three, and they bolted for the cab of the truck, spinning tires and getting out of there in under 30 seconds. Matt recently reached out to Tory to see if he remembered the incident, and Tory just laughed, possibly blocking the memory out as a defense mechanism, or maybe he genuinely didn't see what the other two witnessed. This kind of encounter fits into a broader pattern of Sasquatch sightings reported across Texas, particularly in the wooded creek beds and undeveloped land surrounding the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The Trinity River watershed and its tributaries have long been considered prime habitat by researchers, with the mix of dense vegetation, water sources, and relative isolation from major population centers creating ideal conditions. Texas has a rich history of Sasquatch reports dating back to the 19th century, with encounters often occurring near rivers and creeks, exactly the kind of terrain described in Matt's story. What makes this account particularly compelling is the detail. The rocking motion, the slow deliberate steps, the height estimation based on a known reference point (the truck bed), and the consistency between two of the three witnesses years later. The third witness's reaction, laughing it off, is also very common in Sasquatch encounter psychology. Many witnesses report similar responses from friends or family members who weren't present or who suppress the memory. Steve also shares his own experience at the very fishing spot where he caught that steelhead. He mentions seeing weird lights in the timber two summers ago, hearing a branch pop that sounded as thick as his wrist, and choosing to leave rather than investigate. His dog Bobby also went ballistic when someone was moving through the willows behind them during this most recent trip. Dogs reacting to something unseen in the woods is one of the most commonly reported elements of Sasquatch encounters, and Bobby's behavior adds another layer to the story. The video cuts off right as Matt begins describing a second encounter involving Scott and another friend on a trestle bridge, so there's clearly more to come. If you're interested in witness accounts, fishing adventures, and that particular brand of Texas Sasquatch lore, this one is well worth your time. Check it out and see what you think.