Artesian Lake Fishing Guide, Montgomery County, Texas

• Overview

  Artesian Lake falls in Montgomery County, part of Texas. The country round it is warm green lowland from end to end. Small at around 16 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Conroe is the closest town at 3 miles. Panorama Village is 5.7 miles and Shenandoah 8.8 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off. It fits into a morning if you live close.

• Where to Fish on Artesian Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Nearby survey and observation records mention largemouth bass, channel catfish, bluegill, blue catfish and dusky darter. Reported species tell you what lives around here, nothing more. On Artesian Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 83°F and January at 49°F. Nothing shuts down for cold, so the question is when in the day to go. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. On Artesian Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Pevehouse Lake, 0.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Artesian Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.