Fishing Bone Hill Lake in Shelby County, Texas

• Overview

  Bone Hill Lake is listed under Shelby County, Texas. This is pine and hardwood country. It covers about 3 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Shelby County list. The closest town, Center, is 5.1 miles away. Tenaha is 11 miles away, with Logansport at 12 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Bone Hill Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Open occurrence data for the surrounding area lists largemouth bass, black crappie, striped bass and white bass. Records show what people reported, so treat the list as a guide to what lives in the area. Bone Hill Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 82°F and January reads 46°F. Cooler months are the productive ones on most of this water. March through May is the strongest run, with autumn a second stretch. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. That is the shape of the year on Bone Hill Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Windham Lake at 5.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Bone Hill Lake should be assumed from this page alone.