Fishing Briscoe Ranch Lake in Dimmit County, Texas

• Overview

  Texas holds Briscoe Ranch Lake, in Dimmit County. It stands 541 feet above sea level. It covers about 11 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Dimmit County are larger. You are 28 miles from Asherton. Beyond it, Carrizo Springs at 28 miles and Rosita South at 37 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Briscoe Ranch Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Records collected within a few miles name black bullhead, bluegill, common carp, gizzard shad and green sunfish. Presence in the area does not guarantee a fish in this exact water on the day. Read Briscoe Ranch Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 85°F and January about 53°F. The whole calendar is open, with dawn and dusk the productive hours in summer. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Briscoe Ranch Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Ward Lake is 33 miles distant. Rules at Briscoe Ranch Lake are worth checking on the day.