Clear Lakes in Parker County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Clear Lakes in Parker County, Texas. It stands 968 feet above sea level. Small enough that any disturbance crosses the whole surface. On size it sits at the modest end of our Parker County list. Weatherford sits 2.7 miles from here and is the nearest stop. It is 25 miles to Fort Worth, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Clear Lakes

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged nearby in open biodiversity records include green sunfish, bluegill and rainbow trout. Use it to know what is possible here, not what is certain. The near bank of Clear Lakes is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 84°F on average, January about 43°F. Winter is the comfortable season here rather than the difficult one. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Anyone fishing Clear Lakes regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Public data has parking about 80 yards from the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Lake Moncrief, 1.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Clear Lakes.