Cleburne State Park Lake in Johnson County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Cleburne State Park Lake is a Johnson County water, in Texas. The surface lies 804 feet up. It runs to roughly 108 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Around 1.6 miles of margin, front to back. The nearest place of any size is Pecan Plantation, 9.5 miles away. Fort Worth sits 35 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Cleburne State Park Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Public wildlife records from this area list channel catfish, rainbow trout and bluegill. Reporting is uneven, so absence from the list means little. Cleburne State Park Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 84°F; by January the average is down near 44°F. Long warm spells define the calendar more than any cold. March through May is the strongest run, with autumn a second stretch. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. The season on Cleburne State Park Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. A slipway is marked about half a mile from here. A car park lies half a mile away, so the walk in is short. Fishing from a pier is possible half a mile away. You can camp about half a mile away, going by the mapping. Mapping records toilets within half a mile. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. For a change of water, McCann Lake is 4.5 miles distant. Rules at Cleburne State Park Lake are worth checking on the day.