Clicks Lake in Rains County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Clicks Lake lies within the bounds of Rains County, Texas. The water sits 440 feet up. Small at around 22 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Nearest place of any size is Emory, 3.1 miles away. For a city, Tyler is 46 miles off. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Clicks Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Nearby survey and observation records mention black bullhead, blue catfish and bluegill. The records cover the area rather than this water alone. At Clicks Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 82°F in July and bottoms out near 43°F in January. No part of the year shuts this water. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. It holds true on Clicks Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Catfish want bait on the bottom: cut bait or worms, a simple running rig, and patience after dark. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Flag Pond, 0.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Clicks Lake may have changed since it was mapped.