Coon Pond, Texas: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Houston County, Coon Pond is a Texas water. It sits at 233 feet above sea level. It runs to roughly 103 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The whole outline is near 1.4 miles, and most of it is walkable. It is among the larger waters listed here for Houston County. For a base, Alto sits 9.7 miles out. Rusk lies 15 miles off, Hickory Creek another 15 miles. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Coon Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Nearby survey and observation records mention Rio Grande longear sunfish, spotted bass, bluegill and dusky darter. It is a record of sightings and surveys, so use it as a guide. The shape of Coon Pond decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 46°F in January up to 82°F in July. The season runs year-round, with the peak either side of summer. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Time your trip to Coon Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Schoechler Lake, 1.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Coon Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.