Gifford Hill Lake Fishing Guide, Bowie County, Texas

• Overview

  Look for Gifford Hill Lake in the Bowie County part of Texas. The country here is open plain. The water measures roughly 12 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Bowie County list. The town to know is Texarkana, 3.9 miles out. It is 61 miles to Shreveport, the nearest city. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Gifford Hill Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Open occurrence data for the surrounding area lists Rio Grande longear sunfish, yellow bullhead, green sunfish, bluegill and largemouth bass. The list reflects reported sightings and surveys rather than what is stocked. The shape of Gifford Hill Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 43°F in January to roughly 82°F in July. Cooler months are the productive ones on most of this water. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. It holds true on Gifford Hill Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Kennedy Lake is 2.9 miles distant. What applies at Gifford Hill Lake may have changed since it was mapped.