Greenhead Lake, Texas: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Greenhead Lake is set in Cherokee County, Texas. Height above sea level is 400 feet. Small at around 13 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Nearest town is Bullard, 5.2 miles off. Tyler sits 17 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near. The record puts it down as a reservoir.

• Where to Fish on Greenhead Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover orangespotted sunfish, redfin pickerel and black crappie. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Greenhead Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 83°F at the top of summer and 46°F at the bottom of winter. The awkward stretch is midsummer, not midwinter. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. On Greenhead Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Brock Lake at 3.1 miles is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Greenhead Lake in what we hold.