Greenville Reservoir Number Three in Hunt County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Within Hunt County, Texas, you have Greenville Reservoir Number Three. Around the bank it is dry hill. The nearest town is Greenville, 1.4 miles away. McKinney sits 29 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water. The name belongs to this one alone in the state.

• Where to Fish on Greenville Reservoir Number Three

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Open occurrence data for the surrounding area lists white bass. The records cover the area rather than this water alone. On Greenville Reservoir Number Three the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 83°F for July and 42°F for January. Warm months push fish deep; cool months bring them back. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. At Greenville Reservoir Number Three the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. There is a mapped landing stage half a mile away. A picnic site half a mile off makes this workable with family in tow. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Check the position at Greenville Reservoir Number Three before loading the car.