Fishing Hawkins Lake in Briscoe County, Texas

• Overview

  Hawkins Lake is one of the Briscoe County listings for Texas. This is dry hill country. The water measures roughly 20 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Compared with other Texas water on our list, it sits high. Lockney is the closest town at 29 miles. Floydada is 34 miles and Clarendon 37 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Hawkins Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Fish reported in the area, according to open records, include rainbow trout, blueback herring, common carp, bluegill and channel catfish. Check the state or provincial list before planning around one species. At Hawkins Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 82°F on average, January about 40°F. Cold never closes this one. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Time your trip to Hawkins Lake by conditions rather than dates. Autumn feeding runs harder as the light drops away.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Mapped as intermittent, it fills after rain and shrinks between. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Dry Creek Lake, 0.6 miles away. Confirm before you fish Hawkins Lake.