Herrin Lake Fishing in Wood County, Texas

• Overview

  Herrin Lake lies within the bounds of Wood County, Texas. It sits in pine and hardwood. About 4 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Our Wood County list holds plenty of bigger water. Quitman is the closest town at 3.1 miles. The nearest city of size is Tyler, 29 miles away. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Herrin Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Public wildlife records from this area list largemouth bass, Florida largemouth bass, flathead catfish and blue catfish. Records show what people reported, so treat the list as a guide to what lives in the area. Herrin Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 43°F to 82°F. The awkward stretch is midsummer, not midwinter. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. That is the shape of the year on Herrin Lake. Water colour tells you more than the air temperature does.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Wells Lake sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat Herrin Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.