Josie Lake Fishing near Liberty, Texas

• Overview

  Liberty County in Texas is where Josie Lake sits. Scrub and brush runs right down to the water. The water covers some 56 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. It is among the larger waters listed here for Liberty County. You are 3 miles from Liberty. The big place round here is Pasadena, 38 miles distant. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Josie Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish reported in the area, according to open records, include spotted gar, longnose gar, gizzard shad, common carp and threadfin shad. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Josie Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 83°F; by January the average is down near 51°F. Summer is the season to work around, not winter. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Plan any trip to Josie Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Carp respond to sweetcorn or boilies fished patiently on the bottom near feeding areas. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Horseshoe Lake, 1.6 miles out. Confirm before you fish Josie Lake.