King Lake in Bowie County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  King Lake is a Bowie County water, in Texas. The land about it is pine and hardwood. With some 38 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The closest town, Red Lick, is 4.4 miles distant. Shreveport sits 72 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on King Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover rainbow trout, channel catfish, bluegill and slough darter. Presence in the area does not guarantee a fish in this exact water on the day. King Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 42°F in January and 82°F in July. There is no frozen season to plan round. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. On King Lake that shapes the whole year. The hour either side of first light is rarely wasted.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Bringle Lake at 1.5 miles is the nearest alternative. Check the position at King Lake before loading the car.