Kirby Lake Fishing Guide, Taylor County, Texas

• Overview

  Kirby Lake is one of the Taylor County listings for Texas. This is dry hill ground. The water covers around 580 acres, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. Of the waters listed here in Taylor County, this is the largest. Some 5.1 miles away sits Abilene, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Abilene, 5 miles distant. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Kirby Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Open occurrence data for the surrounding area lists channel catfish, rainbow trout, blue catfish and common carp. The records cover the area rather than this water alone. Fish Kirby Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 83°F and January reads 44°F. Fishing runs all year, with summer the awkward season. March through May is the strongest run, with autumn a second stretch. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. Plan any trip to Kirby Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Boat Launch is the mapped launch, some half a mile from here. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Fairways Development Reservoir Number 2 is 1.7 miles distant. What applies at Kirby Lake may have changed since it was mapped.