Fishing Lions Park Lake in Bexar County, Texas

• Overview

  Lions Park Lake stands in Bexar County, Texas. The ground round it is warm green lowland. The water measures roughly 9 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Bexar County list holds plenty of bigger water. China Grove lies 4.7 miles from the water. After that come San Antonio at 4.8 miles and Kirby at 5.9 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Lions Park Lake

  The books put it at 90 ft. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Public wildlife records from this area list redbreast sunfish, bluegill, Rio Grande longear sunfish, channel catfish and warmouth. Records show what people reported, so treat the list as a guide to what lives in the area. Anyone new to Lions Park Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 84°F; the cold one sits at 51°F. Every month fishes, though midsummer narrows the useful hours. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. On Lions Park Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. Public toilets are recorded roughly 160 yards off. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Reservoir at 5.9 miles is the sensible second choice. For Lions Park Lake in particular, ask before you travel.