Fishing at Little Lake, Leon County, Texas

• Overview

  Look for Little Lake in Leon County, Texas. Dry hill runs right down to the water. The water measures roughly 18 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. For supplies, Buffalo is 12 miles out. The big place round here is Tyler, 65 miles distant. Also on the doorstep: Bess Lake 2.1 miles off, Lipsey Lake Number 2 (2.9 miles), Keechi Lake 3.5 miles off, Lake Leon (5 miles) and T B Pickens Lake 5.3 miles off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Little Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. 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. Open occurrence data for the surrounding area lists bluegill, largemouth bass, warmouth and Rio Grande longear sunfish. Records come from public data, not from a stocking programme. On Little Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 83°F and January near 47°F. Warm months push fish deep; cool months bring them back. March through May is the strongest run, with autumn a second stretch. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. That shapes the year on Little Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Bess Lake, 2.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Little Lake may have changed since it was mapped.