Lost Pond Fishing in Bexar County, Texas

• Overview

  This water sits in Bexar County, Texas. Height above sea level is 636 feet. At roughly 16 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. The nearest town is Von Ormy, 2.7 miles away. It is 16 miles to San Antonio, the nearest city. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking. Nothing about it is complicated once you have walked it.

• Where to Fish on Lost Pond

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover bluegill, Rio Grande longear sunfish, largemouth bass, gizzard shad and channel catfish. That is what has been logged nearby, not a stocking list, so check local rules before you plan around any one species. Read Lost Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 84°F and January reads 51°F. The water stays warm and open throughout. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Lost Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Parking is not close: half a mile from the bank, and no nearer option is mapped. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Grothaus Lake is 2 miles off. For Lost Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.