Fishing McClennahan Lake 1 in Bandera County, Texas

• Overview

  The Bandera County end of Texas holds McClennahan Lake 1. It lies 1,450 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 9 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Medina is the closest town at 9.9 miles. For a city, San Antonio is 54 miles off. Nearby, in order: McClennahan Lake 2 0.4 miles, Tatum Lake the better part of 7.8 miles, Hadfield Lake 11 miles, Thompson Lake the better part of 11 miles and Utopia Park Lake 12 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on McClennahan Lake 1

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. 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. Records collected within a few miles name redbreast sunfish, bluegill and channel catfish. Reporting is uneven, so absence from the list means little. Fish this water where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 47°F in January and 80°F in July. There is no frozen season to plan round. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. At this water the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try McClennahan Lake 2, 0.4 miles away. For this water, the notice at the access point is the final word.