Fishing Mill Lake in Victoria County, Texas

• Overview

  Set in Victoria County, Texas, this is Mill Lake. The water sits 46 feet up. Ground here is low by Texas standards. Start from Quail Creek, 5 miles down the road. Corpus Christi sits 68 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Water in the same corner: Stubbs Lake 0.9 miles away, Pridham Lake a touch under 1.5 miles, Linn Lake 8.1 miles away, Coleto Creek Cooling Pond a touch under 9.7 miles and Sand Lake 12 miles away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Mill Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Nearby survey and observation records mention bluegill, Rio Grande longear sunfish and warmouth. Take it as evidence of what swims here, not a promise for one session. On Mill Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August near 83°F and January near 54°F on the long-run figures. Winter is simply the pleasant end of an unbroken season. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Mill Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. 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. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Stubbs Lake sits 0.9 miles off and takes the overflow. Where Mill Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.