Fishing Mill Pond in Trinity County, Texas

• Overview

  Set in Trinity County, Mill Pond is a Texas water. Everything around it is oak and grass. Surface area runs to about 19 acres — small enough to read in one session. Trinity sits 1.4 miles from the bank. Groveton is 16 miles and Onalaska 19 miles. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules. The country round the bank is quiet, with little traffic on the road in.

• Where to Fish on Mill Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Records collected within a few miles name black crappie, bluegill, gizzard shad and red shiner. The list reflects reported sightings and surveys rather than what is stocked. On Mill Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 83°F and January near 48°F on the long-run figures. No part of the year shuts this water. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Anyone fishing Mill Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Expect a half a mile walk in from where the car goes. Carp respond to sweetcorn or boilies fished patiently on the bottom near feeding areas. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Sentell Lake sits 1 mile off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Mill Pond for certain.