Old Town Lake in Calhoun County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Old Town Lake is one of the Calhoun County waters in Texas. The shore lies 0.4 miles out. Around 104 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. There is roughly 1.4 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. It is low-lying compared with other Texas water we list. The closest town, Port Lavaca, is 7 miles distant. Port O'Connor lies 11 miles off, Seadrift another 14 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Old Town Lake

  The basin holds salt water, and for most of the year it is no place to plan a fishing trip. This is tidal water: the state of the tide decides where fish sit, so plan the session around it. If you are set on fishing this area, look to the rivers and fresh waters nearby instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish Old Town Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 55°F in January up to 84°F in July. Warmth runs the whole year, so timing is about the hour, not the month. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Time your trip to Old Town Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. It is marked as a salt water body, which rules out most freshwater fish. There is a pier recorded roughly half a mile away. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Blind Bayou is 2.5 miles off. The position on Old Town Lake is worth confirming on the day.