Fishing Perry Lake in Waller County, Texas

• Overview

  Perry Lake lies in Waller County, Texas. Everything around it is warm green lowland. Surface area is around 102 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Of the waters listed here in Waller County, this is the largest. Nearest town is Hempstead, 3.5 miles off. Cypress is the closest city, 27 miles away. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Perry Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records collected within a few miles name bluegill, spotted bass, warmouth and dusky darter. Check the state or provincial list before planning around one species. Take Perry Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 84°F; the cold one sits at 49°F. There is no dead season here at all. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Expect Perry Lake to follow that timing. Autumn cools the shallows first, so work deeper as it goes on.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Mapping classes it as an oxbow: an old river bend cut off from the main channel. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Rolling Hills Lake, 8.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Perry Lake.