Rich Lake Fishing in Terry County, Texas

• Overview

  Rich Lake is set in Terry County, Texas. The bank gives way to pine and hardwood. At 464 acres this is proper open water rather than a pond. With 4.2 miles or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It is high ground by Texas standards. Start from Brownfield, 8.4 miles down the road. After that come Wolfforth at 19 miles and Sundown at 21 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Rich Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. At Rich Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes. Cast along the margin rather than straight out from it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 39°F to 79°F. Cold never closes this one. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. On Rich Lake that shapes the whole year. Fish feed harder before a change in weather than after it.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Mound Lake sits 7 miles off and takes the overflow. Rules at Rich Lake are worth checking on the day.