Fishing at Sand Lake, Reeves County, Texas

• Overview

  Within Reeves County, Texas, you have Sand Lake. The water sits 2,615 feet up. At 348 acres this is proper open water rather than a pond. Compared with other Texas water on our list, it sits high. Pecos lies 8.5 miles from the water. Wink follows at 31 miles, then Kermit at 38 miles. Also on the doorstep: Mosquito Lake a shade over 11 miles, 18 miles away is Johnson Lake, Dry Lake a shade over 26 miles and 36 miles away is Red Bluff Reservoir. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Sand Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read Sand Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out. Fresh water, on the record we hold.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 84°F and January near 44°F. There is no frozen season to plan round. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Time your trip to Sand Lake by conditions rather than dates. A settled spell fishes better than a bright one.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. It is recorded as intermittent, which means the basin empties in dry spells. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Mosquito Lake sits 11 miles off and takes the overflow. For Sand Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.