Fishing Simpson Lake in Cass County, Texas

• Overview

  Simpson Lake is set in Cass County, Texas. Country round the bank runs to oak and grass. At about 205 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The edge covers about 3.6 miles, enough to hold several distinct areas. Few waters listed in Cass County are bigger. Lone Star lies 6.8 miles from the water. Hughes Springs lies 7.3 miles off, Ore City another 9.4 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Simpson Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Species logged nearby in open biodiversity records include Mississippi silvery minnow. Records come from public data, not from a stocking programme. Simpson Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 44°F to 82°F. The hard part of the year is the heat, not the cold. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. On Simpson Lake the same rules apply, with local timing. Water colour tells you more than the air temperature does.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Rhyne Lake is 1.1 miles off. None of that is settled for Simpson Lake in what we hold.