Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir Fishing in Nolan County, Texas

• Overview

  Set in Nolan County, Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir is a Texas water. The bank is 2,093 feet above sea level. At 19 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Texas listings. Winters at 16 miles is the nearest place to stop. The nearest city of size is Abilene, 35 miles away. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. The near bank of this water is often the one people ignore. Cast along the margin rather than straight out from it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 82°F and January near 42°F. Fishing runs all year, with summer the awkward season. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Time your trip to this water by conditions rather than dates. Settled weather over several days beats a single fine one.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Soil Conservation Service Site 2a Reservoir sits 1.6 miles off and takes the overflow. The position on this water is worth confirming on the day.