Soil Conservation Service Site 10 Reservoir Fishing near Baird, Texas

• Overview

  Within Callahan County, Texas, you have Soil Conservation Service Site 10 Reservoir. The surface lies 1,775 feet up. At 12 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Compared with other Texas water on our list, it sits high. Nearest place of any size is Baird, 11 miles away. Clyde follows at 12 miles, then Potosi at 15 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Soil Conservation Service Site 10 Reservoir

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Fish reported in the area, according to open records, include bluegill, green sunfish, largemouth bass, orangespotted sunfish and longear sunfish. Records come from public data, not from a stocking programme. This water gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 82°F for July and 43°F for January. Heat sets the pattern from late spring onward. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. Expect this water to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Soil Conservation Service Site 6 Reservoir is 2.9 miles off. None of that is settled for this water in what we hold.