Soil Conservation Service Site 111 Reservoir Fishing near Hubbard, Texas

• Overview

  Texas holds Soil Conservation Service Site 111 Reservoir, in Navarro County. Country round the bank runs to pine and hardwood. It covers about 10 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Navarro County standards. Hubbard is the closest place, 7.4 miles off. Waco sits 36 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Soil Conservation Service Site 111 Reservoir

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Fish reported in the area, according to open records, include striped bass, Florida largemouth bass, white bass and bluegill. Use it to know what is possible here, not what is certain. This water fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 84°F at the top of summer and 45°F at the bottom of winter. Cooler months are the productive ones on most of this water. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. Time your trip to this water by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Soil Conservation Service Site 109 Reservoir is 0.9 miles distant. Where this water is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.