Soil Conservation Service Site 12 Reservoir Fishing near Wortham, Texas

• Overview

  In Texas, Soil Conservation Service Site 12 Reservoir falls inside Navarro County. Country round the bank runs to dry hill. At about 46 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. On our Navarro County list it sits near the top for size. For a base, Wortham sits 9.9 miles out. Waco sits 35 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Soil Conservation Service Site 12 Reservoir

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Public wildlife records from this area list bluegill, green sunfish, gizzard shad, largemouth bass and Rio Grande longear sunfish. Presence in the area does not guarantee a fish on the day. This water gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 84°F and January near 46°F. Cold never closes this one. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. That shapes the year on this water.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Soil Conservation Service Site 16a Reservoir is 1.7 miles off. Check the position at this water before loading the car.