Soil Conservation Service Site 14 Reservoir Fishing near Round Rock, Texas

• Overview

  Soil Conservation Service Site 14 Reservoir stands in Williamson County, Texas. Around the bank it is pine and hardwood. With some 59 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The bank runs about 1.4 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. On our Williamson County list it sits near the top for size. Round Rock lies 2.8 miles from the water. Brushy Creek is 5.2 miles away, with Windemere at 6 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Soil Conservation Service Site 14 Reservoir

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Biodiversity records within roughly six miles include Rio Grande longear sunfish, Guadalupe bass and bluegill. Presence in the area does not guarantee a fish in this exact water on the day. This water repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 48°F in January and 84°F in July. Fish stay active all year, but they move with the heat. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. That is the shape of the year on this water.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. There is somewhere to leave the car, half a mile off. A pier or jetty stands half a mile away, which helps on a crowded bank. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Soil Conservation Service Site 17 Reservoir at 2.1 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at this water for certain.