Soil Conservation Service Site 17a Reservoir Fishing near Wheeler, Texas

• Overview

  Soil Conservation Service Site 17a Reservoir lies within the bounds of Wheeler County, Texas. The surface lies 2,723 feet up. Surface area runs to about 12 acres — small enough to read in one session. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Texas listings. Supplies mean a trip to Wheeler, 13 miles off. It is 84 miles to Amarillo, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Soil Conservation Service Site 17a Reservoir

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Species logged across Wheeler County include green sunfish, yellow bullhead and black bullhead. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On this water the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 80°F at the top of summer and 35°F at the bottom of winter. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. That is the shape of the year on this water.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Mapping flags this water as intermittent: it can be dry for part of the year, so check before travelling. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Soil Conservation Service Site 17 Reservoir is 1.1 miles distant. None of that is settled for this water in what we hold.