Soil Conservation Service Site 18 Reservoir Fishing near Wortham, Texas

• Overview

  Soil Conservation Service Site 18 Reservoir sits within Limestone County in Texas. The bank is 463 feet above sea level. Small at around 15 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Limestone County list holds plenty of bigger water. Supplies mean a trip to Wortham, 8.1 miles off. After that come Mexia at 8.9 miles and Hubbard at 13 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Soil Conservation Service Site 18 Reservoir

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Biodiversity records within roughly six miles include bluegill, green sunfish and gizzard shad. It is a record of sightings and surveys, so use it as a guide. This water responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 84°F, the coldest about 46°F. The surface stays open the year round. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. The season on this water follows the weather closely. Barometric swings often matter more than the calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Soil Conservation Service Site 19 Reservoir, 0.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for this water in what we hold.