Soil Conservation Service Site 19 Reservoir Fishing near Wortham, Texas

• Overview

  Soil Conservation Service Site 19 Reservoir sits in Limestone County, out in Texas. The bank gives way to dry hill. About 18 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Start from Wortham, 8.7 miles down the road. Mexia is 8.9 miles away, with Hubbard at 13 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Soil Conservation Service Site 19 Reservoir

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Fish reported in the area, according to open records, include bluegill, green sunfish, gizzard shad, largemouth bass and Rio Grande longear sunfish. Check the state or provincial list before planning around one species. On this water the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 46°F in January and 84°F in July. No part of the year shuts this water. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Plan any trip to this water around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Soil Conservation Service Site 18 Reservoir is 0.9 miles distant. None of that is settled for this water in what we hold.