Soil Conservation Service Site 1b Reservoir Fishing near Prosper, Texas

• Overview

  This water sits in Collin County, Texas. The country here is dry hill. Small at around 19 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. The town to know is Prosper, 3.2 miles out. The nearest city of size is Frisco, 6.8 miles away. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking. It sits away from the main road, which keeps the noise down.

• Where to Fish on Soil Conservation Service Site 1b Reservoir

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Records collected within a few miles name bluegill, green sunfish, Rio Grande longear sunfish, yellow bullhead and largemouth bass. Presence in the area does not guarantee a fish in this exact water on the day. Take this water a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 84°F, while January sits near 43°F. The hard part of the year is the heat, not the cold. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. The season on this water follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. The nearest car park we can see is 0.9 miles out, so expect a walk with your gear. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Soil Conservation Service Site 1c Reservoir, 1.2 miles away. Where this water is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.