Soil Conservation Service Site 20 Reservoir Fishing near Mexia, Texas

• Overview

  In Texas, Soil Conservation Service Site 20 Reservoir falls inside Limestone County. The ground around here is dry hill. Surface area is around 35 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The closest town, Mexia, is 8.1 miles distant. Waco sits 35 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Soil Conservation Service Site 20 Reservoir

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Biodiversity records within roughly six miles include gizzard shad, white crappie, bluegill and threadfin shad. It reflects what has been logged, which depends on who was looking. This water gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 84°F and January reads 46°F. Temperatures stay workable through the cold season. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Time your trip to this water by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Soil Conservation Service Site 19 Reservoir, 1.2 miles away. None of that is settled for this water in what we hold.