Soil Conservation Service Site 20 Reservoir Fishing near Wheeler, Texas

• Overview

  Soil Conservation Service Site 20 Reservoir lies in Wheeler County, in Texas. Country round the bank runs to farm and woodlot. It measures about 27 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Compared with other Texas water on our list, it sits high. The nearest place of any size is Wheeler, 12 miles away. Canadian is 21 miles and Shamrock 28 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Soil Conservation Service Site 20 Reservoir

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Public occurrence data for Wheeler County names green sunfish, yellow bullhead, black bullhead, largemouth bass and plains darter. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. This water gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 35°F in January and 80°F in July. A lid forms in a hard winter only. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. At this water the season follows that pattern closely. A settled spell fishes better than a bright one.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Soil Conservation Service Site 22 Reservoir, 1.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for this water.