Soil Conservation Service Site 22 Reservoir Fishing near Wheeler, Texas

• Overview

  Out in Wheeler County, Texas, sits Soil Conservation Service Site 22 Reservoir. It lies 2,608 feet above sea level. Small at around 11 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Compared with other Texas water on our list, it sits high. Supplies mean a trip to Wheeler, 13 miles off. The nearest city of size is Amarillo, 89 miles away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Soil Conservation Service Site 22 Reservoir

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Species logged across Wheeler County include green sunfish, yellow bullhead and black bullhead. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. This water responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 80°F on average, January about 35°F. Temperature moves within a narrow band, and so does the fishing. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. The season on this water rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Lake Fensterwald, 1.6 miles away. Signs at this water carry more weight than any list.