Soil Conservation Service Site 26a Reservoir Fishing near Wortham, Texas

• Overview

  Navarro County in Texas is where Soil Conservation Service Site 26a Reservoir sits. The bank is 394 feet above sea level. At about 29 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Nearest place of any size is Wortham, 5.7 miles away. Mexia is 10 miles and Hubbard 14 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Soil Conservation Service Site 26a Reservoir

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover bluegill, green sunfish, gizzard shad and largemouth bass. Use it to know what is possible here, not what is certain. The shape of this water rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 84°F; the cold one sits at 46°F. Winter here means light layers, not lost months. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. The season on this water rarely departs from it. Autumn feeding runs harder as the light drops away.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Soil Conservation Service Site 26 Reservoir at 0.5 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the position at this water before loading the car.