Soil Conservation Service Site 28a Reservoir Fishing near Jacksboro, Texas

• Overview

  Soil Conservation Service Site 28a Reservoir sits within Jack County in Texas. The country round it is oak and grass from end to end. At about 32 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Jacksboro sits 9.6 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Graham follows at 18 miles, then Runaway Bay at 26 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Soil Conservation Service Site 28a Reservoir

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. On this water a short move beats a long cast. Where the wind piles up, so does the food.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 83°F; the cold one sits at 42°F. The awkward stretch is midsummer, not midwinter. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. On this water that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Dearing Lake, 2.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at this water for certain.