Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Reservoir Fishing near Lake Dunlap, Texas

• Overview

  Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Reservoir is a Comal County water, in Texas. The land about it is scrub and brush. You are 3.2 miles from New Braunfels. Further out sit Lake Dunlap (6.8 miles) and Canyon Lake (11 miles). Within a short drive: Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Reservoir a shade over 8.3 miles, Soil Conservation Service Site 4 Reservoir within 8.6 miles and Soil Conservation Service Site 6 Reservoir a shade over 11 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Reservoir

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Fish reported in the area, according to open records, include Guadalupe bass, koi, bluegill, fountain darter and greenthroat darter. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On this water the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 49°F in January and 83°F in July. Cold never becomes a factor on this one. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. That is the shape of the year on this water. Spring warms the shallows first, so start there.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Reservoir, 8.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at this water as something to verify.