Soil Conservation Service Site 37 Reservoir Fishing in Hill County, Texas

• Overview

  Set in Hill County, Texas, this is Soil Conservation Service Site 37 Reservoir. The surface lies 787 feet up. It covers about 8 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Hill County list. The nearest town is Itasca, 4.9 miles away. Arlington is the closest city, 40 miles away. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Soil Conservation Service Site 37 Reservoir

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. 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. This water fishes better once you know its edges. Fish tight to whatever breaks the bottom's flatness.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 84°F, the coldest about 45°F. The hard part of the year is the heat, not the cold. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. The season on this water rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Soil Conservation Service Site 38 Reservoir, 1.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at this water may have changed since it was mapped.