Soil Conservation Service Site 38 Reservoir Fishing in Cooke County, Texas

• Overview

  Soil Conservation Service Site 38 Reservoir lies in Cooke County, in Texas. What surrounds it is dry hill. Small at around 24 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. The nearest place of any size is Sanger, 10 miles away. For a city, Denton is 19 miles off. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Soil Conservation Service Site 38 Reservoir

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Biodiversity records within roughly six miles include green sunfish, Rio Grande longear sunfish, largemouth bass and bluegill. The records cover the area rather than this water alone. This water repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 84°F in July and bottom out at 42°F in January. Warm months push fish deep; cool months bring them back. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. It sets the rhythm of the year at this water.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Soil Conservation Service Site 37 Reservoir is 1.3 miles off. Treat this water as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.