Soil Conservation Service Site 4 Reservoir Fishing near Lake Dunlap, Texas

• Overview

  This water sits in Guadalupe County, Texas. This is open low country country. With some 27 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Lake Dunlap is the closest town at 5.5 miles. After that come Geronimo at 6 miles and New Braunfels at 7 miles. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork. A short walk from the parking spot changes the water completely.

• Where to Fish on Soil Conservation Service Site 4 Reservoir

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Public wildlife records from this area list bluegill and green sunfish. That is what has been logged nearby, not a stocking list, so check local rules before you plan around any one species. Take this water a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, August reads 84°F and January reads 49°F. There is no dead season here at all. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Time your trip to this water by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It is recorded as intermittent, which means the basin empties in dry spells. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Bluegill and other panfish take small jigs or worms under a float near any cover. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Reservoir is 1.6 miles distant. Check the position at this water before loading the car.