Soil Conservation Service Site 4 Reservoir Fishing in Ellis County, Texas

• Overview

  Look for Soil Conservation Service Site 4 Reservoir in Ellis County, Texas. The water sits 433 feet up. At roughly 4 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our Ellis County list. Palmer at 6.5 miles is the nearest place to stop. For a city, Mesquite is 23 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 4 Reservoir

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Species logged nearby in open biodiversity records include white crappie. Reported species tell you what lives around here, nothing more. Take this water a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 84°F at the top of summer and 45°F at the bottom of winter. There is no frozen season to plan round. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. That is the shape of the year on this water. Wind direction changes which bank is worth fishing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Crappie hold to structure; small jigs or minnows under a float around timber find them. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Soil Conservation Service Site 2 Reservoir sits 0.5 miles off and takes the overflow. Signs at this water carry more weight than any list.