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

• Overview

  Set in Dickens County, Texas, this is Soil Conservation Service Site 4 Reservoir. The land about it is dry hill. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Texas listings. Spur lies 9 miles from the water. After that come Crosbyton at 18 miles and Ralls at 27 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Soil Conservation Service Site 4 Reservoir

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Species logged nearby in open biodiversity records include black bullhead, green sunfish, fathead minnow and red shiner. Records show what people reported, not what is stocked. Work this water in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 81°F, while January sits near 40°F. The hard part of the year is the heat, not the cold. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. That is the shape of the year on this water.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Reservoir, 2.2 miles away. Check the current arrangement for this water.