Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir Fishing near Live Oak, Texas

• Overview

  Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir is one of the Bexar County listings for Texas. It stands 791 feet above sea level. The nearest place of any size is Live Oak, 1.7 miles away. Further out sit Converse (1.8 miles) and Universal City (2.3 miles). Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near. Regulars know where the fish sit; visitors have to find out.

• Where to Fish on Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover bluegill, green sunfish and largemouth bass. Presence in the area does not guarantee a fish in this exact water on the day. On this water that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 83°F; the cold one sits at 50°F. Every month fishes, though midsummer narrows the useful hours. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. This water fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. You can park half a mile away and walk in from there. A toilet block sits half a mile away. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Soil Conservation Service Site 4 Reservoir, 1.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat this water as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.