Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir Fishing in Ellis County, Texas

• Overview

  Texas holds Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir, in Ellis County. Elevation runs to 381 feet. At about 26 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Ennis lies 6.6 miles from the water. Palmer is 7.1 miles and Ferris 11 miles. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking. Regulars know where the fish sit; visitors have to find out.

• Where to Fish on Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Species logged nearby in open biodiversity records include white crappie. Reporting is uneven, so absence from the list means little. On this water that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 84°F and January near 45°F. Winter here means light layers, not lost months. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Expect this water to follow that timing. Water colour tells you more than the air temperature does.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For crappie, work tiny jigs around any sunken cover, a foot or two down. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Soil Conservation Service Site 6 Reservoir at 1.1 miles is the nearest alternative. For this water, the notice at the access point is the final word.