Fishing at Soil Conservation Service Site 55 Reservoir, Ellis County, Texas

• Overview

  Soil Conservation Service Site 55 Reservoir is one of the Ellis County listings for Texas. The surface lies 561 feet up. It runs to roughly 31 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. It ranks high for size among our Ellis County listings. Head to Venus, 8.7 miles away, for anything you forgot. Waxahachie is 9.8 miles away, with Plum Grove at 9.9 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Soil Conservation Service Site 55 Reservoir

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. This water repays a walk before the first cast. Structure you can see is usually matched by structure you cannot.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 84°F and January at 45°F. Winter is a mild inconvenience here, nothing more. March through May is the strongest run, with autumn a second stretch. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Plan any trip to this water around it. Wind direction matters more than wind strength.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Wilemon Lake is 1.4 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at this water for certain.