Clear conditions and high sun today, with just enough ENE wind to ripple the surface with pressure dropping. On Soil Conservation Service Site 7 Reservoir, work the mouths of the creek arms first. The day fishes best from the day. Fish confidently and change only when the bites stop.
The bites are excellent now
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Soil Conservation Service Site 7 Reservoir stands in Red River County, Texas. The ground round it is pine and hardwood. At roughly 7 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Most waters listed here for Red River County are larger. For supplies, Clarksville is 1.9 miles out. Bogata is 14 miles away, with Blossom at 21 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.
No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover channel catfish, Florida largemouth bass and largemouth bass. Local agencies keep the authoritative list for each water. Treat this water as a water to read rather than to cover.
Expect July to average close to 82°F, with January the cold end at about 41°F. Winter is the comfortable season here rather than the difficult one. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. This water runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.
Our records carry no access rule either way. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Soil Conservation Service Site 8 Reservoir, 0.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at this water before loading the car.
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The bites are excellent now
| 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4 | 2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 65° | 63° | 63° | 62° | 61° | 60° | 60° | 60° | 61° | 68° | 74° | 80° | 84° | 87° | 88° | 90° | 90° | 89° | 87° | 82° | 78° | 75° | 72° | 71° |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29.96 | 29.95 | 29.96 | 29.96 | 29.96 | 29.97 | 29.98 | 29.99 | 30 | 30.02 | 30.03 | 30.03 | 30.01 | 30 | 29.97 | 29.94 | 29.93 | 29.9 | 29.92 | 29.93 | 29.96 | 29.97 | 29.98 | 29.98 |
| 71 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 80 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 76 | 63 | 57 | 50 | 44 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 39 | 46 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 59 |
Sam
AI Fishing Assistant for Soil Conservation Service Site 7 Reservoir
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