Soil Conservation Service Site 96 Reservoir Fishing near Wills Point, Texas

• Overview

  Set in Kaufman County, Soil Conservation Service Site 96 Reservoir is a Texas water. The surroundings are pine and hardwood. It covers about 13 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Nearest place of any size is Wills Point, 6.2 miles away. Edgewood follows at 12 miles, then Terrell at 13 miles. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Soil Conservation Service Site 96 Reservoir

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. At this water light and wind decide more than tackle does. Weed gaps hold fish when the beds themselves are too thick.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 83°F and January near 44°F. No part of the year shuts this water. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Time your trip to this water by conditions rather than dates. The first warm week of the year changes everything here.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Soil Conservation Service Site 105a Reservoir, 3.4 miles away. None of that is settled for this water in what we hold.