Stewart Lake Fishing in Lynn County, Texas

• Overview

  Set in Lynn County, Stewart Lake is a Texas water. The bank gives way to open plain. Roughly 54 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Lynn County. Head to Tahoka, 13 miles away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Lubbock, 39 miles distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Stewart Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Fish reported in the area, according to open records, include green sunfish, bluegill, largemouth bass, redear sunfish and longear sunfish. Use it to know what is possible here, not what is certain. Fish Stewart Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 80°F, the coldest about 40°F. It fishes twelve months of the year. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. On Stewart Lake the same rules apply, with local timing. Fish feed harder before a change in weather than after it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Mapped as intermittent, it fills after rain and shrinks between. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Skeen Lake is 11 miles distant. Confirm access to Stewart Lake locally before you travel.