Tanque del Burro, Texas: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Within Willacy County, Texas, you have Tanque del Burro. This is warm bottomland ground. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Texas listings. Some 7.3 miles away sits Raymondville, the nearest settlement. Beyond it, Lyford at 12 miles and Lasara at 13 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Tanque del Burro

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. On Tanque del Burro the first feature you find is usually worth a session. One feature fished properly beats five fished briefly.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 84°F in August and bottom out at 58°F in January. The calendar barely matters here; the time of day does. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. Tanque del Burro fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Tanque los Cuates at 0.9 miles is the sensible second choice. Treat Tanque del Burro as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.