Fishing Tubb Lake in Leon County, Texas

• Overview

  Tubb Lake is a Leon County water, in Texas. Height above sea level is 194 feet. The water covers some 37 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Size puts it in the front rank of our Leon County list. Cooper lies 11 miles from the water. Crockett is 15 miles away, with Grapeland at 15 miles. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Tubb Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish reported in the area, according to open records, include dusky darter and blacktail shiner. Records come from public data, not from a stocking programme. On Tubb Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 83°F in July and bottoms out near 47°F in January. Warm months push fish deep; cool months bring them back. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. At Tubb Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Rex C Cauble Lake, 2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Tubb Lake.