Willow Bend Lake Number 2 Fishing near Addison, Texas

• Overview

  Willow Bend Lake Number 2 falls in Collin County, part of Texas. Country round the bank runs to dry hill. At 5 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Collin County are larger. Head to Addison, 5.4 miles away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Plano, 6.2 miles distant. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Willow Bend Lake Number 2

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Records collected within a few miles name channel catfish, bluegill and Rio Grande longear sunfish. Use it to know what is possible here, not what is certain. At this water the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 44°F to 85°F. It fishes twelve months of the year. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Expect this water to follow that timing. Late summer often means an early start or nothing at all.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Shirley Phillips Mead Lake, 0.4 miles out. Nothing here settles the position at this water for certain.