Fishing at Wood Lake, Gonzales County, Texas

• Overview

  Wood Lake is one of the Gonzales County listings for Texas. The water sits 302 feet up. Roughly 178 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Supplies mean a trip to Gonzales, 3.8 miles off. Luling follows at 17 miles, then Shiner at 20 miles. Water in the same corner: Winkenwerder Lake within 7.5 miles, Lake Gonzales 8.5 miles away, Benke Lake within 9.9 miles, Hickory Lake 15 miles away and Salt Lake within 15 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Wood Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Open occurrence data for the surrounding area lists American eel, blue catfish, largemouth bass, spotted bass and bluegill. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Wood Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 84°F on average, January about 51°F. Year-round warmth means year-round fishing, with early starts in summer. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Wood Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Winkenwerder Lake, 7.5 miles away. Treat access at Wood Lake as something to verify.