Coffee Mill Lake

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Public Access Facilities

Lake Characteristics

Location: Off FM 409 approximately 10 miles northeast of Bonham In the Caddo National Grassland Wildlife Management Area
Surface area: 650 acres
Maximum depth: 30 feet
Impounded: 1939

Water Conditions

Current Lake Level: Contact controlling authority
Conservation Pool Elevation: 496 ft. msl
Fluctuation: Very little
Normal Clarity: Stained

Reservoir Controlling Authority

US Forest Service
PO Box 507
Decatur, Texas 76234
(940) 627-5475

Aquatic Vegetation

Native emergent vegetation includes water willow, cattail, and bulrush. Floating-leaved vegetation includes American pondweed and American lotus.

Predominant Fish Species

Lake Records
Stocking History
Latest Survey Report

Lake Maps

Available for a fee from US Forest Service Office

Fishing Regulations

Statewide regulations apply, with one exception: trotlines, throwlines, and juglines are prohibited on this lake. See bag and size limits.

Angling Opportunities

Coffee Mill Reservoir supports a popular crappie fishery. Catfish and sunfish also provide excellent fishing opportunities.

Species	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
Largemouth Bass
Catfish
Crappie
Sunfish

Fishing Cover/Structure

Submerged brush piles along the dam, isolated submerged brush piles, water willow along the shoreline, and some standing timber in the upper end provide cover for sport fish.

Tips & Tactics

Fish the edge of the water willow and dam with spinner baits in the spring for largemouth bass. Later on in the summer and into fall, go to worms and crankbaits for bass. Crappie fishing is best in the winter and early spring. In the winter the fish are deep in schools near cover and in the spring they move into the shallow shoreline to spawn. Jigs or minnows are baits of choice. Channel catfish are best from late winter through the fall. Drift fish using liver, blood bait, crawfish, or cheese.