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San Angelo, Texas 76903
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Lake Nasworthy
Quick Links: Fishing Regulations | Angling Opportunities | Cover & Structure | Tips & Tactics
Lake Characteristics
Location: On the southwest side of San
Angelo in Tom Green County
Surface area: 1,380 acres
Maximum depth: 29 feet
Impounded: 1930
Water Conditions
Current
Lake Level
Conservation Pool Elevation: 1,871 ft. msl
Fluctuation: Nearly constant
water level maintained by discharge from Twin Buttes Reservoir
Normal Clarity: Slightly stained
Reservoir Controlling Authority
San Angelo Parks & Recreation Department
702 S Chadbourne St
San Angelo, Texas 76903
(325) 277-8766
Aquatic Vegetation
Large areas of shoreline are lined with bulrushes and alligator weed. Star grass, sago pondweed, and coontail are also found in the reservoir.
Predominant Fish Species
Lake Records
Current
Fishing Report
Stocking History
Latest Survey Report
Lake Maps
Maps may be available at sporting goods and tackle stores.
Fishing Regulations
This reservoir has special regulations on some fishes. See bag and size limits for this lake.
Angling Opportunities
Catfish and white bass fishing is good. Crappie and largemouth bass also provide good fishing most of the time. Several sunfish species provide fair fishing. Red drum are no longer stocked in the lake.
Species | Poor | Fair | Good | Excellent |
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Largemouth Bass | ||||
Catfish | ||||
Crappie | ||||
White Bass | ||||
Sunfish |
Fishing Cover/Structure
Lake Nasworthy is an old shallow reservoir. There are a few areas of rip-rap and some rocks, but most of the structure is mud bank. The majority of the cover in the reservoir consists of bulrushes and alligator weed along the shoreline. TPWD has worked with local partners to install PVC fish habitat structures at selected sites within the lake.
Use the Habitat Structure Viewer for an interactive map of fish habitat structures and downloadable GPS coordinates.
Tips & Tactics
"Dabbling" is very effective for catching largemouth bass in the bulrushes. "Dabbling" is the technique of using a long stout fishing rod to gently lower and jig and trailer into the water around to the bulrushes. The angler then gently lifts and drops the bait a few inches. If a fish does not strike the bait, the angler then moves the bait over a few inches to a couple of feet and works the bait again. Crappie are caught using minnows and jigs around bridge and dock pilings. Catfishes are caught on live or prepared baits throughout the reservoir. Sunfish are caught with small baits in the alligator weeds along the rip rap. White bass are caught on live and artificial baits throughout the reservoir.