Lake Cisco
Quick Links: Fishing Regulations | Angling Opportunities | Cover & Structure | Tips & Tactics
Lake Characteristics
Location: On Sandy Creek 55 miles east
of Abilene and 5 miles north of Cisco
Surface area: 1,050 acres
Maximum depth: 70 feet
Impounded: 1923
Water Conditions
Current Lake Level
Conservation Pool Elevation: 1,520 ft. msl
Fluctuation: Moderate, sometimes
prone to long periods with dropping water levels
Normal Clarity: Clear to slightly
stained, visibility up to 6 feet
Reservoir Controlling Authority
City of Cisco
PO Box 110
Cisco, Texas 76437
(817) 442-2111
Aquatic Vegetation
None
Predominant Fish Species
Lake Records
Stocking History
Latest Survey Report
Lake Maps
A contour map is available. Download the map or pick up a copy at the Abilene fisheries office, (325) 692-0921.
Fishing Regulations
All species are currently managed under statewide regulations.
Angling Opportunities
Largemouth bass fishing is good to excellent for numbers of fish. Florida-strain largemouths were introduced 1991. Redear and redbreast sunfish are underutilized at Lake Cisco.
| Species | Poor | Fair | Good | Excellent |
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Fishing Cover/Structure
The steep-sided nature of Lake Cisco provides windy-weather fishing opportunities. Willow trees in the upper end of the north arm and the Sandy Creek arm line the creek channel. The reservoir is also loaded with dead flooded brush, boat docks, and rocky bluffs and points.
Tips & Tactics
This would be a great place to take children fishing for sunfish with minnows, nightcrawlers, or mealworms. Largemouth bass can be caught at the lower end around the large boulders and points or in the shallow, more off-colored, waters of the north arm or Sandy Creek. Fall bass fishing with buzzbaits can be heart-stopping. Spring fishing with worms or jigs flipped into willow trees, or hard and soft jerkbaits fished along the rocky and brush-covered coves, is hard to beat.