....depression in the ground. Not a pond, yet what we in East Texas call a slough. Tub Lake is surrounded by Persimmon, Holley, Iron Woods and May Haws. A May Haw is a berry that grows from Haw bushes and it usually ripens in May. The berry is sweet and some bitter, but to a bottom dweller this is pure nectar. Deer, birds, squirrels, coons and possums all love this tiny berry. You do not know what you are missing if you have never tried May Haw Jelly. I can't think of anyone who can make May Haw jelly like Mrs. Billie Jean Capps. She gave Brandi a jar one time and you talk about something good with a mess of eggs, bisquits and bacon. Son of a gun, but I better get back to Tub Lake.
Tub Lake is about three quartes of an acre and is very shallow. The clay bottom allows water to stand in it year round. I have seen it almost dry, but I don't recollect it getting totally dry. Old Tub is right off the banks of the mighty Neches and when the Neches floods, so does Tub Lake.
When Tub Lake gets low it becomes a popular bog for various critters. Tracks of various species will dot the clay bottom as they searh for hidden musles, craw-fish and desperate minnows. Wild hogs or Piney Wood Rooters love this natural waller, and evidence of mud bathing abounds as you can see where some old hog had a heck of a time. You asked how Tub Lake got its name? Well I gues it came from........
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