Amistad fishing

Amistad fishing is stocked with Walleye, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Blue Catfish, Striped Bass, and 5 more on a reservoir. It is stocked about 1.3 times a year since 1954. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and Crappie, dusk and night for Channel Catfish, and dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, and Smallmouth Bass.

Amistad
Photo: National Park Service, Public domain (U.S. National Park Service)
Last stocked
2026
Lone Star Bass
Plants on record
97
Since 1954
Species recorded
11
Elevation
1,093.4 ft

Fish at Amistad

11 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Largemouth Bass Stocked · 36 plants · last 2021 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2021 · 36 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Largemouth Bass species guide
Striped Bass Stocked · 34 plants · last 2021 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2021 · 34 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Striped Bass species guide
Channel Catfish Stocked · 6 plants · last 1973 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked 1973 · 6 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide
Walleye Stocked · 5 plants · last 1978 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 1978 · 5 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide
Lone Star Bass Stocked · 4 plants · last 2026

Last stocked 2026 · 4 plants

Palmetto Bass Stocked · 3 plants · last 1982

Last stocked 1982 · 3 plants

Crappie Stocked · 2 plants · last 1989 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 1989 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Crappie species guide
Muskellunge Stocked · 1 plant · last 1976 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 1976 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, dusk

Muskellunge species guide
Northern Pike Stocked · 1 plant · last 1976 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 1976 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Northern Pike species guide

How Amistad is stocked

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

No plants recorded in 20 years between 1954 and 2026.

Fish stocked in 1954

10,000

Fish stocked in 1967

1,076,400

Fish stocked in 1968

1,246,220

Fish stocked in 1969

887,725

Fish stocked in 1971

460,105

Fish stocked in 1972

10,200

Fish stocked in 1973

51,600

Fish stocked in 1974

82,616

Fish stocked in 1975

5,573,300

Fish stocked in 1976

6,827,659

Fish stocked in 1977

3,400,327

Fish stocked in 1978

5,965,641

Fish stocked in 1979

705,000

Fish stocked in 1980

226,700

Fish stocked in 1982

1,371,000

Fish stocked in 1983

200,500

Fish stocked in 1984

649,289

Fish stocked in 1986

180,770

Fish stocked in 1988

850,000

Fish stocked in 1989

144,491

Fish stocked in 1991

332,371

Fish stocked in 1992

846,444

Fish stocked in 1993

657,937

Fish stocked in 1994

1,316,638

Fish stocked in 1995

100,259

Fish stocked in 1996

130,768

Fish stocked in 1997

568,406

Fish stocked in 1998

67,885

Fish stocked in 1999

67,800

Fish stocked in 2000

436,717

Fish stocked in 2002

133,800

Fish stocked in 2004

694,036

Fish stocked in 2005

608,574

Fish stocked in 2006

124,604

Fish stocked in 2007

127,685

Fish stocked in 2008

644,836

Fish stocked in 2009

184,494

Fish stocked in 2010

407,629

Fish stocked in 2011

252,283

Fish stocked in 2012

269,075

Fish stocked in 2013

504,890

Fish stocked in 2014

653,588

Fish stocked in 2015

770,291

Fish stocked in 2016

502,442

Fish stocked in 2017

737,750

Fish stocked in 2018

802,499

Fish stocked in 2019

569,935

Fish stocked in 2020

292,562

Fish stocked in 2021

1,010,577

Fish stocked in 2022

249,802

Fish stocked in 2023

271,854

Fish stocked in 2025

149,907

Fish stocked in 2026

394,686

Stocking history

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2026Lone Star Bass394,686–report
2025Lone Star Bass149,907–report
2023Lone Star Bass271,854–report
2022Lone Star Bass249,802–report
2021Largemouth Bass297,295–report
2021Striped Bass713,282–report
2020Largemouth Bass292,562–report
2019Largemouth Bass569,935–report
2018Largemouth Bass601,882–report
2018Striped Bass200,617–report
2017Largemouth Bass504,830–report
2017Striped Bass232,920–report
2016Largemouth Bass502,442–report
2015Largemouth Bass444,685–report
2015Striped Bass325,606–report
2014Largemouth Bass500,217–report
2014Striped Bass153,371–report
2013Largemouth Bass504,890–report
2012Largemouth Bass269,075–report
2011Largemouth Bass252,283–report
2010Largemouth Bass2,081–report
2010Largemouth Bass252,550–report
2010Striped Bass152,998–report
2009Striped Bass184,494–report
2008Largemouth Bass2,614–report
2008Largemouth Bass501,874–report
2008Striped Bass140,348–report
2007Striped Bass127,685–report
2006Largemouth Bass4,519–report
2006Striped Bass120,085–report
2005Largemouth Bass289,666–report
2005Striped Bass318,908–report
2004Largemouth Bass552,648–report
2004Largemouth Bass42,077–report
2004Striped Bass99,311–report
2002Striped Bass133,800–report
2000Striped Bass436,717–report
1999Striped Bass67,800–report
1998Striped Bass67,885–report
1997Largemouth Bass500,943–report
1997Striped Bass67,463–report
1996Largemouth Bass130,768–report
1995Striped Bass100,259–report
1994Striped Bass1,316,638–report
1993Striped Bass402,843–report
1993Striped Bass255,094–report
1992Largemouth Bass507,075–report
1992Striped Bass339,369–report
1991Striped Bass80,000–report
1991Striped Bass252,371–report
1989Crappie144,491–report
1988Striped Bass850,000–report
1986Striped Bass180,770–report
1984Striped Bass649,289–report
1983Smallmouth Bass200,500–report
1982Palmetto Bass1,270,000–report
1982Striped Bass101,000–report
1980Largemouth Bass214,700–report
1980Striped Bass12,000–report
1979Largemouth Bass450,000–report
1979Striped Bass255,000–report
1978Walleye5,000,000–report
1978Largemouth Bass308,000–report
1978Largemouth Bass288,000–report
1978Smallmouth Bass164,750–report
1978Striped Bass204,891–report
1977Walleye2,033,000–report
1977Largemouth Bass244,800–report
1977Largemouth Bass429,420–report
1977Striped Bass693,107–report
1976Walleye5,100,000–report
1976Largemouth Bass260,000–report
1976Smallmouth Bass200,000–report
1976Palmetto Bass173,662–report
1976Striped Bass62,992–report
1976Muskellunge700–report
1976Northern Pike1,030,305–report
1975Walleye5,250,000–report
1975Largemouth Bass52,000–report
1975Smallmouth Bass100,000–report
1975Palmetto Bass171,300–report
1974Striped Bass82,616–report
1973Largemouth Bass1,050–report
1973Channel Catfish50,550–report
1972Largemouth Bass100–report
1972Channel Catfish10,100–report
1971Largemouth Bass446,660–report
1971Channel Catfish8,000–report
1971Blue Catfish5,445–report
1969Largemouth Bass810,700–report
1969Channel Catfish77,025–report
1968Crappie100–report
1968Largemouth Bass928,425–report
1968Channel Catfish317,695–report
1967Largemouth Bass1,053,750–report
1967Channel Catfish22,650–report
1954Walleye10,000–report

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Nearest town
Del Rio, TX
Facilities
camping, dock

Access is provided by the National Park Service. Any motor boat needs a boat pass ($4/day-$40/year). Diablo East has a long, steep, 4-lane ramp; Governors Landing has bank fishing but no ramp; Black Brush Point's ramp needs 1,081+ feet elevation. Zebra/quagga mussels have invaded the reservoir.

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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department before you go.

About Amistad

Photo of Amistad
National Park Service, Public domain (U.S. National Park Service)
Photo of Amistad
JherreraCODR, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo of Amistad
NPS staff, Public domain

Nearest lakes

Southeast Park 105.1 mi last stocked 2025 Junction City 109 mi last stocked 2025 Utopia Park Lake 109.5 mi last stocked 2018 Wyatt Pond 113.8 mi last stocked 2018 Twin Buttes 123.1 mi last stocked 2025

Public land at Amistad

Amistad is inside Amistad National Recreation Area.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Amistad?

Fishing Amistad usually means Largemouth Bass: Largemouth Bass accounts for 36 of 97 plants on record, ahead of Striped Bass and 9 more. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 2021. Striped Bass was last stocked 2021. Channel Catfish was last stocked 1973. Walleye was last stocked 1978. 7 more species are on the stocking report.

When is Amistad stocked?

Last stocked 2026. It is stocked about 1.3 times a year since 1954. No plants recorded in 20 years between 1954 and 2026.

How do you get on Amistad?

The nearest town is Del Rio, TX. Facilities include camping and dock. Access is provided by the National Park Service. Any motor boat needs a boat pass ($4/day-$40/year). Diablo East has a long, steep, 4-lane ramp; Governors Landing has bank fishing but no ramp; Black Brush Point's ramp needs 1,081+ feet elevation. Zebra/quagga mussels have invaded the reservoir.

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