Benbrook Reservoir fishing

Benbrook Reservoir fishing is stocked with Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Palmetto Bass, Threadfin Shad, Blue Catfish, Sunshine Bass, and 1 more on a reservoir. It is stocked about 0.8 times a year since 1968. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass and dusk and night for Channel Catfish.

Benbrook Reservoir
Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
Last stocked
2026
Lone Star Bass
Plants on record
49
Since 1968
Species recorded
7
Elevation
693.9 ft

Fish at Benbrook Reservoir

7 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Palmetto Bass Stocked · 25 plants · last 2018

Last stocked 2018 · 25 plants

Largemouth Bass Stocked · 11 plants · last 2019 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2019 · 11 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Largemouth Bass species guide
Sunshine Bass Stocked · 7 plants · last 2025

Last stocked 2025 · 7 plants

Channel Catfish Stocked · 2 plants · last 1972 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked 1972 · 2 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide
Lone Star Bass Stocked · 1 plant · last 2026

Last stocked 2026 · 1 plant

Threadfin Shad Stocked · 1 plant · last 1984

Last stocked 1984 · 1 plant

How Benbrook Reservoir is stocked

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

No plants recorded in 17 years between 1968 and 2026.

Fish stocked in 1968

115,000

Fish stocked in 1969

98,000

Fish stocked in 1970

15,000

Fish stocked in 1972

9,374

Fish stocked in 1974

98,800

Fish stocked in 1976

180,000

Fish stocked in 1978

19,980

Fish stocked in 1979

38,190

Fish stocked in 1982

30,000

Fish stocked in 1984

1,000

Fish stocked in 1990

38,246

Fish stocked in 1991

97,046

Fish stocked in 1992

219,715

Fish stocked in 1994

57,133

Fish stocked in 1995

97,887

Fish stocked in 1996

59,212

Fish stocked in 1997

247,546

Fish stocked in 1998

57,423

Fish stocked in 1999

32,244

Fish stocked in 2002

200,392

Fish stocked in 2003

33,760

Fish stocked in 2004

38,050

Fish stocked in 2005

54,628

Fish stocked in 2006

36,336

Fish stocked in 2007

182,472

Fish stocked in 2008

26,209

Fish stocked in 2009

27,847

Fish stocked in 2011

44,990

Fish stocked in 2013

363,501

Fish stocked in 2014

181,760

Fish stocked in 2015

326,594

Fish stocked in 2016

181,902

Fish stocked in 2017

718,240

Fish stocked in 2018

446,216

Fish stocked in 2019

65,787

Fish stocked in 2020

165,300

Fish stocked in 2021

57,310

Fish stocked in 2022

792,403

Fish stocked in 2023

58,090

Fish stocked in 2024

96,272

Fish stocked in 2025

59,160

Fish stocked in 2026

68,454

Stocking history

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2026Lone Star Bass68,454–report
2025Sunshine Bass59,160–report
2024Sunshine Bass96,272–report
2023Sunshine Bass58,090–report
2022Sunshine Bass738,267–report
2022Sunshine Bass54,136–report
2021Sunshine Bass57,310–report
2020Sunshine Bass165,300–report
2019Largemouth Bass65,787–report
2018Largemouth Bass66,216–report
2018Palmetto Bass380,000–report
2017Palmetto Bass718,240–report
2016Palmetto Bass181,902–report
2015Palmetto Bass326,594–report
2014Palmetto Bass181,760–report
2013Palmetto Bass363,501–report
2011Palmetto Bass44,990–report
2009Palmetto Bass27,847–report
2008Palmetto Bass26,209–report
2007Largemouth Bass182,472–report
2006Palmetto Bass36,336–report
2005Palmetto Bass54,628–report
2004Palmetto Bass38,050–report
2003Palmetto Bass33,760–report
2002Largemouth Bass181,438–report
2002Palmetto Bass18,954–report
1999Palmetto Bass32,244–report
1998Palmetto Bass57,423–report
1997Largemouth Bass190,546–report
1997Palmetto Bass57,000–report
1996Palmetto Bass59,212–report
1995Palmetto Bass97,887–report
1994Palmetto Bass57,133–report
1992Largemouth Bass151,318–report
1992Largemouth Bass38,271–report
1992Palmetto Bass30,126–report
1991Palmetto Bass59,600–report
1991Blue Catfish37,446–report
1990Blue Catfish38,246–report
1984Threadfin Shad1,000–report
1982Palmetto Bass30,000–report
1979Palmetto Bass38,190–report
1978Palmetto Bass19,980–report
1976Largemouth Bass180,000–report
1974Largemouth Bass98,800–report
1972Channel Catfish9,374–report
1970Channel Catfish15,000–report
1969Largemouth Bass98,000–report
1968Largemouth Bass115,000–report

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Nearest town
Benbrook, TX

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

About Benbrook Reservoir

Photo of Benbrook Reservoir
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

Nearest lakes

Worth Reservoir 12.5 mi last stocked 2023 Arlington Reservoir 15.7 mi last stocked 2023 Weatherford 16.7 mi last stocked 2026 Eagle Mountain Reservoir 20.3 mi last stocked 2025 Granbury 22 mi last stocked 2026

Camping near Benbrook Reservoir

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Benbrook Reservoir's mapped point, nearest first: North Holiday Park camping (1.8 miles), Holiday camping (1.8 miles), and Bear Creek camping (2.6 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Common questions

What fish are at Benbrook Reservoir?

Fishing Benbrook Reservoir usually means Palmetto Bass: Palmetto Bass accounts for 25 of 49 plants on record, ahead of Largemouth Bass and 5 more. Palmetto Bass was last stocked 2018. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 2019. Sunshine Bass was last stocked 2025. Blue Catfish was last stocked 1991. 3 more species are on the stocking report.

When is Benbrook Reservoir stocked?

Last stocked 2026. It is stocked about 0.8 times a year since 1968. No plants recorded in 17 years between 1968 and 2026.

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