Channel Catfish Stocked · 20 plants · last 2021 Best: dusk, night Black Creek Lake fishing
Black Creek Lake fishing: not stocked since 2021. It was stocked with Channel Catfish, Threadfin Shad, Golden Shiner, Bluegill, and Largemouth Bass. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish, dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill, and dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass.
- Last stocked
- 2021
- Channel Catfish
- Plants on record
- 25
- Since 1979
- Species recorded
- 5
- Elevation
- 29.2 ft
Fish at Black Creek Lake
Channel Catfish Stocked · 20 plants · last 2021 Best: dusk, night Threadfin Shad Stocked · 2 plants · last 1984
Last stocked 1984 · 2 plants
Bluegill Stocked · 1 plant · last 1983 Best: dawn, day, dusk Golden Shiner Stocked · 1 plant · last 1983
Last stocked 1983 · 1 plant
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 1 plant · last 1988 Best: dawn, dusk How Black Creek Lake is stocked
No plants recorded in 19 years between 1979 and 2021.
Fish stocked in 1979
2,500
Fish stocked in 1981
850
Fish stocked in 1983
82,600
Fish stocked in 1984
100
Fish stocked in 1988
3,280
Fish stocked in 1993
520
Fish stocked in 1997
957
Fish stocked in 1998
1,268
Fish stocked in 1999
1,122
Fish stocked in 2000
1,122
Fish stocked in 2002
1,122
Fish stocked in 2004
829
Fish stocked in 2005
1,127
Fish stocked in 2006
1,127
Fish stocked in 2008
1,125
Fish stocked in 2009
1,161
Fish stocked in 2010
1,132
Fish stocked in 2011
1,152
Fish stocked in 2012
1,136
Fish stocked in 2013
2,090
Fish stocked in 2014
1,132
Fish stocked in 2016
1,176
Fish stocked in 2017
1,143
Fish stocked in 2021
403
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Channel Catfish | 403 | – | report |
| 2017 | Channel Catfish | 1,143 | – | report |
| 2016 | Channel Catfish | 1,176 | – | report |
| 2014 | Channel Catfish | 1,132 | – | report |
| 2013 | Channel Catfish | 2,090 | – | report |
| 2012 | Channel Catfish | 1,136 | – | report |
| 2011 | Channel Catfish | 1,152 | – | report |
| 2010 | Channel Catfish | 1,132 | – | report |
| 2009 | Channel Catfish | 1,161 | – | report |
| 2008 | Channel Catfish | 1,125 | – | report |
| 2006 | Channel Catfish | 1,127 | – | report |
| 2005 | Channel Catfish | 1,127 | – | report |
| 2004 | Channel Catfish | 829 | – | report |
| 2002 | Channel Catfish | 1,122 | – | report |
| 2000 | Channel Catfish | 1,122 | – | report |
| 1999 | Channel Catfish | 1,122 | – | report |
| 1998 | Channel Catfish | 1,268 | – | report |
| 1997 | Channel Catfish | 957 | – | report |
| 1993 | Channel Catfish | 520 | – | report |
| 1988 | Largemouth Bass | 3,280 | – | report |
| 1984 | Threadfin Shad | 100 | – | report |
| 1983 | Bluegill | 30,000 | – | report |
| 1983 | Golden Shiner | 52,600 | – | report |
| 1981 | Threadfin Shad | 850 | – | report |
| 1979 | Channel Catfish | 2,500 | – | report |
Access and facts
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department before you go.
Nearest lakes
Public land at Black Creek Lake
Black Creek Lake is inside Big Thicket National Preserve.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Black Creek Lake?
Fishing Black Creek Lake usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 20 of 25 plants on record, ahead of Threadfin Shad and 3 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2021. Threadfin Shad was last stocked 1984. Bluegill was last stocked 1983. Golden Shiner was last stocked 1983. 1 more species is on the stocking report.
When is Black Creek Lake stocked?
Not stocked since 2021. No plants recorded in 19 years between 1979 and 2021.
Which lakes near Black Creek Lake were stocked more recently?
Buck Lake (3.2 mi), Harper Community Park Lake (13 mi), B. A. Steinhagen (25.5 mi), and Javalina Draw (28.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Buck Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, and Bluegill, Harper Community Park Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish, B. A. Steinhagen is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, and Bluegill, and Javalina Draw is also stocked with Channel Catfish.