Channel Catfish Stocked · 8 plants · last 2025 Best: dusk, night Brazos Lake fishing
Brazos Lake fishing is stocked with Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, and Lone Star Bass on a reservoir. It is stocked about 0.6 times a year since 1989. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish, dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill, and dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Lone Star Bass
- Plants on record
- 22
- Since 1989
- Species recorded
- 5
- Elevation
- 379 ft
Fish at Brazos Lake
Channel Catfish Stocked · 8 plants · last 2025 Best: dusk, night 
Blue Catfish Stocked · 5 plants · last 2025 Last stocked 2025 · 5 plants
Blue Catfish species guide
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 5 plants · last 2020 Best: dawn, dusk 
Bluegill Stocked · 2 plants · last 2008 Best: dawn, day, dusk Lone Star Bass Stocked · 2 plants · last 2025
Last stocked 2025 · 2 plants
How Brazos Lake is stocked
No plants recorded in 25 years between 1989 and 2025.
Fish stocked in 1989
2,700
Fish stocked in 1990
5,456
Fish stocked in 2006
19,609
Fish stocked in 2007
157,645
Fish stocked in 2008
145,150
Fish stocked in 2009
47,491
Fish stocked in 2010
47,025
Fish stocked in 2018
7,386
Fish stocked in 2020
52,958
Fish stocked in 2021
95,006
Fish stocked in 2023
98,059
Fish stocked in 2025
99,440
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lone Star Bass | 51,152 | – | report |
| 2025 | Channel Catfish | 23,786 | – | report |
| 2025 | Blue Catfish | 24,502 | – | report |
| 2023 | Lone Star Bass | 49,108 | – | report |
| 2023 | Channel Catfish | 24,166 | – | report |
| 2023 | Blue Catfish | 24,785 | – | report |
| 2021 | Channel Catfish | 50,031 | – | report |
| 2021 | Blue Catfish | 44,975 | – | report |
| 2020 | Largemouth Bass | 52,958 | – | report |
| 2018 | Channel Catfish | 7,386 | – | report |
| 2010 | Largemouth Bass | 47,025 | – | report |
| 2009 | Blue Catfish | 47,491 | – | report |
| 2008 | Largemouth Bass | 49,860 | – | report |
| 2008 | Bluegill | 47,890 | – | report |
| 2008 | Blue Catfish | 47,400 | – | report |
| 2007 | Largemouth Bass | 35,640 | – | report |
| 2007 | Largemouth Bass | 12,712 | – | report |
| 2007 | Bluegill | 10,203 | – | report |
| 2007 | Channel Catfish | 99,090 | – | report |
| 2006 | Channel Catfish | 19,609 | – | report |
| 1990 | Channel Catfish | 5,456 | – | report |
| 1989 | Channel Catfish | 2,700 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- reservoir
- Nearest town
- Waco, TX
Cameron Park East, off Lake Brazos Parkway, has two free paved boat ramps and a canoe/kayak launch, operated by the City of Waco, plus shoreline fishing access. A second free ramp sits at McLennan Community College on the Bosque River arm.
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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department before you go.
Nearest lakes
Camping near Brazos Lake
Campgrounds within 15 miles of Brazos Lake's mapped point, nearest first: Speegleville Park camping (8.6 miles), Airport Beach Shelter camping (9 miles), Twin Bridges Group Shelter camping (9 miles), Airport Park camping (9.2 miles), and Reynolds Creek camping (10.4 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.
Straight-line distances.
Common questions
What fish are at Brazos Lake?
Fishing Brazos Lake usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 8 of 22 plants on record, ahead of Blue Catfish and 3 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2025. Blue Catfish was last stocked 2025. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 2020. Bluegill was last stocked 2008. 1 more species is on the stocking report.
When is Brazos Lake stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 0.6 times a year since 1989. No plants recorded in 25 years between 1989 and 2025.
How do you get on Brazos Lake?
The nearest town is Waco, TX. Cameron Park East, off Lake Brazos Parkway, has two free paved boat ramps and a canoe/kayak launch, operated by the City of Waco, plus shoreline fishing access. A second free ramp sits at McLennan Community College on the Bosque River arm.
Which lakes near Brazos Lake were stocked more recently?
Tradinghouse Creek (3.8 mi), Aquilla (25.5 mi), Whitney (27.5 mi), and Fort Parker State Park (32.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Tradinghouse Creek is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, and Lone Star Bass, Aquilla is also stocked with Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, and Lone Star Bass, Whitney is also stocked with Blue Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Bluegill, and Lone Star Bass, and Fort Parker State Park is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Blue Catfish, and Lone Star Bass.