Channel Catfish Stocked · 31 plants · last 2021 Best: dusk, night Bright Lake fishing
Bright Lake fishing: not stocked since 2021. It was stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, Threadfin Shad, and Rainbow Trout. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish and dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass and Rainbow Trout.
- Last stocked
- 2021
- Channel Catfish
- Plants on record
- 36
- Since 1991
- Species recorded
- 5
- Elevation
- 497.6 ft
Fish at Bright Lake
Channel Catfish Stocked · 31 plants · last 2021 Best: dusk, night 
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 2 plants · last 2015 Best: dawn, dusk 
Blue Catfish Stocked · 1 plant · last 2003 Last stocked 2003 · 1 plant
Blue Catfish species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last 2017 Best: dawn, dusk Threadfin Shad Stocked · 1 plant · last 2004
Last stocked 2004 · 1 plant
How Bright Lake is stocked
No plants recorded in 2020.
Fish stocked in 1991
1,800
Fish stocked in 1992
2,504
Fish stocked in 1993
940
Fish stocked in 1994
936
Fish stocked in 1995
950
Fish stocked in 1996
952
Fish stocked in 1997
959
Fish stocked in 1998
1,185
Fish stocked in 1999
5,941
Fish stocked in 2000
939
Fish stocked in 2001
940
Fish stocked in 2002
947
Fish stocked in 2003
942
Fish stocked in 2004
1,457
Fish stocked in 2005
865
Fish stocked in 2006
936
Fish stocked in 2007
936
Fish stocked in 2008
949
Fish stocked in 2009
941
Fish stocked in 2010
1,944
Fish stocked in 2011
468
Fish stocked in 2012
1,098
Fish stocked in 2013
1,943
Fish stocked in 2014
1,050
Fish stocked in 2015
325
Fish stocked in 2016
1,147
Fish stocked in 2017
1,191
Fish stocked in 2018
1,004
Fish stocked in 2019
968
Fish stocked in 2021
936
Stocking history
Access and facts
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department before you go.
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Common questions
What fish are at Bright Lake?
Fishing Bright Lake usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 31 of 36 plants on record, ahead of Largemouth Bass and 3 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2021. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 2015. Blue Catfish was last stocked 2003. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2017. 1 more species is on the stocking report.
When is Bright Lake stocked?
Not stocked since 2021. No plants recorded in 2020.
Which lakes near Bright Lake were stocked more recently?
Lewisville Reservoir (8.7 mi), Grapevine Reservoir (12.6 mi), Pickens Lake (17.2 mi), White Rock Reservoir (17.4 mi), and Ray Roberts (21.9 mi) were stocked more recently. Lewisville Reservoir is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, and Threadfin Shad, Grapevine Reservoir is also stocked with Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, and Threadfin Shad, Pickens Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, and Largemouth Bass, White Rock Reservoir is also stocked with Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, and Blue Catfish, and Ray Roberts is also stocked with Threadfin Shad, Largemouth Bass, and Channel Catfish.