Channel Catfish Stocked · 19 plants · last 2024 Best: dusk, night Brownwood fishing
Brownwood fishing is stocked with Largemouth Bass, Hybrid Sunfish, Channel Catfish, Walleye, Palmetto Bass, Smallmouth Bass, and 3 more on a reservoir. It is stocked about 1.1 times a year since 1969. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass and Smallmouth Bass, dusk and night for Channel Catfish, and dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye.
- Last stocked
- 2026
- Lone Star Bass
- Plants on record
- 66
- Since 1969
- Species recorded
- 9
- Elevation
- 1,424.1 ft
Fish at Brownwood
Channel Catfish Stocked · 19 plants · last 2024 Best: dusk, night 
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 15 plants · last 2018 Best: dawn, dusk Palmetto Bass Stocked · 12 plants · last 2002
Last stocked 2002 · 12 plants
Blue Catfish Stocked · 7 plants · last 2024 Last stocked 2024 · 7 plants
Blue Catfish species guide
Hybrid Sunfish Stocked · 4 plants · last 1980 Last stocked 1980 · 4 plants
Hybrid Sunfish species guide Lone Star Bass Stocked · 3 plants · last 2026
Last stocked 2026 · 3 plants
Walleye Stocked · 3 plants · last 1978 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Smallmouth Bass Stocked · 2 plants · last 1982 Best: dawn, dusk Threadfin Shad Stocked · 1 plant · last 1984
Last stocked 1984 · 1 plant
How Brownwood is stocked
No plants recorded in 16 years between 1969 and 2026.
Fish stocked in 1969
10,000
Fish stocked in 1970
500,000
Fish stocked in 1971
5,000
Fish stocked in 1972
94,500
Fish stocked in 1975
200,956
Fish stocked in 1976
431,000
Fish stocked in 1977
1,867,545
Fish stocked in 1978
1,775,975
Fish stocked in 1980
147,100
Fish stocked in 1982
70,000
Fish stocked in 1983
75,600
Fish stocked in 1984
1,000
Fish stocked in 1986
145,601
Fish stocked in 1987
145,101
Fish stocked in 1988
148,342
Fish stocked in 1989
154,470
Fish stocked in 1991
39,600
Fish stocked in 1992
40,500
Fish stocked in 1994
45,175
Fish stocked in 1995
90,056
Fish stocked in 1996
214,082
Fish stocked in 2002
36,680
Fish stocked in 2005
304
Fish stocked in 2006
300
Fish stocked in 2007
653,250
Fish stocked in 2008
300
Fish stocked in 2009
301
Fish stocked in 2010
326,061
Fish stocked in 2011
302
Fish stocked in 2012
327,652
Fish stocked in 2013
301
Fish stocked in 2014
306
Fish stocked in 2015
321
Fish stocked in 2016
466,276
Fish stocked in 2017
322
Fish stocked in 2018
77,333
Fish stocked in 2019
311
Fish stocked in 2022
169,850
Fish stocked in 2023
219,434
Fish stocked in 2024
301,177
Fish stocked in 2025
136,419
Fish stocked in 2026
134,101
Stocking history
Access and facts
- Water type
- reservoir
- Nearest town
- Brownwood, TX
- Facilities
- camping, dock
The Dam and Flatrock Park ramps (lighted, multi-lane, run by Brown County WCID No. 1) are free; Mountain View Lodge charges a launch fee. Lake Brownwood State Park has its own lighted ramp, a fishing pier, and some ADA-accessible fishing access. Zebra mussels have invaded the reservoir.
Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department before you go.
About Brownwood
Nearest lakes
Public land at Brownwood
Brownwood is 0.6 miles outside the edge of Lake Brownwood State Park.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Brownwood?
Fishing Brownwood usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 19 of 66 plants on record, ahead of Largemouth Bass and 7 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2024. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 2018. Palmetto Bass was last stocked 2002. Blue Catfish was last stocked 2024. 5 more species are on the stocking report.
When is Brownwood stocked?
Last stocked 2026. It is stocked about 1.1 times a year since 1969. No plants recorded in 16 years between 1969 and 2026.
How do you get on Brownwood?
The nearest town is Brownwood, TX. Facilities include camping and dock. The Dam and Flatrock Park ramps (lighted, multi-lane, run by Brown County WCID No. 1) are free; Mountain View Lodge charges a launch fee. Lake Brownwood State Park has its own lighted ramp, a fishing pier, and some ADA-accessible fishing access. Zebra mussels have invaded the reservoir.