Buck Lake fishing

Buck Lake fishing has Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, and Blue Catfish on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 1991. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish, dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass, and dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill.

AI-generated illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
2026
Channel Catfish
Plants on record
34
Since 1991
Species recorded
4
Elevation
24.9 ft

Fish at Buck Lake

4 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Channel Catfish Stocked · 26 plants · last 2026 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked 2026 · 26 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide
Bluegill Stocked · 1 plant · last 1994 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 1994 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Bluegill species guide

How Buck Lake is stocked

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

No plants recorded in 10 years between 1991 and 2026.

Fish stocked in 1991

120

Fish stocked in 1992

101

Fish stocked in 1993

402

Fish stocked in 1994

1,249

Fish stocked in 1995

1,205

Fish stocked in 1996

1,405

Fish stocked in 1997

1,446

Fish stocked in 1998

1,377

Fish stocked in 1999

1,210

Fish stocked in 2000

1,217

Fish stocked in 2001

1,185

Fish stocked in 2002

1,194

Fish stocked in 2003

1,304

Fish stocked in 2004

400

Fish stocked in 2005

400

Fish stocked in 2006

400

Fish stocked in 2014

423

Fish stocked in 2016

403

Fish stocked in 2017

422

Fish stocked in 2018

466

Fish stocked in 2019

528

Fish stocked in 2022

536

Fish stocked in 2023

202

Fish stocked in 2024

212

Fish stocked in 2025

201

Fish stocked in 2026

212

Stocking history

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2026Channel Catfish212–report
2025Channel Catfish201–report
2024Channel Catfish212–report
2023Channel Catfish202–report
2022Channel Catfish536–report
2019Channel Catfish528–report
2018Channel Catfish466–report
2017Channel Catfish422–report
2016Channel Catfish403–report
2014Channel Catfish423–report
2006Channel Catfish400–report
2005Channel Catfish400–report
2004Channel Catfish400–report
2003Channel Catfish404–report
2003Blue Catfish900–report
2002Channel Catfish1,194–report
2001Channel Catfish1,185–report
2000Channel Catfish1,217–report
1999Channel Catfish1,210–report
1998Largemouth Bass122–report
1998Channel Catfish1,255–report
1997Largemouth Bass133–report
1997Largemouth Bass133–report
1997Channel Catfish1,180–report
1996Largemouth Bass305–report
1996Channel Catfish1,100–report
1995Channel Catfish1,205–report
1994Largemouth Bass15–report
1994Bluegill8–report
1994Channel Catfish1,226–report
1993Channel Catfish402–report
1992Channel Catfish101–report
1991Largemouth Bass20–report
1991Channel Catfish100–report

Access and facts

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

Nearest lakes

Black Creek Lake 3.2 mi last stocked 2021 Harper Community Park Lake 10.4 mi last stocked 2026 B. A. Steinhagen 28.6 mi last stocked 2024 Javalina Draw 30.9 mi last stocked 2025 Adams Bayou 33.3 mi last stocked 2009

Public land at Buck Lake

Buck Lake is inside Big Thicket National Preserve.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Buck Lake?

Fishing Buck Lake usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 26 of 34 plants on record, ahead of Largemouth Bass and 2 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2026. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 1998. Blue Catfish was last stocked 2003. Bluegill was last stocked 1994.

When is Buck Lake stocked?

Last stocked 2026. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 1991. No plants recorded in 10 years between 1991 and 2026.