Buescher State Park fishing

Buescher State Park fishing is stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, and Hybrid Sunfish on a reservoir. It is stocked about 1.5 times a year since 1969. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish and dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass and Rainbow Trout.

AI-generated illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
2025
Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
83
Since 1969
Species recorded
4
Elevation
348.5 ft

Fish at Buescher State Park

4 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 41 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2025 · 41 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Channel Catfish Stocked · 38 plants · last 2020 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked 2020 · 38 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide

How Buescher State Park is stocked

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

No plants recorded in 9 years between 1969 and 2025.

Fish stocked in 1969

2,300

Fish stocked in 1970

1,000

Fish stocked in 1975

500

Fish stocked in 1979

1,024

Fish stocked in 1980

148

Fish stocked in 1982

3,450

Fish stocked in 1983

4,223

Fish stocked in 1984

10,181

Fish stocked in 1985

12,107

Fish stocked in 1986

13,137

Fish stocked in 1987

12,170

Fish stocked in 1988

10,083

Fish stocked in 1989

8,538

Fish stocked in 1990

28,887

Fish stocked in 1991

4,304

Fish stocked in 1992

3,805

Fish stocked in 1993

1,080

Fish stocked in 1994

6,064

Fish stocked in 1995

3,048

Fish stocked in 1996

2,802

Fish stocked in 1997

2,716

Fish stocked in 1998

2,540

Fish stocked in 1999

11,653

Fish stocked in 2000

2,568

Fish stocked in 2001

2,529

Fish stocked in 2002

2,900

Fish stocked in 2003

2,562

Fish stocked in 2004

2,026

Fish stocked in 2005

2,545

Fish stocked in 2006

2,531

Fish stocked in 2007

3,044

Fish stocked in 2008

3,037

Fish stocked in 2009

3,055

Fish stocked in 2010

3,077

Fish stocked in 2011

3,062

Fish stocked in 2012

2,055

Fish stocked in 2013

3,131

Fish stocked in 2014

3,040

Fish stocked in 2015

2,018

Fish stocked in 2016

3,068

Fish stocked in 2017

3,131

Fish stocked in 2018

3,128

Fish stocked in 2019

3,050

Fish stocked in 2020

3,041

Fish stocked in 2021

1,002

Fish stocked in 2023

768

Fish stocked in 2024

1,010

Fish stocked in 2025

1,024

Stocking history

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Rainbow Trout1,024–report
2024Rainbow Trout1,010–report
2023Rainbow Trout768–report
2021Rainbow Trout1,002–report
2020Rainbow Trout2,011–report
2020Channel Catfish1,030–report
2019Rainbow Trout2,017–report
2019Channel Catfish1,033–report
2018Rainbow Trout2,075–report
2018Channel Catfish1,053–report
2017Rainbow Trout2,029–report
2017Channel Catfish1,102–report
2016Rainbow Trout2,020–report
2016Channel Catfish1,048–report
2015Rainbow Trout2,018–report
2014Rainbow Trout2,015–report
2014Channel Catfish1,025–report
2013Rainbow Trout2,012–report
2013Channel Catfish1,119–report
2012Rainbow Trout1,015–report
2012Channel Catfish1,040–report
2011Rainbow Trout2,011–report
2011Channel Catfish1,051–report
2010Rainbow Trout2,015–report
2010Channel Catfish1,062–report
2009Rainbow Trout2,012–report
2009Channel Catfish1,043–report
2008Rainbow Trout2,014–report
2008Channel Catfish1,023–report
2007Rainbow Trout2,019–report
2007Channel Catfish1,025–report
2006Rainbow Trout1,506–report
2006Channel Catfish1,025–report
2005Rainbow Trout1,505–report
2005Channel Catfish1,040–report
2004Rainbow Trout1,000–report
2004Channel Catfish1,026–report
2003Rainbow Trout1,537–report
2003Channel Catfish1,025–report
2002Rainbow Trout1,833–report
2002Largemouth Bass39–report
2002Channel Catfish1,028–report
2001Rainbow Trout1,503–report
2001Channel Catfish1,026–report
2000Rainbow Trout1,516–report
2000Channel Catfish1,052–report
1999Rainbow Trout1,511–report
1999Hybrid Sunfish9,108–report
1999Channel Catfish1,034–report
1998Rainbow Trout1,520–report
1998Channel Catfish1,020–report
1997Rainbow Trout1,501–report
1997Channel Catfish1,215–report
1996Rainbow Trout1,517–report
1996Channel Catfish1,285–report
1995Rainbow Trout2,016–report
1995Channel Catfish1,032–report
1994Rainbow Trout5,026–report
1994Channel Catfish1,038–report
1993Channel Catfish1,080–report
1992Rainbow Trout3,805–report
1991Rainbow Trout1,804–report
1991Channel Catfish2,500–report
1990Rainbow Trout3,782–report
1990Channel Catfish25,105–report
1989Rainbow Trout6,038–report
1989Channel Catfish2,500–report
1988Rainbow Trout10,083–report
1987Rainbow Trout7,072–report
1987Channel Catfish5,098–report
1986Rainbow Trout12,117–report
1986Channel Catfish1,020–report
1985Rainbow Trout12,107–report
1984Rainbow Trout10,181–report
1983Rainbow Trout4,163–report
1983Largemouth Bass60–report
1982Largemouth Bass2,200–report
1982Channel Catfish1,250–report
1980Channel Catfish148–report
1979Channel Catfish1,024–report
1975Channel Catfish500–report
1970Channel Catfish1,000–report
1969Channel Catfish2,300–report

Buescher State Park on the agency's stocking plan

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department lists Buescher State Park on its stocking plan. These are planned or scheduled dates, not confirmed releases, and they are not counted in this page's stocking totals.

Agency plan, not confirmed stocking. Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Scheduled Species Quantity Source
Scheduled: December 7, 2025 (agency plan) Rainbow Trout 1,000 plan

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Nearest town
Smithville, TX

A 30-acre lake inside Buescher State Park. Fishing is limited to shoreline or small paddle/electric vessels from the canoe launch; no conventional boat ramp.

Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.

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

Nearest lakes

Walter E. Long Reservoir 31.7 mi last stocked 2025 Lady Bird Lake 37 mi last stocked 2025 Somerville 39 mi last stocked 2026 Austin 42.5 mi last stocked 2026 Hemphill City Lake 42.6 mi last stocked 2026

Public land at Buescher State Park

Buescher State Park is inside Buescher State Park.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Buescher State Park?

Fishing Buescher State Park usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 41 of 83 plants on record, ahead of Channel Catfish and 2 more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2025. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2020. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 2002. Hybrid Sunfish was last stocked 1999.

When is Buescher State Park stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 1.5 times a year since 1969. No plants recorded in 9 years between 1969 and 2025.

How do you get on Buescher State Park?

The nearest town is Smithville, TX. A 30-acre lake inside Buescher State Park. Fishing is limited to shoreline or small paddle/electric vessels from the canoe launch; no conventional boat ramp.

Which lakes near Buescher State Park were stocked more recently?

Somerville (39 mi), Austin (42.5 mi), and Hemphill City Lake (42.6 mi) were stocked more recently. Somerville is also stocked with Channel Catfish and Largemouth Bass, Austin is also stocked with Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, and Channel Catfish, and Hemphill City Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish.

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