Byers City fishing

Fishing at Byers City is on a reservoir, stocked with Channel Catfish and Bluegill. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 1993, most often in July. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish and dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill.

Last stocked

July 1, 2026

Plants on record

17

Since 1993

Species recorded

2

Elevation

886.3 ft

Common questions

What fish are at Byers City?
Fishing Byers City is most likely to be for Channel Catfish. Channel Catfish accounts for 16 of 17 plants on record, ahead of Bluegill. Channel Catfish was last stocked July 1, 2022. Bluegill was last stocked July 1, 2026.
When is Byers City stocked?
Last stocked July 1, 2026. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 1993, most often in July. The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of July. In 2026 it was July 1, 2026, about when it usually is. No plants recorded in 17 years between 1993 and 2026.
How do you get on Byers City?
There is a boat ramp. The nearest town is Byers, TX. A 12-acre lake on the northwest side of Byers, listed in TPWD's Panhandle Plains community-fishing-lakes table. A public boat ramp on West Street, managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife, gives access to the reservoir on the Wichita River.

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Nearest town
Byers, TX
Boat ramp
Yes

A 12-acre lake on the northwest side of Byers, listed in TPWD's Panhandle Plains community-fishing-lakes table. A public boat ramp on West Street, managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife, gives access to the reservoir on the Wichita River.

Sources: tpwd.texas.gov, accessed September 23, 2026 , boatrampfinder.com, accessed September 23, 2026 , tpwd.texas.gov, accessed September 23, 2026 , boatrampfinder.com, accessed September 23, 2026 , tpwd.texas.gov, accessed September 23, 2026

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How Byers City is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of July. In 2026 it was July 1, 2026, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 17 years between 1993 and 2026.

Fish at Byers City

Fishing Byers City is most likely to be for Channel Catfish. Channel Catfish accounts for 16 of 17 plants on record, ahead of Bluegill.

Channel Catfish 16 plants
Plants
16 of 17
Last stocked
July 1, 2022

Seasons and rigs are on the Channel Catfish guide.

Bluegill 1 plant
Plants
1 of 17
Last stocked
July 1, 2026

Seasons and rigs are on the Bluegill guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 2001993
  • 6001995
  • 8351996
  • 8281997
  • 8281998
  • 8281999
  • 8282000
  • 8282002
  • 8282005
  • 8302006
  • 8282008
  • 1,3382009
  • 8292011
  • 8832017
  • 8352019
  • 8402022
  • 1012026

Stocking history

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Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
July 1, 2026 Bluegill 101 – report
July 1, 2022 Channel Catfish 840 – report
July 1, 2019 Channel Catfish 835 – report
July 1, 2017 Channel Catfish 883 – report
July 1, 2011 Channel Catfish 829 – report
July 1, 2009 Channel Catfish 1,338 – report
July 1, 2008 Channel Catfish 828 – report
July 1, 2006 Channel Catfish 830 – report
July 1, 2005 Channel Catfish 828 – report
July 1, 2002 Channel Catfish 828 – report
July 1, 2000 Channel Catfish 828 – report
July 1, 1999 Channel Catfish 828 – report
July 1, 1998 Channel Catfish 828 – report
July 1, 1997 Channel Catfish 828 – report
July 1, 1996 Channel Catfish 835 – report
July 1, 1995 Channel Catfish 600 – report
July 1, 1993 Channel Catfish 200 – report
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Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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