Calaveras fishing

Calaveras fishing is stocked with Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Hybrid Sunfish, Palmetto Bass, and 5 more on a reservoir. It is stocked about 2.5 times a year since 1969. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish, dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass, and dawn, dusk, and night for Crappie.

Last stocked: 2026; Channel Catfish
Plants on record: 145; Since 1969
Species recorded: 11
Elevation: 484.2 ft

Fish at Calaveras

11 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Red Drum Stocked · 40 plants · last 2025

Last stocked 2025 · 40 plants

Palmetto Bass Stocked · 33 plants · last 2014

Last stocked 2014 · 33 plants

Channel Catfish Stocked · 23 plants · last 2026 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked 2026 · 23 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide

Largemouth Bass Stocked · 16 plants · last 2005 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2005 · 16 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Largemouth Bass species guide

Crappie Stocked · 10 plants · last 2004 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2004 · 10 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Crappie species guide

Blue Catfish Stocked · 9 plants · last 2026

Last stocked 2026 · 9 plants

Blue Catfish species guide

Hybrid Sunfish Stocked · 4 plants · last 1972

Last stocked 1972 · 4 plants

Hybrid Sunfish species guide

Spotted Seatrout X Corvina Stocked · 4 plants · last 1986

Last stocked 1986 · 4 plants

Orangemouth Corvina Stocked · 3 plants · last 1987

Last stocked 1987 · 3 plants

Sunshine Bass Stocked · 2 plants · last 2015

Last stocked 2015 · 2 plants

Fathead Minnow Stocked · 1 plant · last 1985

Last stocked 1985 · 1 plant

Fathead Minnow species guide

How Calaveras is stocked

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

No plants recorded in 1981 and 1983.

Fish stocked in 1969

173,000

Fish stocked in 1970

95,200

Fish stocked in 1971

38,575

Fish stocked in 1972

82,342

Fish stocked in 1973

23,996

Fish stocked in 1974

80,950

Fish stocked in 1975

43,586

Fish stocked in 1976

50,874

Fish stocked in 1977

70,560

Fish stocked in 1978

79,919

Fish stocked in 1979

34,995

Fish stocked in 1980

35,022

Fish stocked in 1982

35,600

Fish stocked in 1984

293,443

Fish stocked in 1985

94,590

Fish stocked in 1986

1,044,796

Fish stocked in 1987

862,216

Fish stocked in 1988

93,976

Fish stocked in 1989

92,200

Fish stocked in 1990

22,500

Fish stocked in 1991

862,179

Fish stocked in 1992

30,341

Fish stocked in 1993

720,713

Fish stocked in 1994

699,968

Fish stocked in 1995

756,823

Fish stocked in 1996

334,583

Fish stocked in 1997

435,382

Fish stocked in 1998

227,880

Fish stocked in 1999

558,712

Fish stocked in 2000

488,626

Fish stocked in 2001

456,057

Fish stocked in 2002

225,934

Fish stocked in 2003

640,140

Fish stocked in 2004

683,118

Fish stocked in 2005

650,714

Fish stocked in 2006

740,889

Fish stocked in 2007

647,207

Fish stocked in 2008

780,391

Fish stocked in 2009

268,214

Fish stocked in 2010

1,277,518

Fish stocked in 2011

646,914

Fish stocked in 2012

640,948

Fish stocked in 2013

699,351

Fish stocked in 2014

750,215

Fish stocked in 2015

641,310

Fish stocked in 2016

668,550

Fish stocked in 2017

610,893

Fish stocked in 2018

732,631

Fish stocked in 2019

851,563

Fish stocked in 2020

744,453

Fish stocked in 2021

796,301

Fish stocked in 2022

686,095

Fish stocked in 2023

798,934

Fish stocked in 2024

968,104

Fish stocked in 2025

786,761

Fish stocked in 2026

314,539

Stocking history

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
2026	Channel Catfish	157,541	–	report
2026	Blue Catfish	156,998	–	report
2025	Red Drum	611,500	–	report
2025	Channel Catfish	4,667	–	report
2025	Blue Catfish	170,594	–	report
2024	Red Drum	701,889	–	report
2024	Channel Catfish	169,421	–	report
2024	Blue Catfish	96,794	–	report
2023	Red Drum	655,590	–	report
2023	Channel Catfish	806	–	report
2023	Blue Catfish	142,538	–	report
2022	Red Drum	666,064	–	report
2022	Channel Catfish	14,651	–	report
2022	Blue Catfish	5,380	–	report
2021	Red Drum	643,620	–	report
2021	Channel Catfish	609	–	report
2021	Blue Catfish	152,072	–	report
2020	Red Drum	650,312	–	report
2020	Channel Catfish	94,141	–	report
2019	Red Drum	693,371	–	report
2019	Channel Catfish	158,192	–	report
2018	Red Drum	732,026	–	report
2018	Channel Catfish	605	–	report
2017	Red Drum	610,282	–	report
2017	Channel Catfish	611	–	report
2016	Red Drum	667,937	–	report
2016	Channel Catfish	613	–	report
2015	Sunshine Bass	13,000	–	report
2015	Red Drum	627,706	–	report
2015	Channel Catfish	604	–	report
2014	Sunshine Bass	13,000	–	report
2014	Red Drum	688,606	–	report
2014	Palmetto Bass	47,999	–	report
2014	Channel Catfish	610	–	report
2013	Red Drum	651,978	–	report
2013	Palmetto Bass	46,701	–	report
2013	Channel Catfish	672	–	report
2012	Red Drum	640,338	–	report
2012	Channel Catfish	610	–	report
2011	Red Drum	621,002	–	report
2011	Palmetto Bass	25,300	–	report
2011	Channel Catfish	612	–	report
2010	Red Drum	655,141	–	report
2010	Palmetto Bass	621,715	–	report
2010	Channel Catfish	662	–	report
2009	Red Drum	220,542	–	report
2009	Palmetto Bass	47,000	–	report
2009	Channel Catfish	672	–	report
2008	Red Drum	733,708	–	report
2008	Palmetto Bass	46,042	–	report
2008	Channel Catfish	641	–	report
2007	Red Drum	600,122	–	report
2007	Palmetto Bass	46,581	–	report
2007	Channel Catfish	504	–	report
2006	Red Drum	109,338	–	report
2006	Red Drum	582,245	–	report
2006	Red Drum	2,309	–	report
2006	Palmetto Bass	46,997	–	report
2005	Largemouth Bass	34,502	–	report
2005	Palmetto Bass	569,569	–	report
2005	Palmetto Bass	46,643	–	report
2004	Red Drum	635,302	–	report
2004	Crappie	1,100	–	report
2004	Palmetto Bass	46,716	–	report
2003	Red Drum	607,487	–	report
2003	Largemouth Bass	32,653	–	report
2002	Red Drum	199,694	–	report
2002	Palmetto Bass	26,240	–	report
2001	Red Drum	455,813	–	report
2001	Crappie	244	–	report
2000	Red Drum	437,626	–	report
2000	Palmetto Bass	51,000	–	report
1999	Red Drum	433,350	–	report
1999	Largemouth Bass	100,910	–	report
1999	Palmetto Bass	24,452	–	report
1998	Largemouth Bass	175,937	–	report
1998	Palmetto Bass	51,943	–	report
1997	Crappie	78,434	–	report
1997	Red Drum	305,159	–	report
1997	Palmetto Bass	51,789	–	report
1996	Red Drum	281,253	–	report
1996	Palmetto Bass	53,330	–	report
1995	Crappie	172,830	–	report
1995	Red Drum	349,693	–	report
1995	Largemouth Bass	172,900	–	report
1995	Palmetto Bass	61,400	–	report
1994	Crappie	174,490	–	report
1994	Red Drum	318,078	–	report
1994	Largemouth Bass	154,850	–	report
1994	Palmetto Bass	52,550	–	report
1993	Crappie	172,887	–	report
1993	Red Drum	151,000	–	report
1993	Red Drum	234,026	–	report
1993	Largemouth Bass	162,800	–	report
1992	Palmetto Bass	30,341	–	report
1991	Red Drum	433,728	–	report
1991	Red Drum	353,527	–	report
1991	Largemouth Bass	22,754	–	report
1991	Palmetto Bass	52,170	–	report
1990	Largemouth Bass	22,500	–	report
1989	Red Drum	2,700	–	report
1989	Largemouth Bass	13,000	–	report
1989	Palmetto Bass	76,500	–	report
1988	Largemouth Bass	22,636	–	report
1988	Palmetto Bass	71,340	–	report
1987	Red Drum	738,000	–	report
1987	Orangemouth Corvina	13	–	report
1987	Crappie	8,996	–	report
1987	Largemouth Bass	10,707	–	report
1987	Palmetto Bass	104,500	–	report
1986	Orangemouth Corvina	6	–	report
1986	Orangemouth Corvina	766,825	–	report
1986	Spotted Seatrout X Corvina	36,485	–	report
1986	Crappie	172,500	–	report
1986	Palmetto Bass	68,980	–	report
1985	Spotted Seatrout X Corvina	24,589	–	report
1985	Crappie	24,150	–	report
1985	Palmetto Bass	35,261	–	report
1985	Fathead Minnow	10,590	–	report
1984	Red Drum	204,792	–	report
1984	Red Drum	2,783	–	report
1984	Spotted Seatrout X Corvina	2,518	–	report
1984	Spotted Seatrout X Corvina	12,050	–	report
1984	Palmetto Bass	71,300	–	report
1982	Palmetto Bass	35,600	–	report
1980	Palmetto Bass	35,022	–	report
1979	Palmetto Bass	34,995	–	report
1978	Largemouth Bass	79,919	–	report
1977	Palmetto Bass	70,560	–	report
1976	Palmetto Bass	50,874	–	report
1975	Palmetto Bass	43,586	–	report
1974	Largemouth Bass	80,950	–	report
1973	Largemouth Bass	4,400	–	report
1973	Blue Catfish	19,596	–	report
1972	Hybrid Sunfish	52,000	–	report
1972	Channel Catfish	30,342	–	report
1971	Hybrid Sunfish	38,575	–	report
1970	Hybrid Sunfish	48,500	–	report
1970	Channel Catfish	41,850	–	report
1970	Blue Catfish	4,850	–	report
1969	Hybrid Sunfish	13,500	–	report
1969	Crappie	10,000	–	report
1969	Largemouth Bass	39,500	–	report
1969	Channel Catfish	90,000	–	report
1969	Blue Catfish	20,000	–	report

Access and facts

Water type: reservoir
Nearest town: San Antonio, TX
Facilities: camping

Calaveras Park has two 4-lane paved boat ramps about a quarter-mile apart, plus camping, picnic areas, and good shoreline access. Camping and day-use fees apply; gates open 6 a.m.-8 p.m. A fee receipt for nearby Braunig Lake also admits to Calaveras.

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

About Calaveras

Photo of Calaveras — Jruizalvarez, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nearest lakes

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Common questions

What fish are at Calaveras?

Fishing Calaveras usually means Red Drum: Red Drum accounts for 40 of 145 plants on record, ahead of Palmetto Bass and 9 more. Red Drum was last stocked 2025. Palmetto Bass was last stocked 2014. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2026. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 2005. 7 more species are on the stocking report.

When is Calaveras stocked?

Last stocked 2026. It is stocked about 2.5 times a year since 1969. No plants recorded in 1981 and 1983.

How do you get on Calaveras?

The nearest town is San Antonio, TX. Facilities include camping. Calaveras Park has two 4-lane paved boat ramps about a quarter-mile apart, plus camping, picnic areas, and good shoreline access. Camping and day-use fees apply; gates open 6 a.m.-8 p.m. A fee receipt for nearby Braunig Lake also admits to Calaveras.

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