Channel Catfish Stocked · 14 plants · last 2025 Best: dusk, night Champion Creek fishing
Champion Creek fishing is stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Threadfin Shad, Bluegill, and 4 more on a reservoir. It is stocked about 0.7 times a year since 1967. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish, dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass, and dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Channel Catfish
- Plants on record
- 44
- Since 1967
- Species recorded
- 10
- Elevation
- 1,993.9 ft
Fish at Champion Creek
Channel Catfish Stocked · 14 plants · last 2025 Best: dusk, night 
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 12 plants · last 2020 Best: dawn, dusk 
Blue Catfish Stocked · 5 plants · last 2019 Last stocked 2019 · 5 plants
Blue Catfish species guide
Bluegill Stocked · 3 plants · last 2017 Best: dawn, day, dusk Lone Star Bass Stocked · 3 plants · last 2024
Last stocked 2024 · 3 plants
Hybrid Sunfish Stocked · 2 plants · last 1981 Last stocked 1981 · 2 plants
Hybrid Sunfish species guide Threadfin Shad Stocked · 2 plants · last 1984
Last stocked 1984 · 2 plants
Crappie Stocked · 1 plant · last 2016 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Flathead Catfish Stocked · 1 plant · last 2023 Best: night Sunfish Stocked · 1 plant · last 1980
Last stocked 1980 · 1 plant
How Champion Creek is stocked
No plants recorded in 32 years between 1967 and 2025.
Fish stocked in 1967
10,000
Fish stocked in 1968
35,000
Fish stocked in 1969
26,400
Fish stocked in 1970
59,600
Fish stocked in 1971
33,549
Fish stocked in 1973
5,000
Fish stocked in 1974
15,000
Fish stocked in 1980
68,806
Fish stocked in 1981
279,940
Fish stocked in 1982
2,000
Fish stocked in 1984
8,500
Fish stocked in 1987
188,848
Fish stocked in 1996
158,779
Fish stocked in 1999
77,030
Fish stocked in 2005
71,472
Fish stocked in 2007
105,882
Fish stocked in 2008
119,533
Fish stocked in 2009
56,000
Fish stocked in 2013
30,766
Fish stocked in 2016
208,475
Fish stocked in 2017
70,455
Fish stocked in 2019
68,969
Fish stocked in 2020
85,441
Fish stocked in 2022
33,472
Fish stocked in 2023
33,002
Fish stocked in 2024
34,560
Fish stocked in 2025
27,970
Stocking history
Access and facts
- Water type
- reservoir
- Nearest town
- Colorado City, TX
- Facilities
- camping
Fisher Park, on the southwest shore off Texas Highway 208, has the lake's paved boat ramp and a campground. Shoreline launching is required if the water level drops below the ramp. Day-use fee is $4/person (free under 12 or over 65); boat permit is $3/day, free for canoes and kayaks.
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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department before you go.
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Common questions
What fish are at Champion Creek?
Fishing Champion Creek usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 14 of 44 plants on record, ahead of Largemouth Bass and 8 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2025. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 2020. Blue Catfish was last stocked 2019. Bluegill was last stocked 2017. 6 more species are on the stocking report.
When is Champion Creek stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 0.7 times a year since 1967. No plants recorded in 32 years between 1967 and 2025.
How do you get on Champion Creek?
The nearest town is Colorado City, TX. Facilities include camping. Fisher Park, on the southwest shore off Texas Highway 208, has the lake's paved boat ramp and a campground. Shoreline launching is required if the water level drops below the ramp. Day-use fee is $4/person (free under 12 or over 65); boat permit is $3/day, free for canoes and kayaks.
Which lakes near Champion Creek were stocked more recently?
Colorado City (5.6 mi), J. B. Thomas (28.3 mi), and Alan Henry (54.2 mi) were stocked more recently. Colorado City is also stocked with Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Threadfin Shad, Crappie, Bluegill, and Lone Star Bass, J. B. Thomas is also stocked with Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Bluegill, and Lone Star Bass, and Alan Henry is also stocked with Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Crappie, Largemouth Bass, Threadfin Shad, and Bluegill.