Last stocked
July 1, 2025
Plants on record
67
Since 1975
Species recorded
13
Elevation
1,362 ft
Common questions
- What fish are at Copper Breaks State Park Lake?
- Fishing Copper Breaks State Park Lake is most likely to be for Channel Catfish. Channel Catfish accounts for 29 of 67 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout and 11 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked July 1, 2025. Rainbow Trout was last stocked November 1, 2005. Largemouth Bass was last stocked July 1, 2020. Hybrid Sunfish was last stocked July 1, 1982. 9 more species are on the stocking report.
- When is Copper Breaks State Park Lake stocked?
- Last stocked July 1, 2025. It is stocked about 1.3 times a year since 1975, most often in July and November. The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of July. In 2025 it was July 1, 2025, about when it usually is. No plants recorded in 12 years between 1975 and 2025.
- How do you get on Copper Breaks State Park Lake?
- Shore fishing is available, there is a boat ramp, and a fee is required. The nearest town is Quanah. Facilities include camping. Copper Breaks State Park's 60-acre Lake Copper Breaks (and the smaller Big Pond) is a no-wake lake with a small boat ramp for canoes, kayaks, and small fishing boats; jet skis are not allowed. No fishing license is needed inside the park, and the park loans fishing gear.
- Which lakes near Copper Breaks State Park Lake were stocked more recently?
- Kemp (Baylor County) (38.8 mi), Seymour Pond North (46.7 mi), and Winchester lake (53.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Kemp (Baylor County) is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, and Bluegill, Seymour Pond North is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Channel Catfish, and Winchester lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, and Rainbow Trout.
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Quanah
- Shore access
- Yes
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Fee required
- Yes
- Facilities
- camping
Copper Breaks State Park's 60-acre Lake Copper Breaks (and the smaller Big Pond) is a no-wake lake with a small boat ramp for canoes, kayaks, and small fishing boats; jet skis are not allowed. No fishing license is needed inside the park, and the park loans fishing gear.
Sources: tpwd.texas.gov, accessed September 23, 2026 , tpwd.texas.gov, accessed September 23, 2026 , tpwd.texas.gov, accessed September 23, 2026 , tpwd.texas.gov, accessed September 23, 2026
How Copper Breaks State Park Lake is stocked
The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of July. In 2025 it was July 1, 2025, about when it usually is.
No plants recorded in 12 years between 1975 and 2025.
Kemp (Baylor County) (38.8 mi), Seymour Pond North (46.7 mi), and Winchester lake (53.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Kemp (Baylor County) is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, and Bluegill, Seymour Pond North is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Channel Catfish, and Winchester lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, and Rainbow Trout.
Fish at Copper Breaks State Park Lake
Fishing Copper Breaks State Park Lake is most likely to be for Channel Catfish. Channel Catfish accounts for 29 of 67 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout and 11 more.
Channel Catfish 29 plants
- Plants
- 29 of 67
- Last stocked
- July 1, 2025
Rainbow Trout 16 plants
- Plants
- 16 of 67
- Last stocked
- November 1, 2005
Largemouth Bass 5 plants
- Plants
- 5 of 67
- Last stocked
- July 1, 2020
Hybrid Sunfish 4 plants
- Plants
- 4 of 67
- Last stocked
- July 1, 1982
Blue Catfish 2 plants
- Plants
- 2 of 67
- Last stocked
- July 1, 1981
Bluegill 2 plants
- Plants
- 2 of 67
- Last stocked
- July 1, 2025
Muskellunge 2 plants
- Plants
- 2 of 67
- Last stocked
- July 1, 1976
Smallmouth Bass 2 plants
- Plants
- 2 of 67
- Last stocked
- July 1, 1984
Flathead Catfish 1 plant
- Plants
- 1 of 67
- Last stocked
- July 1, 1976
Lone Star Bass 1 plant
- Plants
- 1 of 67
- Last stocked
- July 1, 2025
Sunfish 1 plant
- Plants
- 1 of 67
- Last stocked
- July 1, 1979
Tiger Muskie 1 plant
- Plants
- 1 of 67
- Last stocked
- July 1, 1976
Yellow Perch 1 plant
- Plants
- 1 of 67
- Last stocked
- July 1, 1992
Fish stocked per year
- 21,4001975
- 2,8151976
- 5,8001979
- 8,9991980
- 12,5001981
- 3,0001982
- 3,1231983
- 2,9701984
- 10,1001987
- 4,0581988
- 12,1661989
- 64,2931990
- 9,6711991
- 16,9481992
- 5,9991993
- 2,4181994
- 5001995
- 2,2761996
- 3,3661997
- 2,2801998
- 1,5031999
- 2,9252000
- 2,8222001
- 2,8062003
- 1,7942004
- 8,0882005
- 1,1572007
- 1,1512008
- 1,1542009
- 1,1522010
- 1,1522011
- 1,1522012
- 1,1922013
- 1,1812014
- 1,1582016
- 1,1542017
- 1,1622018
- 29,0012020
- 5,7292025
Stocking history
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| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2025 | Lone Star Bass | 4,231 | – | report |
| July 1, 2025 | Bluegill | 298 | – | report |
| July 1, 2025 | Channel Catfish | 1,200 | – | report |
| July 1, 2020 | Largemouth Bass | 12,771 | – | report |
| July 1, 2020 | Bluegill | 15,073 | – | report |
| July 1, 2020 | Channel Catfish | 1,157 | – | report |
| July 1, 2018 | Channel Catfish | 1,162 | – | report |
| July 1, 2017 | Channel Catfish | 1,154 | – | report |
| July 1, 2016 | Channel Catfish | 1,158 | – | report |
| July 1, 2014 | Channel Catfish | 1,181 | – | report |
| July 1, 2013 | Channel Catfish | 1,192 | – | report |
| July 1, 2012 | Channel Catfish | 1,152 | – | report |
| July 1, 2011 | Channel Catfish | 1,152 | – | report |
| July 1, 2010 | Channel Catfish | 1,152 | – | report |
| July 1, 2009 | Channel Catfish | 1,154 | – | report |
| July 1, 2008 | Channel Catfish | 1,151 | – | report |
| July 1, 2007 | Channel Catfish | 1,157 | – | report |
| November 1, 2005 | Rainbow Trout | 1,704 | – | report |
| July 1, 2005 | Largemouth Bass | 5,230 | – | report |
| July 1, 2005 | Channel Catfish | 1,154 | – | report |
| November 1, 2004 | Rainbow Trout | 1,794 | – | report |
| November 1, 2003 | Rainbow Trout | 1,644 | – | report |
| July 1, 2003 | Channel Catfish | 1,162 | – | report |
| November 1, 2001 | Rainbow Trout | 1,322 | – | report |
| July 1, 2001 | Channel Catfish | 1,500 | – | report |
| November 1, 2000 | Rainbow Trout | 1,425 | – | report |
| July 1, 2000 | Channel Catfish | 1,500 | – | report |
| July 1, 1999 | Channel Catfish | 1,503 | – | report |
| November 1, 1998 | Rainbow Trout | 780 | – | report |
| July 1, 1998 | Channel Catfish | 1,500 | – | report |
| November 1, 1997 | Rainbow Trout | 1,866 | – | report |
| July 1, 1997 | Channel Catfish | 1,500 | – | report |
| November 1, 1996 | Rainbow Trout | 776 | – | report |
| July 1, 1996 | Channel Catfish | 1,500 | – | report |
| November 1, 1995 | Rainbow Trout | 500 | – | report |
| November 1, 1994 | Rainbow Trout | 2,418 | – | report |
| November 1, 1993 | Rainbow Trout | 3,000 | – | report |
| July 1, 1993 | Channel Catfish | 1,500 | – | report |
| July 1, 1993 | Channel Catfish | 1,499 | – | report |
| November 1, 1992 | Rainbow Trout | 2,840 | – | report |
| July 1, 1992 | Yellow Perch | 12,600 | – | report |
| July 1, 1992 | Channel Catfish | 1,508 | – | report |
| November 1, 1991 | Rainbow Trout | 2,003 | – | report |
| July 1, 1991 | Largemouth Bass | 6,168 | – | report |
| July 1, 1991 | Channel Catfish | 1,500 | – | report |
| November 1, 1990 | Rainbow Trout | 4,089 | – | report |
| July 1, 1990 | Channel Catfish | 60,204 | – | report |
| November 1, 1989 | Rainbow Trout | 6,166 | – | report |
| July 1, 1989 | Channel Catfish | 6,000 | – | report |
| November 1, 1988 | Rainbow Trout | 4,058 | – | report |
| July 1, 1987 | Channel Catfish | 10,100 | – | report |
| July 1, 1984 | Smallmouth Bass | 2,970 | – | report |
| July 1, 1983 | Smallmouth Bass | 3,123 | – | report |
| July 1, 1982 | Hybrid Sunfish | 3,000 | – | report |
| July 1, 1981 | Hybrid Sunfish | 6,000 | – | report |
| July 1, 1981 | Largemouth Bass | 3,500 | – | report |
| July 1, 1981 | Blue Catfish | 3,000 | – | report |
| July 1, 1980 | Hybrid Sunfish | 5,999 | – | report |
| July 1, 1980 | Blue Catfish | 3,000 | – | report |
| July 1, 1979 | Sunfish | 5,800 | – | report |
| July 1, 1976 | Tiger Muskie | 600 | – | report |
| July 1, 1976 | Flathead Catfish | 1,600 | – | report |
| July 1, 1976 | Muskellunge | 615 | – | report |
| July 1, 1975 | Hybrid Sunfish | 5,000 | – | report |
| July 1, 1975 | Largemouth Bass | 5,000 | – | report |
| July 1, 1975 | Channel Catfish | 10,000 | – | report |
| July 1, 1975 | Muskellunge | 1,400 | – | report |
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Species stocked here
- Muskellunge (2)
- Channel Catfish (29)
- Largemouth Bass (5)
- Hybrid Sunfish (4)
- Flathead Catfish (1)
- Tiger Muskie (1)
- Sunfish (1)
- Blue Catfish (2)
- Smallmouth Bass (2)
- Rainbow Trout (16)
- Yellow Perch (1)
- Bluegill (2)
- Lone Star Bass (1)
Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.