Crook fishing

Common questions

What fish are at Crook?

Fishing Crook is as likely to be for Blue Catfish and Channel Catfish. Each accounts for 1 of 2 plants on record. Blue Catfish was last stocked July 1, 2015. Channel Catfish was last stocked July 1, 2018. White crappie (TPWD's fisheries survey describes White Crappie as abundant, though the population is dominated by small individuals) is recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Crook stocked?

Last stocked July 1, 2018. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 2015, most often in July. No plants recorded in 2016 and 2017.

How do you get on Crook?

Shore fishing is available, there is a boat ramp, and no fee is required. The nearest town is Paris. Lake Crook sits on Pine Creek about 2 to 5 miles north of Paris. The City of Paris operates two free concrete boat ramps (an east two-lane ramp and a west single-lane ramp) with a 100-foot fishing pier between them. Gates are closed nightly from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Which lakes near Crook were stocked more recently?

Pat Mayse (7.9 mi), Maxey Park (10.6 mi), Davy Crockett (19.6 mi), Coffee Mill (23 mi), and Jim Chapman (29.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Pat Mayse is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Maxey Park is also stocked with Channel Catfish and Blue Catfish, Davy Crockett is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Coffee Mill is also stocked with Channel Catfish, and Jim Chapman is also stocked with Blue Catfish and Channel Catfish.

How Crook is stocked

No plants recorded in 2016 and 2017.

Pat Mayse (7.9 mi), Maxey Park (10.6 mi), Davy Crockett (19.6 mi), Coffee Mill (23 mi), and Jim Chapman (29.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Pat Mayse is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Maxey Park is also stocked with Channel Catfish and Blue Catfish, Davy Crockett is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Coffee Mill is also stocked with Channel Catfish, and Jim Chapman is also stocked with Blue Catfish and Channel Catfish.