Channel Catfish Stocked · 28 plants · last 2025 Best: dusk, night Elmendorf fishing
Elmendorf fishing is stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Hybrid Sunfish, Rainbow Trout, Bluegill, and Lone Star Bass on a community pond. It is stocked about 0.7 times a year since 1966. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish, dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass and Rainbow Trout, and dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill.
- Last stocked
- 2026
- Lone Star Bass
- Plants on record
- 43
- Since 1966
- Species recorded
- 6
- Elevation
- 657.4 ft
Fish at Elmendorf
Channel Catfish Stocked · 28 plants · last 2025 Best: dusk, night 
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 8 plants · last 2022 Best: dawn, dusk Lone Star Bass Stocked · 3 plants · last 2026
Last stocked 2026 · 3 plants
Hybrid Sunfish Stocked · 2 plants · last 1996 Last stocked 1996 · 2 plants
Hybrid Sunfish species guide
Bluegill Stocked · 1 plant · last 2020 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last 2017 Best: dawn, dusk How Elmendorf is stocked
No plants recorded in 30 years between 1966 and 2026.
Fish stocked in 1966
2,500
Fish stocked in 1967
600
Fish stocked in 1976
20,000
Fish stocked in 1982
800
Fish stocked in 1983
865
Fish stocked in 1984
1,350
Fish stocked in 1990
982
Fish stocked in 1991
1,988
Fish stocked in 1995
2,160
Fish stocked in 1996
7,173
Fish stocked in 1998
782
Fish stocked in 1999
822
Fish stocked in 2000
780
Fish stocked in 2002
788
Fish stocked in 2003
824
Fish stocked in 2004
780
Fish stocked in 2005
805
Fish stocked in 2008
787
Fish stocked in 2011
791
Fish stocked in 2012
794
Fish stocked in 2013
814
Fish stocked in 2017
2,616
Fish stocked in 2018
1,148
Fish stocked in 2019
1,097
Fish stocked in 2020
4,050
Fish stocked in 2021
4,292
Fish stocked in 2022
5,520
Fish stocked in 2023
1,083
Fish stocked in 2024
4,232
Fish stocked in 2025
4,492
Fish stocked in 2026
3,887
Stocking history
Access and facts
- Water type
- community pond
- Nearest town
- San Antonio
- Shore access
- Yes
- Fee required
- No
- Facilities
- restrooms
Elmendorf Lake Park (3700 W. Commerce St., San Antonio) is a 29.6-acre city-owned lake and park, transferred to the City of San Antonio in 1917 with the condition the dam be rebuilt. Fishing is allowed from the bank or the pier; the park is free and open daily, 5 a.m.
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Common questions
What fish are at Elmendorf?
Fishing Elmendorf usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 28 of 43 plants on record, ahead of Largemouth Bass and 4 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2025. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 2022. Lone Star Bass was last stocked 2026. Hybrid Sunfish was last stocked 1996. 2 more species are on the stocking report.
When is Elmendorf stocked?
Last stocked 2026. It is stocked about 0.7 times a year since 1966. No plants recorded in 30 years between 1966 and 2026.
How do you get on Elmendorf?
Shore fishing is available and no fee is required. The nearest town is San Antonio. Facilities include restrooms. Elmendorf Lake Park (3700 W. Commerce St., San Antonio) is a 29.6-acre city-owned lake and park, transferred to the City of San Antonio in 1917 with the condition the dam be rebuilt. Fishing is allowed from the bank or the pier; the park is free and open daily, 5 a.m.