Last stocked
July 1, 2026
Plants on record
29
Since 1966
Species recorded
5
Elevation
413.7 ft
Common questions
- What fish are at Fort Parker State Park?
- Fishing Fort Parker State Park is most likely to be for Largemouth Bass. Largemouth Bass accounts for 11 of 29 plants on record, ahead of Channel Catfish and 3 more. Largemouth Bass was last stocked July 1, 2026. Channel Catfish was last stocked July 1, 2026. Blue Catfish was last stocked July 1, 2025. Bluegill was last stocked July 1, 2025. 1 more species is on the stocking report. White bass (Park fishing page lists white bass among the fish caught in Fort Parker Lake) and Crappie (Park fishing page lists crappie among the fish caught in Fort Parker Lake) are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
- When is Fort Parker State Park stocked?
- Last stocked July 1, 2026. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 1966, most often in July. The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of July. In 2026 it was July 1, 2026, about when it usually is. No plants recorded in 43 years between 1966 and 2026.
- How do you get on Fort Parker State Park?
- Shore fishing is available, there is a boat ramp, and a fee is required. The nearest town is Mexia. Facilities include camping and cleaning station. Fort Parker State Park's 750-acre Fort Parker Lake has two boat ramps (one on the lake, one on the Navasota River) and a fish cleaning station; the park loans fishing gear. No license is needed fishing from shore or a boat on the lake itself. $5 daily entrance fee for adults.
Access and facts
- Water type
- reservoir
- Nearest town
- Mexia
- Shore access
- Yes
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Fee required
- Yes
- Facilities
- camping, cleaning station
Fort Parker State Park's 750-acre Fort Parker Lake has two boat ramps (one on the lake, one on the Navasota River) and a fish cleaning station; the park loans fishing gear. No license is needed fishing from shore or a boat on the lake itself. $5 daily entrance fee for adults.
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 , tpwd.texas.gov, accessed September 23, 2026 , tpwd.texas.gov, accessed September 23, 2026
How Fort Parker State Park is stocked
The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of July. In 2026 it was July 1, 2026, about when it usually is.
No plants recorded in 43 years between 1966 and 2026.
Fish at Fort Parker State Park
Fishing Fort Parker State Park is most likely to be for Largemouth Bass. Largemouth Bass accounts for 11 of 29 plants on record, ahead of Channel Catfish and 3 more.
Largemouth Bass 11 plants
- Plants
- 11 of 29
- Last stocked
- July 1, 2026
Channel Catfish 8 plants
- Plants
- 8 of 29
- Last stocked
- July 1, 2026
Blue Catfish 6 plants
- Plants
- 6 of 29
- Last stocked
- July 1, 2025
Bluegill 3 plants
- Plants
- 3 of 29
- Last stocked
- July 1, 2025
Lone Star Bass 1 plant
- Plants
- 1 of 29
- Last stocked
- July 1, 2023
Fish stocked per year
- 11,0001966
- 2,0001970
- 33,0001974
- 35,0001975
- 99,9001982
- 2831991
- 7,0892003
- 97,9282004
- 36,1382008
- 36,2502009
- 17,0952016
- 35,8092020
- 49,3612021
- 39,4622022
- 18,5752023
- 25,5172024
- 65,4772025
- 38,4542026
Stocking history
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| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2026 | Largemouth Bass | 6,306 | – | report |
| July 1, 2026 | Channel Catfish | 32,148 | – | report |
| July 1, 2025 | Largemouth Bass | 6,460 | – | report |
| July 1, 2025 | Bluegill | 19,300 | – | report |
| July 1, 2025 | Channel Catfish | 19,890 | – | report |
| July 1, 2025 | Blue Catfish | 19,827 | – | report |
| July 1, 2024 | Bluegill | 25,517 | – | report |
| July 1, 2023 | Lone Star Bass | 6,058 | – | report |
| July 1, 2023 | Blue Catfish | 12,517 | – | report |
| July 1, 2022 | Channel Catfish | 39,462 | – | report |
| July 1, 2021 | Largemouth Bass | 12,841 | – | report |
| July 1, 2021 | Channel Catfish | 18,343 | – | report |
| July 1, 2021 | Blue Catfish | 18,177 | – | report |
| July 1, 2020 | Largemouth Bass | 35,809 | – | report |
| July 1, 2016 | Largemouth Bass | 17,095 | – | report |
| July 1, 2009 | Blue Catfish | 36,250 | – | report |
| July 1, 2008 | Blue Catfish | 36,138 | – | report |
| July 1, 2004 | Largemouth Bass | 93,331 | – | report |
| July 1, 2004 | Channel Catfish | 4,597 | – | report |
| July 1, 2003 | Blue Catfish | 7,089 | – | report |
| July 1, 1991 | Channel Catfish | 283 | – | report |
| July 1, 1982 | Bluegill | 30,000 | – | report |
| July 1, 1982 | Largemouth Bass | 34,900 | – | report |
| July 1, 1982 | Channel Catfish | 35,000 | – | report |
| July 1, 1975 | Largemouth Bass | 35,000 | – | report |
| July 1, 1974 | Largemouth Bass | 33,000 | – | report |
| July 1, 1970 | Largemouth Bass | 2,000 | – | report |
| July 1, 1966 | Largemouth Bass | 3,000 | – | report |
| July 1, 1966 | Channel Catfish | 8,000 | – | report |
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Species found here
Confirmed present independent of the stocking records above, not from a stocking event.
- White bass : Park fishing page lists white bass among the fish caught in Fort Parker Lake. (tpwd.texas.gov, accessed September 23, 2026)
- Crappie : Park fishing page lists crappie among the fish caught in Fort Parker Lake. (tpwd.texas.gov, accessed September 23, 2026)
Species stocked here
Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.