Channel Catfish Stocked · 17 plants · last 2022 Best: dusk, night Inks fishing
Inks fishing is stocked with Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Coho Salmon, Rainbow Trout, and 5 more on a reservoir. It is stocked about 0.8 times a year since 1968. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish, dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, and Muskellunge, and dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike.
- Last stocked
- 2024
- Largemouth Bass
- Plants on record
- 43
- Since 1968
- Species recorded
- 11
- Elevation
- 871.2 ft
Fish at Inks
Channel Catfish Stocked · 17 plants · last 2022 Best: dusk, night 
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 8 plants · last 2024 Best: dawn, dusk 
Striped Bass Stocked · 6 plants · last 2023 Best: dawn, dusk Palmetto Bass Stocked · 4 plants · last 1986
Last stocked 1986 · 4 plants
Walleye Stocked · 2 plants · last 1978 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Blue Catfish Stocked · 1 plant · last 1968 Last stocked 1968 · 1 plant
Blue Catfish species guide
Coho Salmon Stocked · 1 plant · last 1974 Last stocked 1974 · 1 plant
Coho Salmon species guide
Muskellunge Stocked · 1 plant · last 1976 Best: dawn, dusk 
Northern Pike Stocked · 1 plant · last 1974 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last 1974 Best: dawn, dusk Sunshine Bass Stocked · 1 plant · last 2016
Last stocked 2016 · 1 plant
How Inks is stocked
No plants recorded in 30 years between 1968 and 2024.
Fish stocked in 1968
4,000
Fish stocked in 1969
245,100
Fish stocked in 1971
28,000
Fish stocked in 1974
9,750
Fish stocked in 1976
10,070
Fish stocked in 1978
4,071,950
Fish stocked in 1980
12,350
Fish stocked in 1983
8,010
Fish stocked in 1984
21,635
Fish stocked in 1986
44,553
Fish stocked in 1987
1,957
Fish stocked in 1988
25,000
Fish stocked in 1989
14,037
Fish stocked in 1991
200,930
Fish stocked in 1994
3,080
Fish stocked in 2000
1,250
Fish stocked in 2006
111
Fish stocked in 2011
363,109
Fish stocked in 2013
12,469
Fish stocked in 2015
120,000
Fish stocked in 2016
80,624
Fish stocked in 2018
139,522
Fish stocked in 2019
67,532
Fish stocked in 2021
8,870
Fish stocked in 2022
24,900
Fish stocked in 2023
4,429
Fish stocked in 2024
20,606
Stocking history
Access and facts
- Water type
- reservoir
- Nearest town
- Burnet, TX
- Facilities
- camping
Inks Lake State Park runs the lake's only public boat ramp, a two-lane concrete ramp, plus a lighted fishing pier and shoreline access. Park entrance fee required; camping reservations recommended well in advance.
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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department before you go.
About Inks
Nearest lakes
Public land at Inks
Inks is 0.1 miles outside the edge of Inks Lake State Park.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Inks?
Fishing Inks usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 17 of 43 plants on record, ahead of Largemouth Bass and 9 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2022. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 2024. Striped Bass was last stocked 2023. Palmetto Bass was last stocked 1986. 7 more species are on the stocking report.
When is Inks stocked?
Last stocked 2024. It is stocked about 0.8 times a year since 1968. No plants recorded in 30 years between 1968 and 2024.
How do you get on Inks?
The nearest town is Burnet, TX. Facilities include camping. Inks Lake State Park runs the lake's only public boat ramp, a two-lane concrete ramp, plus a lighted fishing pier and shoreline access. Park entrance fee required; camping reservations recommended well in advance.
Which lakes near Inks were stocked more recently?
Buchanan (6.4 mi), Marble Falls (13.3 mi), Post City South Lake (20.1 mi), Travis (27.7 mi), and Lake Georgetown (37.8 mi) were stocked more recently. Buchanan is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Striped Bass, Blue Catfish, and Sunshine Bass, Marble Falls is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, and Palmetto Bass, Post City South Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish and Largemouth Bass, Travis is also stocked with Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Striped Bass, Walleye, and Blue Catfish, and Lake Georgetown is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Palmetto Bass, Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Blue Catfish, and Sunshine Bass.