Jacksboro fishing

Jacksboro fishing is stocked with Channel Catfish, Northern Pike, Hybrid Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass on a reservoir. It is stocked about 0.3 times a year since 1969. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish, dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike, and dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass.

AI-generated illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
2024
Channel Catfish
Plants on record
17
Since 1969
Species recorded
4
Elevation
1,011.8 ft

Fish at Jacksboro

4 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Channel Catfish Stocked · 11 plants · last 2024 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked 2024 · 11 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide
Northern Pike Stocked · 1 plant · last 1974 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 1974 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Northern Pike species guide

How Jacksboro is stocked

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

No plants recorded in 40 years between 1969 and 2024.

Fish stocked in 1969

6,000

Fish stocked in 1974

2,369

Fish stocked in 1984

6,200

Fish stocked in 1988

12,000

Fish stocked in 1990

12,336

Fish stocked in 1991

15,200

Fish stocked in 1992

3,007

Fish stocked in 1994

3,003

Fish stocked in 1997

4,375

Fish stocked in 1998

3,015

Fish stocked in 2011

12,323

Fish stocked in 2013

2,908

Fish stocked in 2016

2,915

Fish stocked in 2021

1,011

Fish stocked in 2022

12,423

Fish stocked in 2024

1,029

Stocking history

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2024Channel Catfish1,029–report
2022Largemouth Bass12,423–report
2021Channel Catfish1,011–report
2016Channel Catfish2,915–report
2013Channel Catfish2,908–report
2011Channel Catfish12,323–report
1998Channel Catfish3,015–report
1997Channel Catfish4,375–report
1994Channel Catfish3,003–report
1992Channel Catfish3,007–report
1991Largemouth Bass12,200–report
1991Channel Catfish3,000–report
1990Largemouth Bass12,336–report
1988Largemouth Bass12,000–report
1984Hybrid Sunfish6,200–report
1974Northern Pike2,369–report
1969Channel Catfish6,000–report

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Nearest town
Jacksboro, TX

The City of Jacksboro operates a free public boat ramp and lakeside park with shoreline fishing access on this small municipal water-supply lake.

Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.

Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department before you go.

Nearest lakes

Public land at Jacksboro

Jacksboro is 0.2 miles outside the edge of Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site, and Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Jacksboro?

Fishing Jacksboro usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 11 of 17 plants on record, ahead of Largemouth Bass and 2 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2024. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 2022. Hybrid Sunfish was last stocked 1984. Northern Pike was last stocked 1974.

When is Jacksboro stocked?

Last stocked 2024. It is stocked about 0.3 times a year since 1969. No plants recorded in 40 years between 1969 and 2024.

How do you get on Jacksboro?

The nearest town is Jacksboro, TX. The City of Jacksboro operates a free public boat ramp and lakeside park with shoreline fishing access on this small municipal water-supply lake.

Which lakes near Jacksboro were stocked more recently?

Bridgeport (16.9 mi) and Amon G. Carter (22.8 mi) were stocked more recently. Bridgeport is also stocked with Largemouth Bass and Channel Catfish and Amon G. Carter is also stocked with Channel Catfish and Largemouth Bass.

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