Lady Bird Johnson Park Reservoir fishing

Lady Bird Johnson Park Reservoir fishing is stocked with Channel Catfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, and Blue Catfish on a community pond. It is stocked about 0.8 times a year since 1969. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish and dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass and Rainbow Trout.

AI-generated illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
2025
Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
48
Since 1969
Species recorded
5
Elevation
1,641.9 ft

Fish at Lady Bird Johnson Park Reservoir

5 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Channel Catfish Stocked · 28 plants · last 2023 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked 2023 · 28 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 10 plants · last 1998 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 1998 · 10 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Largemouth Bass species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 8 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2025 · 8 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Lady Bird Johnson Park Reservoir is stocked

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

No plants recorded in 20 years between 1969 and 2025.

Fish stocked in 1969

1,000

Fish stocked in 1971

1,000

Fish stocked in 1978

19,584

Fish stocked in 1980

100

Fish stocked in 1987

1,298

Fish stocked in 1990

753

Fish stocked in 1991

741

Fish stocked in 1993

707

Fish stocked in 1994

494

Fish stocked in 1995

1,433

Fish stocked in 1996

1,172

Fish stocked in 1997

1,267

Fish stocked in 1998

1,019

Fish stocked in 1999

1,209

Fish stocked in 2000

706

Fish stocked in 2001

1,718

Fish stocked in 2002

711

Fish stocked in 2003

916

Fish stocked in 2004

707

Fish stocked in 2005

941

Fish stocked in 2006

1,216

Fish stocked in 2008

725

Fish stocked in 2009

750

Fish stocked in 2010

731

Fish stocked in 2011

707

Fish stocked in 2012

907

Fish stocked in 2013

754

Fish stocked in 2014

751

Fish stocked in 2017

806

Fish stocked in 2018

748

Fish stocked in 2019

732

Fish stocked in 2020

239

Fish stocked in 2021

507

Fish stocked in 2022

514

Fish stocked in 2023

1,219

Fish stocked in 2024

579

Fish stocked in 2025

584

Stocking history

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Rainbow Trout584–report
2024Rainbow Trout579–report
2023Rainbow Trout511–report
2023Channel Catfish708–report
2022Rainbow Trout514–report
2021Rainbow Trout507–report
2020Rainbow Trout239–report
2019Channel Catfish732–report
2018Channel Catfish748–report
2017Channel Catfish806–report
2014Channel Catfish751–report
2013Channel Catfish754–report
2012Channel Catfish907–report
2011Channel Catfish707–report
2010Channel Catfish731–report
2009Channel Catfish750–report
2008Channel Catfish725–report
2006Channel Catfish1,216–report
2005Channel Catfish941–report
2004Channel Catfish707–report
2003Blue Catfish916–report
2002Channel Catfish711–report
2001Rainbow Trout1,009–report
2001Channel Catfish709–report
2000Channel Catfish706–report
1999Rainbow Trout502–report
1999Channel Catfish707–report
1998Largemouth Bass311–report
1998Channel Catfish708–report
1997Largemouth Bass560–report
1997Channel Catfish707–report
1996Largemouth Bass357–report
1996Largemouth Bass92–report
1996Channel Catfish723–report
1995Largemouth Bass254–report
1995Largemouth Bass220–report
1995Largemouth Bass252–report
1995Channel Catfish707–report
1994Largemouth Bass494–report
1993Channel Catfish707–report
1991Largemouth Bass741–report
1990Largemouth Bass753–report
1987Channel Catfish1,298–report
1980Channel Catfish100–report
1978Hybrid Sunfish16,500–report
1978Channel Catfish3,084–report
1971Channel Catfish1,000–report
1969Channel Catfish1,000–report

Access and facts

Water type
community pond
Nearest town
Fredericksburg, TX

The City of Fredericksburg operates this small pond inside Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park, with free shoreline fishing access and no boat ramp.

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.

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Common questions

What fish are at Lady Bird Johnson Park Reservoir?

Fishing Lady Bird Johnson Park Reservoir usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 28 of 48 plants on record, ahead of Largemouth Bass and 3 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2023. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 1998. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2025. Blue Catfish was last stocked 2003. 1 more species is on the stocking report.

When is Lady Bird Johnson Park Reservoir stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 0.8 times a year since 1969. No plants recorded in 20 years between 1969 and 2025.

How do you get on Lady Bird Johnson Park Reservoir?

The nearest town is Fredericksburg, TX. The City of Fredericksburg operates this small pond inside Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park, with free shoreline fishing access and no boat ramp.

Which lakes near Lady Bird Johnson Park Reservoir were stocked more recently?

Cypress Springs (14.8 mi) was stocked more recently. Cypress Springs is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, and Hybrid Sunfish.

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