Pat Mayse fishing

Pat Mayse fishing is stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Palmetto Bass, Threadfin Shad, and Lone Star Bass on a reservoir. It is stocked about 0.6 times a year since 1967. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish and dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass.

Pat Mayse
Photo: USACE, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)
Last stocked
2025
Lone Star Bass
Plants on record
33
Since 1967
Species recorded
5
Elevation
460.5 ft

Fish at Pat Mayse

5 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Palmetto Bass Stocked · 17 plants · last 2000

Last stocked 2000 · 17 plants

Largemouth Bass Stocked · 12 plants · last 2020 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2020 · 12 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Largemouth Bass species guide
Lone Star Bass Stocked · 2 plants · last 2025

Last stocked 2025 · 2 plants

Threadfin Shad Stocked · 1 plant · last 1986

Last stocked 1986 · 1 plant

How Pat Mayse is stocked

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

No plants recorded in 31 years between 1967 and 2025.

Fish stocked in 1967

667,400

Fish stocked in 1968

901,000

Fish stocked in 1973

46,303

Fish stocked in 1974

60,000

Fish stocked in 1975

59,773

Fish stocked in 1976

60,000

Fish stocked in 1979

30,000

Fish stocked in 1981

7,980

Fish stocked in 1982

63,000

Fish stocked in 1983

289,375

Fish stocked in 1986

90,495

Fish stocked in 1991

394,390

Fish stocked in 1992

98,700

Fish stocked in 1993

49,284

Fish stocked in 1994

391,548

Fish stocked in 1995

121,525

Fish stocked in 1996

42,801

Fish stocked in 1997

42,175

Fish stocked in 1998

42,200

Fish stocked in 1999

21,084

Fish stocked in 2000

42,027

Fish stocked in 2003

298,658

Fish stocked in 2004

147,910

Fish stocked in 2011

298,130

Fish stocked in 2018

76,258

Fish stocked in 2020

70,075

Fish stocked in 2023

79,695

Fish stocked in 2025

109,641

Stocking history

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Lone Star Bass109,641–report
2023Lone Star Bass79,695–report
2020Largemouth Bass70,075–report
2018Largemouth Bass76,258–report
2011Largemouth Bass298,130–report
2004Largemouth Bass147,910–report
2003Largemouth Bass298,658–report
2000Palmetto Bass42,027–report
1999Palmetto Bass21,084–report
1998Palmetto Bass42,200–report
1997Palmetto Bass42,175–report
1996Palmetto Bass42,801–report
1995Palmetto Bass121,525–report
1994Largemouth Bass134,575–report
1994Largemouth Bass167,215–report
1994Palmetto Bass89,758–report
1993Palmetto Bass49,284–report
1992Palmetto Bass98,700–report
1991Largemouth Bass299,390–report
1991Palmetto Bass95,000–report
1986Palmetto Bass89,495–report
1986Threadfin Shad1,000–report
1983Largemouth Bass289,375–report
1982Palmetto Bass63,000–report
1981Largemouth Bass7,980–report
1979Palmetto Bass30,000–report
1976Palmetto Bass60,000–report
1975Palmetto Bass59,773–report
1974Palmetto Bass60,000–report
1973Palmetto Bass46,303–report
1968Largemouth Bass901,000–report
1967Largemouth Bass505,000–report
1967Channel Catfish162,400–report

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Nearest town
Paris, TX

US Army Corps of Engineers reservoir near Chicota and Powderly. Four fee ramps (Sanders Cove, Lamar Point, Pat Mayse West, Pat Mayse East) circle the lake; a free single-lane ramp is at Clay Bluff and free bank access is at the Tailrace area below the dam.

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.

About Pat Mayse

Photo of Pat Mayse
USACE, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)

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Common questions

What fish are at Pat Mayse?

Fishing Pat Mayse usually means Palmetto Bass: Palmetto Bass accounts for 17 of 33 plants on record, ahead of Largemouth Bass and 3 more. Palmetto Bass was last stocked 2000. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 2020. Lone Star Bass was last stocked 2025. Channel Catfish was last stocked 1967. 1 more species is on the stocking report.

When is Pat Mayse stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 0.6 times a year since 1967. No plants recorded in 31 years between 1967 and 2025.

How do you get on Pat Mayse?

The nearest town is Paris, TX. US Army Corps of Engineers reservoir near Chicota and Powderly. Four fee ramps (Sanders Cove, Lamar Point, Pat Mayse West, Pat Mayse East) circle the lake; a free single-lane ramp is at Clay Bluff and free bank access is at the Tailrace area below the dam.

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