Picnic Pond fishing

Picnic Pond fishing: not stocked since 2010. It was stocked with Channel Catfish. Species guides list dusk and night as the active times.

AI-generated illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
2010
Channel Catfish
Plants on record
7
Since 1996
Species recorded
1
Elevation
637.7 ft

Fish at Picnic Pond

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Channel Catfish Stocked · 7 plants · last 2010 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked 2010 · 7 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide

How Picnic Pond is stocked

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

No plants recorded in 8 years between 1996 and 2010.

Fish stocked in 1996

1,300

Fish stocked in 2001

500

Fish stocked in 2002

490

Fish stocked in 2004

493

Fish stocked in 2007

682

Fish stocked in 2008

400

Fish stocked in 2010

528

Stocking history

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2010Channel Catfish528–report
2008Channel Catfish400–report
2007Channel Catfish682–report
2004Channel Catfish493–report
2002Channel Catfish490–report
2001Channel Catfish500–report
1996Channel Catfish1,300–report

Access and facts

Nearest town
Pottsboro, TX

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

Nearest lakes

Camping near Picnic Pond

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Picnic Pond's mapped point, nearest first: Juniper Point camping (8.4 miles), Damsite Texas camping (12.4 miles), Caney Creek camping (12.6 miles), and Burns Run West camping (12.9 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Common questions

What fish are at Picnic Pond?

Fishing Picnic Pond usually means Channel Catfish. All 7 plants on record are Channel Catfish. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2010.

When is Picnic Pond stocked?

Not stocked since 2010. No plants recorded in 8 years between 1996 and 2010.

Which lakes near Picnic Pond were stocked more recently?

Loy Lake (9.9 mi), Waterloo Lake (11 mi), Waterloo Park Pond (11 mi), and Texoma (11 mi) were stocked more recently. Loy Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Waterloo Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Waterloo Park Pond is also stocked with Channel Catfish, and Texoma is also stocked with Channel Catfish.

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