Channel Catfish Stocked · 13 plants · last 1978 Best: dusk, night Rita Blanca fishing
Rita Blanca fishing is stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Flathead Catfish, and 3 more on a reservoir. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 1965. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish, dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass and Rainbow Trout, and dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 33
- Since 1965
- Species recorded
- 9
- Elevation
- 3,891.1 ft
Fish at Rita Blanca
Channel Catfish Stocked · 13 plants · last 1978 Best: dusk, night 
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 7 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk 
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 5 plants · last 1980 Best: dawn, dusk 
Blue Catfish Stocked · 2 plants · last 1979 Last stocked 1979 · 2 plants
Blue Catfish species guide
Hybrid Sunfish Stocked · 2 plants · last 1981 Last stocked 1981 · 2 plants
Hybrid Sunfish species guide Bighead Carp Stocked · 1 plant · last 1993
Last stocked 1993 · 1 plant
Brown Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last 1973 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Flathead Catfish Stocked · 1 plant · last 1975 Best: night Panfish Stocked · 1 plant · last 1993
Last stocked 1993 · 1 plant
How Rita Blanca is stocked
No plants recorded in 41 years between 1965 and 2025.
Fish stocked in 1965
16,000
Fish stocked in 1966
81,000
Fish stocked in 1967
5,000
Fish stocked in 1968
4,000
Fish stocked in 1969
10,500
Fish stocked in 1970
15,000
Fish stocked in 1971
6,000
Fish stocked in 1972
35,000
Fish stocked in 1973
56,750
Fish stocked in 1974
20,811
Fish stocked in 1975
10,300
Fish stocked in 1976
11,150
Fish stocked in 1977
9,225
Fish stocked in 1978
5,000
Fish stocked in 1979
2,500
Fish stocked in 1980
71,676
Fish stocked in 1981
52,000
Fish stocked in 1993
660,000
Fish stocked in 2024
1,348
Fish stocked in 2025
2,595
Stocking history
Access and facts
- Water type
- reservoir
- Nearest town
- Dalhart, TX
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 Rita Blanca?
Fishing Rita Blanca usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 13 of 33 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout and 7 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked 1978. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2025. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 1980. Blue Catfish was last stocked 1979. 5 more species are on the stocking report.
When is Rita Blanca stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 1965. No plants recorded in 41 years between 1965 and 2025.
Which lakes near Rita Blanca were stocked more recently?
Meredith (54 mi) and Fryer (104.3 mi) were stocked more recently. Meredith is also stocked with Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Flathead Catfish, Rainbow Trout, and Brown Trout and Fryer is also stocked with Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish, and Rainbow Trout.