Channel Catfish Stocked · 5 plants · last 2000 Best: dusk, night San Tana fishing
San Tana fishing: not stocked since 2000. It was stocked with Channel Catfish, Hybrid Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass on a reservoir. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish and dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass.
- Last stocked
- 2000
- Largemouth Bass
- Plants on record
- 8
- Since 1972
- Species recorded
- 3
- Elevation
- 1,617.8 ft
Fish at San Tana
Channel Catfish Stocked · 5 plants · last 2000 Best: dusk, night 
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 2 plants · last 2000 Best: dawn, dusk 
Hybrid Sunfish Stocked · 1 plant · last 1978 Last stocked 1978 · 1 plant
Hybrid Sunfish species guideHow San Tana is stocked
No plants recorded in 24 years between 1972 and 2000.
Fish stocked in 1972
1,500
Fish stocked in 1978
3,000
Fish stocked in 1979
4,986
Fish stocked in 1999
1,250
Fish stocked in 2000
7,887
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Largemouth Bass | 6,487 | – | report |
| 2000 | Channel Catfish | 1,400 | – | report |
| 1999 | Channel Catfish | 1,250 | – | report |
| 1979 | Largemouth Bass | 2,486 | – | report |
| 1979 | Channel Catfish | 2,500 | – | report |
| 1978 | Hybrid Sunfish | 2,000 | – | report |
| 1978 | Channel Catfish | 1,000 | – | report |
| 1972 | Channel Catfish | 1,500 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- reservoir
- Nearest town
- Santa Anna
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 San Tana?
Fishing San Tana usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 5 of 8 plants on record, ahead of Largemouth Bass and one more. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2000. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 2000. Hybrid Sunfish was last stocked 1978.
When is San Tana stocked?
Not stocked since 2000. No plants recorded in 24 years between 1972 and 2000.
Which lakes near San Tana were stocked more recently?
Hords Creek (7 mi), Brownwood (17.2 mi), Coleman City (Coleman County) (22.7 mi), and O. H. Ivie (27.8 mi) were stocked more recently. Hords Creek is also stocked with Largemouth Bass and Channel Catfish, Brownwood is also stocked with Largemouth Bass, Hybrid Sunfish, and Channel Catfish, Coleman City (Coleman County) is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, and Hybrid Sunfish, and O. H. Ivie is also stocked with Largemouth Bass and Channel Catfish.