Sealy fishing

Fishing at Sealy is on a reservoir, stocked with Channel Catfish, Hybrid Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass. It is stocked about 0.3 times a year since 1972, most often in July. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish and dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass.

Last stocked

July 1, 2000

Plants on record

9

Since 1972

Species recorded

3

Elevation

1,617.7 ft

Common questions

What fish are at Sealy?
Fishing Sealy is most likely to be for Channel Catfish. Channel Catfish accounts for 6 of 9 plants on record, ahead of Hybrid Sunfish and one more. Channel Catfish was last stocked July 1, 2000. Hybrid Sunfish was last stocked July 1, 1978. Largemouth Bass was last stocked July 1, 2000.
When is Sealy stocked?
Last stocked July 1, 2000. It is stocked about 0.3 times a year since 1972, most often in July. The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of July. In 2000 it was July 1, 2000, about when it usually is. No plants recorded in 23 years between 1972 and 2000.
How do you get on Sealy?
Shore fishing is available, there is a boat ramp, and it is float tube friendly. The nearest town is Santa Anna. Sealy, a 40-acre Coleman County lake near Santa Anna, has one improved boat ramp and is excellent for float-tube and wade fishing. Aquatic vegetation (mostly water milfoil) is common, and it typically has the better bass population of the two nearby Santa Anna lakes.
Which lakes near Sealy were stocked more recently?
Hords Creek (6.5 mi), Brownwood (17 mi), Coleman City (Coleman County) (22.2 mi), and O. H. Ivie (28.1 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.

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Nearest town
Santa Anna
Shore access
Yes
Boat ramp
Yes
Float tube friendly
Yes

Sealy, a 40-acre Coleman County lake near Santa Anna, has one improved boat ramp and is excellent for float-tube and wade fishing. Aquatic vegetation (mostly water milfoil) is common, and it typically has the better bass population of the two nearby Santa Anna lakes.

Sources: stillwatersbassclub.org, accessed September 23, 2026 , stillwatersbassclub.org, accessed September 23, 2026 , stillwatersbassclub.org, accessed September 23, 2026 , stillwatersbassclub.org, accessed September 23, 2026 , tpwd.texas.gov, accessed September 23, 2026

How Sealy is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of July. In 2000 it was July 1, 2000, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 23 years between 1972 and 2000.

Hords Creek (6.5 mi), Brownwood (17 mi), Coleman City (Coleman County) (22.2 mi), and O. H. Ivie (28.1 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.

Fish at Sealy

Fishing Sealy is most likely to be for Channel Catfish. Channel Catfish accounts for 6 of 9 plants on record, ahead of Hybrid Sunfish and one more.

Channel Catfish 6 plants
Plants
6 of 9
Last stocked
July 1, 2000

Seasons and rigs are on the Channel Catfish guide.

Hybrid Sunfish 2 plants
Plants
2 of 9
Last stocked
July 1, 1978

Seasons and rigs are on the Hybrid Sunfish guide.

Largemouth Bass 1 plant
Plants
1 of 9
Last stocked
July 1, 2000

Seasons and rigs are on the Largemouth Bass guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 2,0001972
  • 3,2501978
  • 2,5001979
  • 2,5001981
  • 1,1601999
  • 5,9372000

Stocking history

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
July 1, 2000 Largemouth Bass 4,749 – report
July 1, 2000 Channel Catfish 1,188 – report
July 1, 1999 Channel Catfish 1,160 – report
July 1, 1981 Channel Catfish 2,500 – report
July 1, 1979 Channel Catfish 2,500 – report
July 1, 1978 Hybrid Sunfish 2,250 – report
July 1, 1978 Channel Catfish 1,000 – report
July 1, 1972 Hybrid Sunfish 500 – report
July 1, 1972 Channel Catfish 1,500 – report

Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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