Channel Catfish Stocked · 9 plants · last 2026 Best: dusk, night Sheldon fishing
Sheldon fishing is stocked with Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Warmouth, Largemouth Bass, Crappie, and 4 more on a natural lake. It is stocked about 0.6 times a year since 1972. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish, night for Flathead Catfish, and dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass.
- Last stocked
- 2026
- Channel Catfish
- Plants on record
- 31
- Since 1972
- Species recorded
- 10
- Elevation
- 44.9 ft
Fish at Sheldon
Channel Catfish Stocked · 9 plants · last 2026 Best: dusk, night 
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 7 plants · last 2020 Best: dawn, dusk 
Blue Catfish Stocked · 4 plants · last 2015 Last stocked 2015 · 4 plants
Blue Catfish species guide
Hybrid Sunfish Stocked · 3 plants · last 1978 Last stocked 1978 · 3 plants
Hybrid Sunfish species guide
Flathead Catfish Stocked · 2 plants · last 1983 Best: night Lone Star Bass Stocked · 2 plants · last 2025
Last stocked 2025 · 2 plants
Crappie Stocked · 1 plant · last 1972 Best: dawn, dusk, night Red Drum Stocked · 1 plant · last 1976
Last stocked 1976 · 1 plant
Redear Sunfish Stocked · 1 plant · last 1983 Best: day Warmouth Stocked · 1 plant · last 1972
Last stocked 1972 · 1 plant
How Sheldon is stocked
No plants recorded in 41 years between 1972 and 2026.
Fish stocked in 1972
263,915
Fish stocked in 1976
59,251
Fish stocked in 1978
327,314
Fish stocked in 1983
175,827
Fish stocked in 1984
78,432
Fish stocked in 1990
12,261
Fish stocked in 2004
1,968
Fish stocked in 2005
17,908
Fish stocked in 2015
225,685
Fish stocked in 2019
15,623
Fish stocked in 2020
21,158
Fish stocked in 2022
13,024
Fish stocked in 2025
679,251
Fish stocked in 2026
10,438
Stocking history
Access and facts
- Water type
- natural lake
- Nearest town
- Houston
- Facilities
- restrooms
A shore fishing area is off Garrett Road, and a south boat ramp on Pineland Road (headway speed only). All facilities are ADA accessible; entry is free.
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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department before you go.
About Sheldon
Nearest lakes
Public land at Sheldon
Sheldon is inside Sheldon Lake State Park.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Sheldon?
Fishing Sheldon usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 9 of 31 plants on record, ahead of Largemouth Bass and 8 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2026. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 2020. Blue Catfish was last stocked 2015. Hybrid Sunfish was last stocked 1978. 6 more species are on the stocking report.
When is Sheldon stocked?
Last stocked 2026. It is stocked about 0.6 times a year since 1972. No plants recorded in 41 years between 1972 and 2026.
How do you get on Sheldon?
The nearest town is Houston. Facilities include restrooms. A shore fishing area is off Garrett Road, and a south boat ramp on Pineland Road (headway speed only). All facilities are ADA accessible; entry is free.