Sikes Lake fishing

Sikes Lake fishing is stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Hybrid Sunfish, and Bluegill on a community pond. It is stocked about 0.7 times a year since 1978. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish, dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass, and dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill.

Sikes Lake
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last stocked
2025
Channel Catfish
Plants on record
32
Since 1978
Species recorded
4
Elevation
959.6 ft

Fish at Sikes Lake

4 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Channel Catfish Stocked · 23 plants · last 2025 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked 2025 · 23 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide
Bluegill Stocked · 2 plants · last 2005 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 2005 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Bluegill species guide

How Sikes Lake is stocked

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

No plants recorded in 26 years between 1978 and 2025.

Fish stocked in 1978

3,000

Fish stocked in 2004

14,585

Fish stocked in 2005

21,678

Fish stocked in 2006

4,279

Fish stocked in 2007

1,864

Fish stocked in 2008

502

Fish stocked in 2009

1,611

Fish stocked in 2010

1,459

Fish stocked in 2012

728

Fish stocked in 2013

283

Fish stocked in 2014

249

Fish stocked in 2015

282

Fish stocked in 2016

250

Fish stocked in 2017

250

Fish stocked in 2018

1,210

Fish stocked in 2019

957

Fish stocked in 2020

408

Fish stocked in 2021

1,873

Fish stocked in 2022

3,166

Fish stocked in 2023

648

Fish stocked in 2024

683

Fish stocked in 2025

437

Stocking history

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2025Channel Catfish437–report
2024Channel Catfish683–report
2023Channel Catfish648–report
2022Largemouth Bass2,192–report
2022Channel Catfish974–report
2021Largemouth Bass1,156–report
2021Channel Catfish717–report
2020Channel Catfish408–report
2019Channel Catfish957–report
2018Channel Catfish1,210–report
2017Channel Catfish250–report
2016Channel Catfish250–report
2015Channel Catfish247–report
2015Channel Catfish35–report
2014Channel Catfish249–report
2013Channel Catfish283–report
2012Channel Catfish728–report
2010Channel Catfish1,459–report
2009Channel Catfish1,611–report
2008Channel Catfish502–report
2007Channel Catfish1,864–report
2006Largemouth Bass1,900–report
2006Largemouth Bass55–report
2006Channel Catfish2,324–report
2005Largemouth Bass2,024–report
2005Bluegill18,406–report
2005Channel Catfish1,248–report
2004Bluegill9,725–report
2004Channel Catfish4,860–report
1978Hybrid Sunfish1,000–report
1978Largemouth Bass1,000–report
1978Channel Catfish1,000–report

Access and facts

Water type
community pond
Nearest town
Wichita Falls

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

About Sikes Lake

Photo of Sikes Lake
Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nearest lakes

Common questions

What fish are at Sikes Lake?

Fishing Sikes Lake usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 23 of 32 plants on record, ahead of Largemouth Bass and 2 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2025. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 2022. Bluegill was last stocked 2005. Hybrid Sunfish was last stocked 1978.

When is Sikes Lake stocked?

Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 0.7 times a year since 1978. No plants recorded in 26 years between 1978 and 2025.

Which lakes near Sikes Lake were stocked more recently?

Carver Park Lake (20.6 mi), Byers City (21.3 mi), and Kemp (Baylor County) (40.8 mi) were stocked more recently. Carver Park Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish and Hybrid Sunfish, Byers City is also stocked with Channel Catfish and Bluegill, and Kemp (Baylor County) is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, and Bluegill.

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