Channel Catfish Stocked · 13 plants · last 2025 Best: dusk, night Sunshine Lake fishing
Sunshine Lake fishing is stocked with Northern Pike, Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Threadfin Shad, and Blue Catfish on a community pond. It is stocked about 0.4 times a year since 1974. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike and Bluegill, dusk and night for Channel Catfish, and dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Channel Catfish
- Plants on record
- 22
- Since 1974
- Species recorded
- 6
- Elevation
- 1,093.9 ft
Fish at Sunshine Lake
Channel Catfish Stocked · 13 plants · last 2025 Best: dusk, night 
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 4 plants · last 2024 Best: dawn, dusk 
Bluegill Stocked · 2 plants · last 1983 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Blue Catfish Stocked · 1 plant · last 2003 Last stocked 2003 · 1 plant
Blue Catfish species guide
Northern Pike Stocked · 1 plant · last 1974 Best: dawn, day, dusk Threadfin Shad Stocked · 1 plant · last 1984
Last stocked 1984 · 1 plant
How Sunshine Lake is stocked
No plants recorded in 33 years between 1974 and 2025.
Fish stocked in 1974
1,083
Fish stocked in 1981
22,000
Fish stocked in 1983
12,079
Fish stocked in 1984
4,100
Fish stocked in 1985
4,000
Fish stocked in 1991
1,645
Fish stocked in 1992
1,406
Fish stocked in 1993
1,400
Fish stocked in 1995
1,400
Fish stocked in 1996
1,120
Fish stocked in 2001
2,810
Fish stocked in 2003
1,400
Fish stocked in 2005
1,400
Fish stocked in 2008
1,405
Fish stocked in 2009
1,404
Fish stocked in 2013
1,418
Fish stocked in 2021
1,409
Fish stocked in 2024
37
Fish stocked in 2025
1,488
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Channel Catfish | 1,488 | – | report |
| 2024 | Largemouth Bass | 37 | – | report |
| 2021 | Channel Catfish | 1,409 | – | report |
| 2013 | Channel Catfish | 1,418 | – | report |
| 2009 | Channel Catfish | 1,404 | – | report |
| 2008 | Channel Catfish | 1,405 | – | report |
| 2005 | Channel Catfish | 1,400 | – | report |
| 2003 | Blue Catfish | 1,400 | – | report |
| 2001 | Channel Catfish | 2,810 | – | report |
| 1996 | Channel Catfish | 1,120 | – | report |
| 1995 | Channel Catfish | 1,400 | – | report |
| 1993 | Channel Catfish | 1,400 | – | report |
| 1992 | Channel Catfish | 1,406 | – | report |
| 1991 | Channel Catfish | 1,645 | – | report |
| 1985 | Largemouth Bass | 4,000 | – | report |
| 1984 | Largemouth Bass | 4,000 | – | report |
| 1984 | Threadfin Shad | 100 | – | report |
| 1983 | Bluegill | 8,000 | – | report |
| 1983 | Largemouth Bass | 4,079 | – | report |
| 1981 | Bluegill | 20,000 | – | report |
| 1981 | Channel Catfish | 2,000 | – | report |
| 1974 | Northern Pike | 1,083 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- community pond
- Nearest town
- Weatherford
Sunshine Lake, a 30-acre lake in Weatherford's 150-acre Cartwright Park, has a boat ramp restricted to trolling motors (no gas engines). It's popular with local anglers, and the park is a good spot to see wild turkey, deer, fox, armadillos and coyotes.
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Common questions
What fish are at Sunshine Lake?
Fishing Sunshine Lake usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 13 of 22 plants on record, ahead of Largemouth Bass and 4 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2025. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 2024. Bluegill was last stocked 1983. Blue Catfish was last stocked 2003. 2 more species are on the stocking report.
When is Sunshine Lake stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 0.4 times a year since 1974. No plants recorded in 33 years between 1974 and 2025.
How do you get on Sunshine Lake?
The nearest town is Weatherford. Sunshine Lake, a 30-acre lake in Weatherford's 150-acre Cartwright Park, has a boat ramp restricted to trolling motors (no gas engines). It's popular with local anglers, and the park is a good spot to see wild turkey, deer, fox, armadillos and coyotes.
Which lakes near Sunshine Lake were stocked more recently?
Weatherford (8.5 mi) and Granbury (21.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Weatherford is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, and Threadfin Shad and Granbury is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, and Blue Catfish.