Palmetto Bass Stocked · 31 plants · last 2024
Last stocked 2024 · 31 plants
Walter E. Long Reservoir fishing
Walter E. Long Reservoir fishing is stocked with Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Red Drum, Palmetto Bass, and 4 more on a reservoir. It is stocked about once a year since 1967. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish, night for Flathead Catfish, and dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Lone Star Bass
- Plants on record
- 58
- Since 1967
- Species recorded
- 10
- Elevation
- 556.5 ft
Fish at Walter E. Long Reservoir
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 7 plants · last 1995 Best: dawn, dusk Sunshine Bass Stocked · 7 plants · last 2023
Last stocked 2023 · 7 plants
Crappie Stocked · 3 plants · last 1996 Best: dawn, dusk, night Red Drum Stocked · 3 plants · last 1981
Last stocked 1981 · 3 plants
Channel Catfish Stocked · 2 plants · last 1986 Best: dusk, night 
Flathead Catfish Stocked · 2 plants · last 1970 Best: night 
Blue Catfish Stocked · 1 plant · last 1967 Last stocked 1967 · 1 plant
Blue Catfish species guide
Hybrid Sunfish Stocked · 1 plant · last 1969 Last stocked 1969 · 1 plant
Hybrid Sunfish species guide Lone Star Bass Stocked · 1 plant · last 2025
Last stocked 2025 · 1 plant
How Walter E. Long Reservoir is stocked
No plants recorded in 13 years between 1967 and 2025.
Fish stocked in 1967
41,250
Fish stocked in 1969
12,510
Fish stocked in 1970
35
Fish stocked in 1974
600
Fish stocked in 1975
33,300
Fish stocked in 1978
9,950
Fish stocked in 1979
575,078
Fish stocked in 1980
20,290
Fish stocked in 1981
146,500
Fish stocked in 1982
12,787
Fish stocked in 1986
27,707
Fish stocked in 1987
50,851
Fish stocked in 1988
82,198
Fish stocked in 1989
27,554
Fish stocked in 1991
12,258
Fish stocked in 1992
10,087
Fish stocked in 1993
130,800
Fish stocked in 1994
2,119,373
Fish stocked in 1995
1,125,640
Fish stocked in 1996
121,594
Fish stocked in 1997
20,400
Fish stocked in 1998
19,980
Fish stocked in 1999
18,247
Fish stocked in 2000
18,369
Fish stocked in 2002
18,162
Fish stocked in 2004
18,260
Fish stocked in 2005
6,073
Fish stocked in 2006
6,070
Fish stocked in 2007
6,740
Fish stocked in 2008
6,733
Fish stocked in 2009
6,345
Fish stocked in 2010
6,667
Fish stocked in 2011
6,449
Fish stocked in 2013
19,438
Fish stocked in 2014
14,332
Fish stocked in 2015
75,000
Fish stocked in 2016
13,107
Fish stocked in 2017
14,819
Fish stocked in 2018
7,044
Fish stocked in 2019
6,399
Fish stocked in 2020
9,262
Fish stocked in 2021
8,079
Fish stocked in 2022
19,865
Fish stocked in 2023
19,359
Fish stocked in 2024
19,777
Fish stocked in 2025
81,380
Stocking history
Access and facts
- Water type
- reservoir
- Nearest town
- Austin
- Facilities
- restrooms
Entry costs $5 weekdays, $10 weekends per vehicle. Zebra mussels are present, clean and drain gear before leaving.
Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.
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 Walter E. Long Reservoir?
Fishing Walter E. Long Reservoir usually means Palmetto Bass: Palmetto Bass accounts for 31 of 58 plants on record, ahead of Largemouth Bass and 8 more. Palmetto Bass was last stocked 2024. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 1995. Sunshine Bass was last stocked 2023. Crappie was last stocked 1996. 6 more species are on the stocking report.
When is Walter E. Long Reservoir stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about once a year since 1967. No plants recorded in 13 years between 1967 and 2025.
How do you get on Walter E. Long Reservoir?
The nearest town is Austin. Facilities include restrooms. Entry costs $5 weekdays, $10 weekends per vehicle. Zebra mussels are present, clean and drain gear before leaving.
Which lakes near Walter E. Long Reservoir were stocked more recently?
Austin (11.5 mi), Travis (29.3 mi), and Buescher State Park (31.7 mi) were stocked more recently. Austin is also stocked with Palmetto Bass, Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, and Lone Star Bass, Travis is also stocked with Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish, and Lone Star Bass, and Buescher State Park is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, and Hybrid Sunfish.