Waterloo Lake fishing

Waterloo Lake fishing is stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Sunfish, Threadfin Shad, Bluegill, and Rainbow Trout on a community pond. It is stocked about 0.7 times a year since 1941. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish, dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass and Rainbow Trout, and dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill.

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Last stocked
2024
Channel Catfish
Plants on record
55
Since 1941
Species recorded
6
Elevation
678.1 ft

Fish at Waterloo Lake

6 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Channel Catfish Stocked · 26 plants · last 2024 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked 2024 · 26 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 12 plants · last 2004 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2004 · 12 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 10 plants · last 2019 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2019 · 10 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Largemouth Bass species guide
Threadfin Shad Stocked · 3 plants · last 2019

Last stocked 2019 · 3 plants

Bluegill Stocked · 2 plants · last 1993 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 1993 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Bluegill species guide
Sunfish Stocked · 2 plants · last 1978

Last stocked 1978 · 2 plants

How Waterloo Lake is stocked

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

No plants recorded in 55 years between 1941 and 2024.

Fish stocked in 1941

2,100

Fish stocked in 1945

2,000

Fish stocked in 1946

1,000

Fish stocked in 1949

10,200

Fish stocked in 1978

8,000

Fish stocked in 1979

2,800

Fish stocked in 1982

2,950

Fish stocked in 1991

34,980

Fish stocked in 1992

1,190

Fish stocked in 1993

25,955

Fish stocked in 1994

6,587

Fish stocked in 1995

5,423

Fish stocked in 1996

6,724

Fish stocked in 1997

13,045

Fish stocked in 1998

7,136

Fish stocked in 1999

6,070

Fish stocked in 2000

6,225

Fish stocked in 2001

6,066

Fish stocked in 2002

3,192

Fish stocked in 2003

6,382

Fish stocked in 2004

6,636

Fish stocked in 2006

1,321

Fish stocked in 2008

1,310

Fish stocked in 2010

1,300

Fish stocked in 2012

521

Fish stocked in 2014

1,313

Fish stocked in 2018

1,314

Fish stocked in 2019

6,664

Fish stocked in 2024

1,004

Stocking history

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2024Channel Catfish1,004–report
2019Largemouth Bass6,414–report
2019Threadfin Shad250–report
2018Channel Catfish1,314–report
2014Channel Catfish1,313–report
2012Channel Catfish521–report
2010Channel Catfish1,300–report
2008Channel Catfish1,310–report
2006Channel Catfish1,321–report
2004Rainbow Trout5,336–report
2004Channel Catfish1,300–report
2003Rainbow Trout5,078–report
2003Channel Catfish1,304–report
2002Rainbow Trout3,192–report
2001Rainbow Trout4,766–report
2001Channel Catfish1,300–report
2000Rainbow Trout4,925–report
2000Channel Catfish1,300–report
1999Rainbow Trout4,770–report
1999Channel Catfish1,300–report
1998Rainbow Trout5,836–report
1998Channel Catfish1,300–report
1997Rainbow Trout5,151–report
1997Largemouth Bass1,354–report
1997Largemouth Bass5,240–report
1997Channel Catfish1,300–report
1996Rainbow Trout5,324–report
1996Channel Catfish1,300–report
1996Threadfin Shad100–report
1995Rainbow Trout3,723–report
1995Channel Catfish1,300–report
1995Channel Catfish400–report
1994Rainbow Trout5,285–report
1994Channel Catfish1,302–report
1993Rainbow Trout2,143–report
1993Largemouth Bass5,242–report
1993Bluegill17,337–report
1993Channel Catfish1,233–report
1992Channel Catfish1,190–report
1991Largemouth Bass5,200–report
1991Bluegill26,000–report
1991Channel Catfish3,780–report
1982Threadfin Shad2,950–report
1979Channel Catfish2,800–report
1978Sunfish6,000–report
1978Largemouth Bass2,000–report
1949Largemouth Bass2,700–report
1949Channel Catfish7,500–report
1946Largemouth Bass500–report
1946Channel Catfish500–report
1945Largemouth Bass1,000–report
1945Channel Catfish1,000–report
1941Sunfish1,500–report
1941Largemouth Bass300–report
1941Channel Catfish300–report

Access and facts

Water type
community pond
Nearest town
Denison

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

Nearest lakes

Loy Lake 1.5 mi last stocked 2014 Randell 3.7 mi last stocked 1995 Texoma 5.6 mi last stocked 2026 Picnic Pond 11 mi last stocked 2010 Fannin Lake 23.9 mi last stocked 2021

Common questions

What fish are at Waterloo Lake?

Fishing Waterloo Lake usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 26 of 55 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout and 4 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2024. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2004. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 2019. Threadfin Shad was last stocked 2019. 2 more species are on the stocking report.

When is Waterloo Lake stocked?

Last stocked 2024. It is stocked about 0.7 times a year since 1941. No plants recorded in 55 years between 1941 and 2024.

Which lakes near Waterloo Lake were stocked more recently?

Texoma (5.6 mi) was stocked more recently. Texoma is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Sunfish, and Threadfin Shad.

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