Channel Catfish Stocked · 12 plants · last 2024 Best: dusk, night White Rock Reservoir fishing
White Rock Reservoir fishing is stocked with Largemouth Bass, Palmetto Bass, Red Drum, Walleye, Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish, and 1 more on a reservoir. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 1968. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass, dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye, and dusk and night for Channel Catfish.
- Last stocked
- 2024
- Lone Star Bass
- Plants on record
- 28
- Since 1968
- Species recorded
- 7
- Elevation
- 456.6 ft
Fish at White Rock Reservoir
Channel Catfish Stocked · 12 plants · last 2024 Best: dusk, night 
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 8 plants · last 2022 Best: dawn, dusk 
Blue Catfish Stocked · 2 plants · last 2007 Last stocked 2007 · 2 plants
Blue Catfish species guide Palmetto Bass Stocked · 2 plants · last 1977
Last stocked 1977 · 2 plants
Walleye Stocked · 2 plants · last 1979 Best: dawn, dusk, night Lone Star Bass Stocked · 1 plant · last 2024
Last stocked 2024 · 1 plant
Red Drum Stocked · 1 plant · last 1976
Last stocked 1976 · 1 plant
How White Rock Reservoir is stocked
No plants recorded in 32 years between 1968 and 2024.
Fish stocked in 1968
300,000
Fish stocked in 1975
20,000
Fish stocked in 1976
2,200
Fish stocked in 1977
9,900
Fish stocked in 1978
4,501,150
Fish stocked in 1979
3,362,250
Fish stocked in 1980
17,431
Fish stocked in 1981
22,380
Fish stocked in 1982
10,000
Fish stocked in 1986
1,883
Fish stocked in 1988
15
Fish stocked in 1992
112,030
Fish stocked in 1995
10
Fish stocked in 1996
112,468
Fish stocked in 2000
293,146
Fish stocked in 2001
13
Fish stocked in 2004
10,551
Fish stocked in 2007
107,354
Fish stocked in 2008
163
Fish stocked in 2017
5,006
Fish stocked in 2019
23
Fish stocked in 2020
61
Fish stocked in 2021
3,843
Fish stocked in 2022
207
Fish stocked in 2024
15,498
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lone Star Bass | 15,428 | – | report |
| 2024 | Channel Catfish | 70 | – | report |
| 2022 | Largemouth Bass | 207 | – | report |
| 2021 | Channel Catfish | 3,843 | – | report |
| 2020 | Channel Catfish | 61 | – | report |
| 2019 | Channel Catfish | 23 | – | report |
| 2017 | Channel Catfish | 5,006 | – | report |
| 2008 | Channel Catfish | 163 | – | report |
| 2007 | Blue Catfish | 107,354 | – | report |
| 2004 | Channel Catfish | 10,551 | – | report |
| 2001 | Largemouth Bass | 13 | – | report |
| 2000 | Channel Catfish | 293,146 | – | report |
| 1996 | Largemouth Bass | 112,468 | – | report |
| 1995 | Largemouth Bass | 10 | – | report |
| 1992 | Largemouth Bass | 112,030 | – | report |
| 1988 | Blue Catfish | 15 | – | report |
| 1986 | Channel Catfish | 1,883 | – | report |
| 1982 | Largemouth Bass | 10,000 | – | report |
| 1981 | Channel Catfish | 22,380 | – | report |
| 1980 | Channel Catfish | 17,431 | – | report |
| 1979 | Walleye | 3,360,000 | – | report |
| 1979 | Channel Catfish | 2,250 | – | report |
| 1978 | Walleye | 4,500,000 | – | report |
| 1978 | Largemouth Bass | 1,150 | – | report |
| 1977 | Palmetto Bass | 9,900 | – | report |
| 1976 | Red Drum | 2,200 | – | report |
| 1975 | Palmetto Bass | 20,000 | – | report |
| 1968 | Largemouth Bass | 300,000 | – | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- reservoir
- Nearest town
- Dallas
White Rock Lake caps outboard motors at 10.5 HP (larger boats may use trolling motors). The City of Dallas operates five free boat ramps, several fishing piers, and picnic areas around the lake; camping is not allowed, and there is a midnight-to-5-a.m. curfew.
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About White Rock Reservoir
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Common questions
What fish are at White Rock Reservoir?
Fishing White Rock Reservoir usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 12 of 28 plants on record, ahead of Largemouth Bass and 5 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2024. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 2022. Blue Catfish was last stocked 2007. Palmetto Bass was last stocked 1977. 3 more species are on the stocking report.
When is White Rock Reservoir stocked?
Last stocked 2024. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 1968. No plants recorded in 32 years between 1968 and 2024.
How do you get on White Rock Reservoir?
The nearest town is Dallas. White Rock Lake caps outboard motors at 10.5 HP (larger boats may use trolling motors). The City of Dallas operates five free boat ramps, several fishing piers, and picnic areas around the lake; camping is not allowed, and there is a midnight-to-5-a.m. curfew.
Which lakes near White Rock Reservoir were stocked more recently?
Ray Hubbard Reservoir (13.3 mi), Joe Pool Reservoir (21.7 mi), and Lavon (21.7 mi) were stocked more recently. Ray Hubbard Reservoir is also stocked with Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Palmetto Bass, Walleye, Blue Catfish, and Lone Star Bass, Joe Pool Reservoir is also stocked with Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, and Lone Star Bass, and Lavon is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Palmetto Bass, Walleye, Blue Catfish, and Lone Star Bass.