Texas Trout Stocking Schedule 2026
Rainbows go into neighborhood ponds from Thanksgiving to early March. The new winter schedule posts in mid-November.
Data checked 2026-08-28 · source: Texas Parks and Wildlife
242
stocking records 2026
151
waters
73,539
fish reported
Between seasons
Texas is between stocking seasons. Thanksgiving to early March.
The 2026 season at a glance
Stocking records by month. Thanksgiving to early March.
Jan
127
Feb
95
Mar
20
Apr
·
May
·
Jun
·
Jul
·
Aug
·
Sep
·
Oct
·
Nov
·
Dec
·
What gets stocked
| Species | Stockings | Fish |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | 242 | 73,539 |
Schedule changes
When the agency moves or drops a published date, it shows here instead of quietly disappearing.
- 2026-08-28 Woldert Park Pond: county revised
- 2026-08-28 Woldert Park Pond: county revised
- 2026-08-28 Winchester Lake: county revised
- 2026-08-28 Waterloo Park Pond: county revised
- 2026-08-28 Waterloo Park Pond: county revised
- 2026-08-28 Waterloo Park Pond: county revised
- 2026-08-28 Waterloo Park Pond: county revised
- 2026-08-28 Waskom City Pond (CFL): county revised
- 2026-08-28 Waskom City Pond (CFL): county revised
- 2026-08-28 Warren Park Lake: county revised
- 2026-08-28 Waldron Park - CFL: county revised
- 2026-08-28 Tyler State Park: county revised
State record fish
The heaviest fish of each species ever certified in Texas, from the Texas Parks and Wildlife record book. Weights are shown exactly as the agency publishes them; waters we track link to their stocking pages.
| Species | Weight | Water | Angler | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gar, Alligator | 283.00 lb | Sam Rayburn | Arthur Weston | 2023 |
| Catfish, Blue | 121.50 lb | Texoma | Cody Mullennix | 2004 |
| Catfish, Flathead | 98.50 lb | Palestine | James Laster | 1998 |
| Carp, Bighead | 90.00 lb | Kirby | Timothy Conner | 2000 |
| Buffalo, Smallmouth | 82.22 lb | Athens | Randy Collins | 1993 |
| Gar, Hybrid | 70.22 lb | Trinity River | Shelton Shoemake | 2018 |
| Buffalo, Bigmouth | 58.75 lb | Sam Rayburn | Allen Chesney | 1994 |
| Carp, Grass | 53.50 lb | Toledo Bend | Tontie Pennock | 2006 |
| Bass, Striped | 53.00 lb | Brazos River | Ron Venerable | 1999 |
| Grouper, Yellowedge | 45.20 lb | Gulf of America | Sothea Uon | 2024 |
| Gar, Longnose | 44.50 lb | Trinity River | Rock Shaw | 2017 |
| Carp, Common | 44.25 lb | Lady Bird Lake | Kevin Olivier | 2021 |
| Drum, Freshwater | 44.00 lb | Conroe | Jesse Ashley | 2011 |
| Drum, Red | 36.83 lb | Fairfield | Billy Tyus | 2001 |
| Drum, Black | 36.63 lb | Nueces River | Filip Spencer | 2009 |
| Catfish, Channel | 36.50 lb | Pedernales River | Mrs. Joe Cockrell | 1965 |
| Buffalo, Black | 34.88 lb | Texoma | Ricky Stephenson | 2004 |
| Spotted Seatrout X Corvina | 20.80 lb | Victor Braunig | Phillip Mann | 1992 |
| Bass, Hybrid Striped | 19.66 lb | Ray Hubbard Reservoir | John Haney | 1984 |
| Pike, Northern | 18.28 lb | Lady Bird Lake | Mike Sharpe | 1981 |
| Bass, Largemouth | 18.18 lb | Lake Fork | Barry StClair | 1992 |
| Bowfin | 17.65 lb | Lake Fork | Brenda Walsh | 1993 |
| Corvina, Orangemouth | 16.31 lb | Calaveras | Earl L. Tenpenny | 1991 |
| Gar, Shortnose | 13.56 lb | Lavon | Jack Moldenhauer | 2010 |
| Trout, Rainbow | 12.38 lb | Guadalupe River | Christine Saathoff | 2023 |
| Gar, Spotted | 12.13 lb | Trinity River | Vicki D Martin | 2025 |
| Perch, Nile | 12.06 lb | Victor Braunig | Mike Saldivar | 1980 |
| Walleye | 11.88 lb | Meredith | Hank McWilliams Jr. | 1990 |
| Flounder, Southern | 11.35 lb | Brazoria Reservoir | Glenn Comiskey | 1987 |
| Bass, Largemouth bass x Smallmouth bass | 11.07 lb | O. H. Ivie | Brady Stanford | 2022 |
| Tarpon | 10.12 lb | Victor Braunig | Paul Willette | 1986 |
| Carp, Koi | 9.43 lb | Benbrook Reservoir | Laura Deatherage | 2024 |
| Tiger Muskellunge | 9.06 lb | Nocona | Mike Gaines | 1979 |
| Pacu, Red-bellied | 8.95 lb | San Marcos River | Joni Frazier | 2006 |
| Goldfish | 8.80 lb | Richland College Upper Pond (Dallas) | Finley Miller | 2020 |
| Seatrout, Spotted | 8.31 lb | Nueces River | Filip Spencer | 2009 |
| Bass, Smallmouth | 7.93 lb | Meredith | Timothy Teague | 1998 |
| Saugeye | 7.78 lb | Kirby | Robert Quintanilla | 1998 |
| Tilapia, Blue | 7.75 lb | Houston | Michael Sample | 2010 |
| Trout, Brown | 7.12 lb | Guadalupe River | Jeff Delong | 1986 |
| Eel, American | 6.45 lb | Lady Bird Lake | Bryan Swofford | 2001 |
| Bass, Smallmouth bass x Spotted bass | 6.42 lb | Ray Roberts | Casey Bowsher | 2019 |
| Bass, Alabama | 6.04 lb | Alan Henry | Evan Scrivner | 2024 |
| Tilapia, Hybrid | 5.78 lb | Travis | Keller Colton Shaw | 2021 |
| Bass, Spotted | 5.56 lb | Lake O` the Pines | Turner Keith | 1966 |
| Bass, White | 5.56 lb | Colorado River | David Cordill | 1977 |
| Bullhead, Black | 5.15 lb | Brazos River | Larry Feland | 2007 |
| Carpsucker, River | 5.10 lb | Denton Creek | John Paul Hays | 2021 |
| Bass, White x Yellow | 4.75 lb | Lake Fork | Curtis Campbell | 2005 |
| Pickerel, Chain | 4.75 lb | Pat Mayse | Robert Finch | 1996 |
| Redhorse, Gray | 4.75 lb | Lady Bird Lake | Scott Ferguson | 2014 |
| Bass, Guadalupe X Smallmouth | 4.69 lb | San Marcos River | Lance Wester | 1999 |
| Bass, Largemouth x Spotted | 4.69 lb | Houston County | David Daniel | 2021 |
| Crappie, White | 4.56 lb | Navarro Mills | G. G. Wooderson | 1968 |
| Crappie, Black | 4.00 lb | Toledo Bend | Hazel Bolton | 2002 |
| Rosefish, Blackbelly | 3.75 lb | Gulf of America | Richard Gaido | 2024 |
| Bass, Guadalupe | 3.71 lb | Colorado River | Bryan Townsend | 2014 |
| Bullhead, Yellow | 3.68 lb | Lake Tyler | Clarence Calhoun II | 2024 |
| Bass, Yellow | 3.46 lb | Sabine River | Butch Koehler | 2009 |
| Catfish, Suckermouth | 3.45 lb | Guadalupe River | Andrew Cumberland | 2011 |
| Tilapia, Nile | 3.40 lb | Squaw Creek | Barry Osborn | 2025 |
| Catfish, Gafftopsail | 3.20 lb | San Bernard River | Hunter Krenek | 2025 |
| Bass, Guadalupe x Spotted | 3.06 lb | Lady Bird Lake | Robbie Burrow | 2007 |
| Sunfish, Redear | 2.99 lb | Lady Bird Lake | John Runnels | 1997 |
| Shad, Gizzard | 2.67 lb | Lady Bird Lake | J. Darryl Freeman | 1997 |
| Sleeper, Bigmouth | 2.42 lb | Nueces River | Dwight Sykora | 2005 |
| Goldeye | 2.31 lb | Texoma | Mandy Richmond | 1996 |
| Mullet, Striped | 2.20 lb | Brazos River | Kim Hunter | 2008 |
| Cichlid, Rio Grande | 2.02 lb | Dunlap | Chuck Dewey | 2011 |
| Sunfish, Bluegill | 2.02 lb | Lampasas River | Gibbs Milliken | 1999 |
| Sunfish, Redbreast | 1.75 lb | Wheeler Branch Reservoir | Cher Coen | 2020 |
| Sunfish, Other Hybrid | 1.73 lb | Bardwell | Scott Pekrul | 2004 |
| Catfish, Redtail | 1.48 lb | Cal Young Park Lake | Douglas Powell Sr | 2002 |
| Sucker, Spotted | 1.41 lb | Catfish Creek | Billy Autery | 2002 |
| Sunfish, Green | 1.30 lb | Burke-Crenshaw Lake | Billy Oldigs | 2005 |
| Sunfish, Warmouth | 1.30 lb | Lady Bird Lake | Ralph Manns | 1991 |
| Oscar | 1.21 lb | Greenbelt | Marion Eudey | 1998 |
| Mullet, White | 1.16 lb | Brays Bayou | Mark Marmon | 1998 |
| Bass, Rock | 1.13 lb | San Marcos River | Andrew H. Bland | 2013 |
| Perch, Yellow | 1.04 lb | Meredith | Melvin Vick | 1996 |
| Sunfish, Hybrid Green | 0.96 lb | Tyler State Park | Darren Wesley Howes | 2024 |
| Sunfish, Longear | 0.84 lb | San Marcos River | John Brownlee | 2009 |
| Catfish, Hardhead | 0.80 lb | San Bernard River | Hunter Krenek | 2025 |
| Shiner, Golden | 0.76 lb | San Marcos River | Jamie Meaux | 2024 |
| Trout, Brook | 0.67 lb | Guadalupe River | Bryan Hendricks | 1984 |
| Pickerel, Redfin | 0.66 lb | Toledo Bend | Bill Ritzell | 2009 |
| Herring, Skipjack | 0.55 lb | Trinity River | Danny Eddins | 2010 |
| Fishes, Amphilophus | 0.54 lb | Granbury | Barry Osborn | 2022 |
All rows come from Texas Parks and Wildlife publications
(official page).
Schedules change without notice, sometimes the same morning.
Seasons, limits, and licenses:
Texas fishing
regulations.