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Texas Trout Stocking Schedule and Report, Fall 2026

Rainbows go into neighborhood ponds from Thanksgiving to early March. The new winter schedule posts in mid-November.

Data checked 2026-10-24 · source: Texas Parks and Wildlife

242 stocking entries on the 2026 Texas record, across 151 waters in 13 counties, from Texas Parks and Wildlife. The published counts add up to 73,539 fish.

Stocking runs January through March, heaviest in January.

What goes in: rainbow trout.

This page adds live water level and temperature on 1 gauged water, the Texas record book and a page for every county that gets fish.

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Today: Texas fishing forecast · best times and fresh stockings

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

SpeciesStockings Fish
Rainbow trout 242 73,539

Schedule changes

When the agency moves or drops a published date, it shows here instead of quietly disappearing.

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.

SpeciesWeightWater AnglerYear
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
Bass, Alabama 6.50 lb Alan Henry Johnny Rex Rigsby 2026
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
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
Bass, Guadalupe x Largemouth 4.46 lb Austin Grant Burroughs 2026
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 stocked waters

Every Texas water we hold a stocking page for, county by county, with its most recent date. The filter above narrows this list too.

Bexar County 1

Brazos County 1

Dallas County 1

El Paso County 1

Harris County 2

Hockley County 1

McLennan County 1

Potter County 1

Smith County 1

Tarrant County 2

Tom Green County 1

Travis County 2

Wichita County 1

Statewide 3

Questions about Texas stocking

When does Texas stock trout?
Texas Parks and Wildlife stocked trout January through March in 2026.
Can I see Texas stocking by county?
Yes. Every one of the 13 Texas counties with stocked water has its own page listing that county's waters, its recent stockings and any dates announced ahead.
Is there a printable Texas stocking schedule?
Yes. The print view on this page lays the Texas schedule out for paper, including a county index, and can be filtered to a single county before printing.
How do I get Texas stocking updates automatically?
This page offers an RSS feed and a calendar feed for Texas, and each county page offers the same for that county alone. Subscribing to the calendar puts announced stocking dates straight into your own calendar.
How current is this Texas stocking information?
The record on this page is rebuilt every morning from Texas Parks and Wildlife's own publications. It was last read Oct 24. Schedules change without notice, sometimes the morning of the stocking, so check the agency's page before a long drive.
Which Texas waters have live conditions?
1 Texas water carries a USGS gauge, so its page shows the current level, the flow against the seasonal normal and the water temperature where the gauge reports one.
What is the Texas state record fish?
The Texas record book on this page lists 89 certified records as Texas Parks and Wildlife publishes them, each linked to the water it came from where we track that water.
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.