Mesquite City Lake

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record, spread January to February.

Dallas County · Texas · see it on the national map

last stocked Feb 20 245 days ago

best window 10:28 pm-12:28 am solunar major today

2 stockings 2026

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Rainbow trout 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Jan 22	Rainbow trout	catchable		completed
Feb 20	Rainbow trout	catchable		completed

When to fish Mesquite City Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:06 am-12:06 pm and 10:28 pm-12:28 am	4:23-5:23 am and 4:40-5:40 pm
Tomorrow	10:52 am-12:52 pm	5:27-6:27 am and 5:09-6:09 pm

Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Central Time (CDT).

What the record actually says

Last stocked Feb 20

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Texas fishing forecast

Gear for this water

It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.

For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 2 times here in 2026)

Small jerkbaits	floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends
Waders or wet-wading boots	stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge
Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank

Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.

Nearby stocked waters

The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.

Water	Distance	Most recent
Lakeside Park (Duncanville)	20 mi	Feb 27
Hurst Chisholm Park	34 mi	Feb 20
Greenbriar Park (Fort Worth)	43 mi	Feb 27
Tyler State Park	78 mi	Jan 16
Blue River OK	86 mi	winter 2026

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Records from Texas Parks and Wildlife (official page). Placement from Texas Parks and Wildlife coordinates. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Texas fishing regulations.