Aquilla Lake fishing: Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, White Bass

Target species: Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, White Bass, Channel Catfish, Bluegill

The reservoir

Aquilla Lake covers 2,982 acres in Texas, across Hill County. It is a reservoir: 92.5% of it is 30 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is 38.6 feet (11.8 m). Our records hold 6 species for this water.

5 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass

  • Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
  • Blue Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
  • White Bass — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • Channel Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
  • Bluegill — Feeding water: 70–85°F.

Also recorded here: Threadfin Shad.

Depth: down to 38.6 ft at the deepest measured point

Deepest measured point: 38.6 ft (11.8 m). 92.5% of the water is 30 feet or shallower. We hold 127 depth contours for this water, drawn from 145,714 soundings.

USACE Aquilla Dam and Lake.jpg
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown · Public domain
  • 0–2 ft: 8.4% of the water
  • 2–4 ft: 8.1% of the water
  • 4–6 ft: 9.5% of the water
  • 6–8 ft: 7.7% of the water
  • 8–10 ft: 7.5% of the water
  • 10–12 ft: 7.3% of the water
  • 12–14 ft: 6.1% of the water
  • 14–16 ft: 4.8% of the water
  • 16–18 ft: 5% of the water
  • 18–20 ft: 5.8% of the water
  • 20–22 ft: 4.6% of the water
  • 22–24 ft: 4.6% of the water
  • 24–26 ft: 5.2% of the water
  • 26–28 ft: 4.4% of the water
  • 28–30 ft: 3.5% of the water
  • 30–32 ft: 2.8% of the water
  • 32–34 ft: 3.1% of the water
  • 34–36 ft: 1.6% of the water

Stocking: 1,272,105 fish, 1982–2026

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department records list 1,272,105 fish released into this water from 1982 to 2026.

  • Blue Catfish: 273,759 in 1983–2026
  • Channel Catfish: 240,302 in 2024–2026

4 more species on the stocking list.

Water and conditions

Water clarity runs 1.1–2.3 feet on our readings, averaging 1.7 feet, from 116 readings. pH averages 8. These readings span 2016–2026.

Where this data comes from

  • Texas Water Development Board — Texas Water Development Board: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom, 2014.
  • USACE CWMS — USACE CWMS elevation-area curves: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.
  • Webster, K.E., McCullough, I.M., Soranno, P.A. LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0, EDI, doi:10.6073/pasta/64ddc4d04661d9aef4bd702dc5d8984f (CC BY 4.0); Cheruvelil et al. LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0 (EDI) — LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0: Lake depth for 17,675 lakes in the conterminous U.S.: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.