Hubbard Creek Reservoir fishing: Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish
Target species: Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Sunshine Bass
The reservoir
Hubbard Creek Reservoir covers 13,526 acres in Texas, across Stephens County. It is a reservoir: 94.5% of it is 45 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is 63.4 feet (19.3 m). Our records hold 8 species for this water.
Depth: down to 63.4 ft at the deepest measured point
Deepest measured point: 63.4 ft (19.3 m). 94.5% of the water is 45 feet or shallower.
- 0–5 ft: 12.9% of the water
- 5–10 ft: 15.6% of the water
- 10–15 ft: 15.4% of the water
- 15–20 ft: 13.3% of the water
- 20–25 ft: 11.2% of the water
- 25–30 ft: 9.1% of the water
- 30–35 ft: 6.5% of the water
- 35–40 ft: 5.4% of the water
- 40–45 ft: 5.1% of the water
- 45–50 ft: 3.4% of the water
- 50–55 ft: 1.5% of the water
- 55–60 ft: 0.7% of the water
- 60–61 ft: 0.1% of the water
Stocking: 6,597,751 fish, 1967–2026
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department records list 6,597,751 fish released into this water from 1967 to 2026.
- Largemouth Bass: 318,000 in 1967–1971
- Blue Catfish: 178,542 in 2016–2021
- Channel Catfish: 100,000 in 1970
- Threadfin Shad: 1,500 in 1984
3 more species on the stocking list.
4 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass
- Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
- Blue Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
- Channel Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
- Sunshine Bass — Feeding water: 70–80°F. Nonnative.
Also recorded here: White Bass, Common Carp, Threadfin Shad, Inland Silverside.
Water and conditions
Our water temperature readings average 81°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. The coldest single reading we hold is 50°F and the warmest is 88°F; the warmest monthly average is 85°F. pH averages 8. These readings span 2016–2026.
What is hard here
Wind is the limit, not the fish: 13,526 acres of open water build a short steep chop, and there is no shelter in the middle. Winter water drops to 50°F, and the warm-water species stop feeding well before you do. Summer water sits at 85°F: heat and afternoon lightning are the real risks, not the fishing.
Where this data comes from
- Texas Water Development Board — Texas Water Development Board: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom, 2018.
- EPA NLA — EPA National Lakes Assessment: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.
