Lake Arlington fishing: Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Channel Catfish

Target species: Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Channel Catfish, Sunshine Bass, White Bass

The lake

Lake Arlington covers 1,907 acres in Texas, across Tarrant County. It is a lake: 90.4% of it is 36 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 43.7 feet (13.3 m). Our records hold 7 species for this water.

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5 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass

  • Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
  • Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Channel Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
  • Sunshine Bass — Feeding water: 70–80°F. Nonnative.
  • White Bass — Feeding water: 65–75°F.

Also recorded here: Common Carp, Threadfin Shad.

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Stocking: 2,060,644 fish, 1967–2023

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department records list 2,060,644 fish released into this water from 1967 to 2023.

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  • Walleye: 550,000 in 1975–1976
  • Largemouth Bass: 85,000 in 1967–1971
  • Channel Catfish: 20,976 in 1970–1998

4 more species on the stocking list.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 43.7 ft (13.3 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 90.4% of the water is 36 feet or shallower. We hold 61 depth contour lines for this water.

  • 0–3 ft: 2.3% of the water
  • 3–6 ft: 5.5% of the water
  • 6–9 ft: 14.5% of the water
  • 9–12 ft: 11.4% of the water
  • 12–15 ft: 10.6% of the water
  • 15–18 ft: 6.8% of the water
  • 18–21 ft: 6.9% of the water
  • 21–24 ft: 7.5% of the water
  • 24–27 ft: 6.1% of the water
  • 27–30 ft: 9.3% of the water
  • 30–33 ft: 4.5% of the water
  • 33–36 ft: 5% of the water
  • 36–39 ft: 4.3% of the water
  • 39–42 ft: 3% of the water
  • 42–44 ft: 2.2% of the water

Water and conditions

Our water temperature readings average 75°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 7. These readings span 2017–2026.

Where this data comes from

  • Texas Water Development Board — Texas Water Development Board: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom, 2007.
  • 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.