Lake Conroe fishing: Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Striped Bass
Target species: Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Striped Bass, White Bass, Channel Catfish, White Crappie, Blue Catfish
Best months: May, Sep, Oct for Largemouth Bass
Second window: Dec, Feb, Mar, May for Walleye
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Waterpoint Marina.
The lake
Lake Conroe covers 19,929 acres in Texas, across 2 counties: Montgomery and Walker. It is a lake: 92.5% of it is 42 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is 62.8 feet (19.2 m). Our records hold 14 species for this water.
Depth: down to 62.8 ft at the deepest measured point
Deepest measured point: 62.8 ft (19.2 m). 92.5% of the water is 42 feet or shallower.
- 0–3 ft: 9.5% of the water
- 3–6 ft: 11.6% of the water
- 6–9 ft: 8.8% of the water
- 9–12 ft: 7.1% of the water
- 12–15 ft: 7.2% of the water
- 15–18 ft: 5.8% of the water
- 18–21 ft: 6.2% of the water
- 21–24 ft: 7.2% of the water
- 24–27 ft: 6.7% of the water
- 27–30 ft: 4.9% of the water
- 30–33 ft: 4.5% of the water
- 33–36 ft: 5.2% of the water
- 36–39 ft: 4.2% of the water
- 39–42 ft: 3.6% of the water
- 42–45 ft: 3.3% of the water
- 45–48 ft: 2.4% of the water
- 48–51 ft: 1.8% of the water
- 51–54 ft: 0.2% of the water
7 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass
- Largemouth Bass — Best months: May, Sep, Oct.
- Walleye — Best months: Dec, Feb, Mar, May.
- Striped Bass — Best months: Mar, May.
- White Bass — Best months: May.
- Channel Catfish — Best months: May, Sep, Oct.
- White Crappie — Best months: May.
- Blue Catfish — Best months: May, Sep, Oct.
Also recorded here: Black Crappie, Sunshine Bass, Bighead Carp, Common Carp, Grass Carp, Blue Tilapia, Goldfish.
Stocking: 23,320,295 fish, 1997–2026
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department records list 23,320,295 fish released into this water from 1997 to 2026.
- Walleye: 10,400,000 in 1973–1974
- Sunshine Bass: 1,629,218 in 2014–2026
- Channel Catfish: 264,422 in 1970–1973
- Black Crappie: 255,501 in 1989–2024
- Striped Bass: 210,000 in 1994
- Largemouth Bass: 75,000 in 1970
- White Crappie: 60,015 in 1990–1996
- Blue Catfish: 27,440 in 1971
4 more species on the stocking list.
Water and conditions
Our water temperature readings average 75°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. The coldest single reading we hold is 51°F and the warmest is 92°F; the warmest monthly average is 88°F. pH averages 7.4. These readings span 2017–2026.
1 ramp or launch on this water
On this water we hold 1 boat ramp.
- Waterpoint Marina website waterpointmarina.com
The place listed has no fee or opening hours on file: a blank means we hold no such field, not that it is free or always open, and this list may not be complete.
What is hard here
Wind is the limit, not the fish: 19,929 acres of open water build a short steep chop, and there is no shelter in the middle. Only 1 public ramp is on file, so the launch decides where you fish. Winter water drops to 58°F, and the warm-water species stop feeding well before you do. Summer water sits at 88°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, 2010–2020.
