Lake Lewisville fishing: Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Striped Bass

Target species: Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Striped Bass, White Bass, Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Sunshine Bass
Best months: May, Jun, Sep, Oct for Largemouth Bass
Second window: Oct, Nov, Dec, Apr for Walleye
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Pier 121 Marina.

The reservoir

Lake Lewisville covers 25,541 acres in Texas, across Denton County. It is a reservoir: 91.4% of it is 55 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 72.5 feet (22.1 m); at the dam, USGS RESSED gives 97 feet (29.6 m) at full pool. Our records hold 12 species for this water.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 72.5 ft (22.1 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. USGS RESSED gives 97 ft (29.6 m) at the dam at full pool: a measured figure, not a survey map. 91.4% of the water is 55 feet or shallower. We hold 374 depth contour lines for this water.

  • 0–5 ft: 1.6% of the water
  • 5–10 ft: 7.7% of the water
  • 10–15 ft: 16.8% of the water
  • 15–20 ft: 12.2% of the water
  • 20–25 ft: 11.1% of the water
  • 25–30 ft: 8.9% of the water
  • 30–35 ft: 8.5% of the water
  • 35–40 ft: 7.2% of the water
  • 40–45 ft: 7.6% of the water
  • 45–50 ft: 4.4% of the water
  • 50–55 ft: 5.4% of the water
  • 55–60 ft: 7% of the water
  • 60–65 ft: 1.1% of the water
  • 65–70 ft: 0.4% of the water
  • 70–73 ft: 0.1% of the water

7 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass

  • Largemouth Bass — Best months: May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
  • Walleye — Best months: Oct, Nov, Dec, Apr.
  • Striped Bass — Best months: Apr, May, Oct, Nov.
  • White Bass — Best months: Apr, May, Oct.
  • Channel Catfish — Best months: May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
  • Bluegill — Best months: May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
  • Sunshine Bass — Best months: May, Oct. Nonnative.

Also recorded here: Smallmouth Bass, Common Carp, Blue Tilapia, Threadfin Shad, Inland Silverside.

Stocking: 29,221,414 fish, 1994–2026

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department records list 29,221,414 fish released into this water from 1994 to 2026.

  • Striped Bass: 5,172,596 in 1989–1998
  • Sunshine Bass: 3,959,027 in 2016–2026
  • Largemouth Bass: 3,408,882 in 1966–1975
  • Walleye: 1,087,800 in 1972–1974
  • Channel Catfish: 668,964 in 1966–1993
  • Threadfin Shad: 3,200 in 1984

5 more species on the stocking list.

Water and conditions

Water clarity runs 2–3.6 feet on our readings, averaging 2.8 feet, from 48 readings. Water temperature averages 75°F across the year. The coldest single reading we hold is 44°F and the warmest is 92°F; the warmest monthly average is 86°F. pH averages 8. These readings span 2016–2026.

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 boat ramp.

  • Pier 121 Marina — Lewisville. 148 E. Hill Park Road, Lewisville 75056 · phone +1 972-625-2233 · website pier121marina.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: 25,541 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 46°F, and the warm-water species stop feeding well before you do. Summer water sits at 86°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, 2007.
  • USGS RESSED — USGS RESSED reservoir sedimentation database: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.
  • EPA NLA — EPA National Lakes Assessment: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.