Lake Mexia fishing: Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, Flathead Catfish
Target species: Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Channel Catfish
Boat: Plan for shore fishing or a car-top boat.
The lake
Lake Mexia covers 970 acres in Texas, across Limestone County. It is a lake: 94.8% of it is 9 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is 22.1 feet (6.7 m). Our records hold 6 species for this water.
Stocking: 1,263,338 fish, 1969–2025
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department records list 1,263,338 fish released into this water from 1969 to 2025.
- Blue Catfish: 414,979 in 1975–2022
- Largemouth Bass: 250,008 in 1996–2025
- Channel Catfish: 25,033 in 2021
- Flathead Catfish: 3,806 in 1969
2 more species on the stocking list.
Depth: down to 22.1 ft at the deepest measured point
Deepest measured point: 22.1 ft (6.7 m). 94.8% of the water is 9 feet or shallower. We hold 75 depth contour lines for this water.
- 0–1 ft: 27.2% of the water
- 1–2 ft: 11.5% of the water
- 2–3 ft: 12.2% of the water
- 3–4 ft: 15.8% of the water
- 4–5 ft: 8% of the water
- 5–6 ft: 5.9% of the water
- 6–7 ft: 5.4% of the water
- 7–9 ft: 8.8% of the water
- 9–11 ft: 3.9% of the water
- 11–13 ft: 1.2% of the water
- 13–14 ft: 0.1% of the water
4 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass
- Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
- Blue Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
- Flathead Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
- Channel Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
Also recorded here: White Bass, Blue Tilapia.
Water and conditions
Water clarity runs 0.8–1.4 feet on our readings, averaging 1 feet, from 34 readings. pH averages 7.8. These readings span 2017–2026.
What is hard here
With 94.8% of the water 9 feet or less, low level turns the flats into hazards. Everything here starts from the bank or a boat you can carry.
Where this data comes from
- Texas Water Development Board — Texas Water Development Board: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom, 1996–2008.
