Lake Mineral Wells fishing: Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Blue Catfish
Target species: Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish
The lake
Lake Mineral Wells covers 400 acres in Texas, across Parker County. It is a lake: 92.7% of it is 20 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is 26.9 feet (8.2 m). Our records hold 6 species for this water.
Stocking: 741,194 fish, 1967–2024
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department records list 741,194 fish released into this water from 1967 to 2024.
- Channel Catfish: 350,686 in 1971–2018
- Largemouth Bass: 140,000 in 1967–1972
- Rainbow Trout: 29,186 in 1984–1985
- Threadfin Shad: 4,200 in 1984–1985
- Blue Catfish: 12 in 1988
3 more species on the stocking list.
Depth: down to 26.9 ft at the deepest measured point
Deepest measured point: 26.9 ft (8.2 m). 92.7% of the water is 20 feet or shallower. We hold 31 depth contours for this water, drawn from 40,386 soundings.
- 0–2 ft: 3.9% of the water
- 2–4 ft: 10.7% of the water
- 4–6 ft: 14.1% of the water
- 6–8 ft: 11.5% of the water
- 8–10 ft: 9.1% of the water
- 10–12 ft: 11.2% of the water
- 12–14 ft: 8% of the water
- 14–16 ft: 10.6% of the water
- 16–18 ft: 8.1% of the water
- 18–20 ft: 5.5% of the water
- 20–22 ft: 4.4% of the water
- 22–24 ft: 3% of the water
4 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass
- Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
- Rainbow Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
- Blue Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
- Channel Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
Also recorded here: Common Carp, Threadfin Shad.
Where this data comes from
- Texas Water Development Board — Texas Water Development Board: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom, 2015.
