Lake Texana fishing: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Rainbow Trout
Target species: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Rainbow Trout, White Bass, Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Sunshine Bass
Best months: Apr, Jun for Largemouth Bass
Second window: Dec, Feb, Mar, Apr for Striped Bass
The lake
Lake Texana covers 9,313 acres in Texas, across Jackson County. It is a lake: 93.8% of it is 33 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is 62.9 feet (19.2 m). Our records hold 10 species for this water.
Depth: down to 62.9 ft at the deepest measured point
Deepest measured point: 62.9 ft (19.2 m). 93.8% of the water is 33 feet or shallower.
- 0–3 ft: 7.3% of the water
- 3–6 ft: 11.4% of the water
- 6–9 ft: 12.3% of the water
- 9–12 ft: 9.7% of the water
- 12–15 ft: 8.7% of the water
- 15–18 ft: 6.6% of the water
- 18–21 ft: 7.3% of the water
- 21–24 ft: 6.4% of the water
- 24–27 ft: 8.2% of the water
- 27–30 ft: 8% of the water
- 30–33 ft: 7.9% of the water
- 33–36 ft: 5.5% of the water
- 36–39 ft: 0.8% of the water
- 39–42 ft: 0.1% of the water
7 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass
- Largemouth Bass — Best months: Apr, Jun.
- Striped Bass — Best months: Dec, Feb, Mar, Apr.
- Rainbow Trout — Best months: Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar.
- White Bass — Best months: Apr.
- Blue Catfish — Best months: Apr, Jun.
- Channel Catfish — Best months: Apr, Jun.
- Sunshine Bass — Best months: Apr. Nonnative.
Also recorded here: Black Crappie, Grass Carp, Threadfin Shad.
Water and conditions
Our water temperature readings average 71°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. The coldest single reading we hold is 53°F and the warmest is 90°F; the warmest monthly average is 87°F. pH averages 8. These readings span 2017–2024.
Stocking: 10,126,330 fish, 1979–2016
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department records list 10,126,330 fish released into this water from 1979 to 2016. The latest stocking on record is from 2016, more than three years ago.
- Striped Bass: 6,289,394 in 1981–1989
- Channel Catfish: 392,375 in 1980–2012
- Grass Carp: 15,416 in 1989–1991
- Threadfin Shad: 7,900 in 1980
- Rainbow Trout: 2,186 in 1993–2016
- Blue Catfish: 300 in 1994
2 more species on the stocking list.
What is hard here
Wind is the limit, not the fish: 9,313 acres of open water build a short steep chop, and there is no shelter in the middle. Winter water drops to 54°F, and the warm-water species stop feeding well before you do. Summer water sits at 87°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.
