Lake Worth fishing: Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, White Bass

Reservoir · Texas · Lakeside, 0.9 mi away

Lake Worth, Texas: Largemouth Bass. 91.2% of it is 18 feet deep or less. 27.7 ft at the deepest measured point. 4,084,444 fish stocked since 1967.

Lake Worth fishing: Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, White Bass 1

Lake Worth fishing: Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, White Bass 2

Lake Worth fishing: Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, White Bass 3

Reservoir

Surface area: 3,344 acres5.2 mi²from the mapped waterbody polygon; varies with water level
Maximum depth: 27.7 ftdeep
Average depth: 8.3 ft
Fish species: 7
Access: open to the public
Nearest town: Lakeside0.9 mi

Lake Worth fishing: Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, White Bass

Target species: Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, White Bass, Channel Catfish, Sunshine Bass

The reservoir

Lake Worth covers 3,344 acres in Texas, across Tarrant County. It is a reservoir: 91.2% of it is 18 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is ≈27.7 feet (8.4 m). Our records hold 7 species for this water.

5 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass

Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
Blue Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
White Bass — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
Channel Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
Sunshine Bass — Feeding water: 70–80°F. Nonnative.

Also recorded here: Common Carp, Threadfin Shad.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: ≈27.7 ft (8.4 m). 91.2% of the water is 18 feet or shallower. We hold 108 depth contours for this water, drawn from 64,346 soundings.

0–2 ft: 4.2% of the water
2–4 ft: 14.3% of the water
4–6 ft: 16.6% of the water
6–8 ft: 9.8% of the water
8–10 ft: 10.7% of the water
10–12 ft: 9.4% of the water
12–14 ft: 11.6% of the water
14–16 ft: 8.8% of the water
16–18 ft: 5.8% of the water
18–20 ft: 2.7% of the water
20–22 ft: 2.4% of the water
22–24 ft: 3.3% of the water
24–26 ft: 0.5% of the water

Stocking: 4,084,444 fish, 1967–2023

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department records list 4,084,444 fish released into this water from 1967 to 2023.

Largemouth Bass: 450,085 in 1967–1980
Blue Catfish: 36,465 in 1990
Channel Catfish: 35,000 in 1972
Threadfin Shad: 1,000 in 1984

4 more species on the stocking list.

Water and conditions

Our water temperature readings average 82°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 7.7. These readings span 2021. The latest reading is from 2021, more than three years ago: read these numbers as history, not as the water today.

Where this data comes from

Texas Water Development Board — Texas Water Development Board: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
USACE CWMS — USACE CWMS elevation-area curves: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.
Webster, K.E., McCullough, I.M., Soranno, P.A. LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0, EDI, doi:10.6073/pasta/64ddc4d04661d9aef4bd702dc5d8984f (CC BY 4.0); Cheruvelil et al. LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0 (EDI) — LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0: Lake depth for 17,675 lakes in the conterminous U.S.: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.

Part of these depths rest on an averaged water level, so they are approximate (≈).

Right now — USGS sensors

Latest readings from U.S. Geological Survey gauges that stand in this water body or on its shore. Shown only if the reading is less than 48 hours old.

Water level: 591.81 ftelevation above NAVD88Nov 6, 04:00 PM UTC · USGS 08045400 Lk Worth abv Ft Worth, TX

Provisional data: USGS may still revise it. Times are in UTC. U.S. Geological Survey, Water Data for the Nation (provisional data) — public domain

Cyanobacteria from satellite — EPA CyAN

The EPA's Cyanobacteria Assessment Network estimates cyanobacteria from Sentinel-3 satellite images. This is the latest image in which the water was visible through the clouds.

Image date: October 28, 2026
Highest level over at least 1% of the water: High12% of the visible water area
Across the water: Below detection 74% · Low 5% · Medium 10% · High 12%
Highest single-pixel estimate: ≈ 672,977 cells/mL

A satellite estimate with 300 m pixels, not a water sample; pixels near the shore are masked. Levels are CyAN's own scale: low below 100,000 cells/mL, medium up to about 300,000, high up to about 1,000,000, very high above that. EPA Cyanobacteria Assessment Network (CyAN), Sentinel-3 OLCI satellite imagery — public domain

State monitoring data: 3 readings from 1 stations. Shown are the full-period range, the mean and the latest sample.

Temperature

82.04°Fmean

warm

min 82.04max 82.04

latest 82.04 °F · Sep 5, 2021

72–82 °F puts warm-water fish at their best, though the water holds less oxygen than it does in winter.

1 reading · 2021–2021

Oxygen

4.4mg/Lmean

low

min 4.4max 4.4

latest 4.4 mg/L · Sep 5, 2021

3–5 mg/L sits on the edge: fish hold where current, tide or wave action mixes the water.

1 reading · 2021–2021

7.7mean

in range

min 7.7max 7.7

latest 7.7 · Sep 5, 2021

6.5–8.5 is the band in which the vast majority of game fish live.

1 reading · 2021–2021

Samples are taken irregularly and at different points of the water body, so the mean describes the water as a whole, not one spot on one day.

State assessment in its 2026 report

How the state rated this water in its Clean Water Act report to the EPA.

Lake Worth · 2026 report · Texas · state report

Recreation: Fully supporting
Aquatic life: Fully supporting
Drinking water: Fully supporting
Listed causes: PCBs, dioxins

EPA ATTAINS — state water quality assessments under the Clean Water Act (303(d)/305(b)), public domain

These are past samples, not a safety check. Before swimming, eating your catch or going out on ice, check current conditions with local health and wildlife authorities.

Official stocking: 4,084,444 fish across 1967–2023. This is not a stock estimate — it is what the state released into the water, and how much.

Species	Fish	Years
Sunshine BassPalmetto Bass	2,054,216	1978, 1979, 1981
Largemouth BassFlorida Largemouth Bass	1,409,038	1975, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017
Largemouth Bass	450,085	1967, 1969, 1971, 1980
Largemouth BassLone Star Bass	83,640	2023
Blue Catfish	36,465	1990
Channel Catfish	35,000	1972
Green X Redear Sunfish	15,000	1972
Threadfin Shad	1,000	1984