Lavon Lake fishing: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Walleye

Target species: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Walleye, Blue Catfish, White Bass, Black Crappie, Channel Catfish
Best months: May, Jun, Sep, Oct for Largemouth Bass
Second window: Apr, May, Oct, Nov for Striped Bass
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Brockdale Park, 2 lanes.

The reservoir

Lavon Lake covers 20,084 acres in Texas, across Collin County. It is a reservoir: 91.2% of it is 39 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is 50.4 feet (15.4 m). Our records hold 9 species for this water.

7 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass

  • Largemouth Bass — Best months: May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
  • Striped Bass — Best months: Apr, May, Oct, Nov.
  • Walleye — Best months: Nov, Dec, Mar, Apr.
  • Blue Catfish — Best months: May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
  • White Bass — Best months: Apr, May, Oct.
  • Black Crappie — Best months: Apr, May, Oct.
  • Channel Catfish — Best months: May, Jun, Sep, Oct.

Also recorded here: Sunshine Bass, Threadfin Shad.

Lake Lavon Spillway.jpg
Philblakely · CC BY-SA 3.0

Stocking: 5,706,149 fish, 1954–2026

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department records list 5,706,149 fish released into this water from 1954 to 2026.

  • Striped Bass: 1,539,767 in 1989–2008
  • Largemouth Bass: 1,204,100 in 1954–1968
  • Blue Catfish: 642,953 in 1989–1998
  • Walleye: 86,000 in 1976
  • Channel Catfish: 46,700 in 1954–1971
  • Threadfin Shad: 10,250 in 1980–1984
  • White Bass: 330 in 1957

4 more species on the stocking list.

Lavondam.jpg
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Public domain

Depth: down to 50.4 ft at the deepest measured point

Deepest measured point: 50.4 ft (15.4 m). 91.2% of the water is 39 feet or shallower.

  • 0–3 ft: 2.2% of the water
  • 3–6 ft: 4.3% of the water
  • 6–9 ft: 9.4% of the water
  • 9–12 ft: 8.4% of the water
  • 12–15 ft: 10% of the water
  • 15–18 ft: 9.7% of the water
  • 18–21 ft: 9.4% of the water
  • 21–24 ft: 7% of the water
  • 24–27 ft: 6.1% of the water
  • 27–30 ft: 9.3% of the water
  • 30–33 ft: 6.8% of the water
  • 33–36 ft: 4.5% of the water
  • 36–39 ft: 4.1% of the water
  • 39–42 ft: 4.5% of the water
  • 42–45 ft: 4.2% of the water

Water and conditions

Water temperature averages 76°F across the year. The coldest single reading we hold is 49°F and the warmest is 94°F; the warmest monthly average is 86°F. These readings span 2016–2026.

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.

  • Brockdale Park — 2 lanes.

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: 20,084 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 56°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, 2021.
  • USGS RESSED — USGS RESSED reservoir sedimentation database: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.
  • USACE CWMS — USACE CWMS elevation-area curves: 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.
  • 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.