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

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

The reservoir

Proctor Lake covers 4,690 acres in Texas, across Comanche County. It is a reservoir: 96.6% of it is 28 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is 30 feet (9.2 m); at the dam, USGS RESSED gives 42 feet (12.8 m) at full pool. Our records hold 6 species for this water.

USACE Proctor Lake Texas.jpg
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Depth: down to 30 ft at the deepest measured point

Deepest measured point: 30 ft (9.2 m). USGS RESSED gives 42 ft (12.8 m) at the dam at full pool: a measured figure, not a survey map. 96.6% of the water is 28 feet or shallower. We hold 136 depth contours for this water, drawn from 140,569 soundings.

USACE Proctor Dam Texas.jpg
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  • 0–2 ft: 11.5% of the water
  • 2–4 ft: 6.3% of the water
  • 4–6 ft: 8.7% of the water
  • 6–8 ft: 18.9% of the water
  • 8–10 ft: 6.1% of the water
  • 10–12 ft: 5% of the water
  • 12–14 ft: 6.6% of the water
  • 14–16 ft: 4.6% of the water
  • 16–18 ft: 4.9% of the water
  • 18–20 ft: 5.3% of the water
  • 20–22 ft: 3.2% of the water
  • 22–24 ft: 4.5% of the water
  • 24–26 ft: 3.8% of the water
  • 26–28 ft: 7.2% of the water
  • 28–30 ft: 3.5% of the water

Stocking: 6,451,253 fish, 1994–2025

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department records list 6,451,253 fish released into this water from 1994 to 2025.

USACE Proctor Lake and Dam.jpg
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown · Public domain
  • Sunshine Bass: 1,879,912 in 2014–2025
  • Blue Catfish: 986,239 in 1991–2025
  • Largemouth Bass: 100,000 in 1970
  • Threadfin Shad: 1,000 in 1984

3 more species on the stocking list.

4 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass

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

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, 2012.
  • 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.