Fort Parker State Park Lake

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Public Access Facilities

Lake Characteristics

Location: South of Mexia on Texas Highway 14
Surface area: 725 acres
Maximum depth: 6 feet
Impounded: 1935

Water Conditions

Current Lake Level: Available at State Park office
Fluctuation: 1-2 feet
Normal Clarity: Very turbid

Reservoir Controlling Authority

Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Fort Parker State Park
Route 3 Box 95
Mexia, Texas 76667
(254) 562-5751

Aquatic Vegetation

Lotus, cutgrass, bulrush

Predominant Fish Species

Lake Records
Stocking History

Lake Maps

Available at the park office (254) 562-5751

Fishing Regulations

Being located within a state park, this lake is regulated as a Community Fishing Lake. The daily bag limit for channel and blue catfish is 5 fish, with no minimum length limit; and the only legal fishing method is pole-and-line. Otherwise, statewide regulations apply.

Angling Opportunities

Fort Parker Lake is not known as a great fishing hole. Management and stocking efforts to improve the fishery have met with little success. Years of flooding from the muddy Navasota River have taken a toll on this otherwise scenic lake, which has become severely silted in since impoundment in 1935. Fishing for blue and channel catfish is the best option. Boaters should exercise caution: at low water levels, it's easy to run aground.

Species	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
Largemouth Bass
Catfish
Crappie
White Bass
Sunfish

Fishing Cover/Structure

This lake has isolated brush piles, shallow aquatic vegetation, and some rocks, but little else.

Tips & Tactics

For channel and blue catfish, tightlining blood bait, shad, or cut bait can result in good catches.