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Fish Species at Pat Cleburne Lake
Largemouth Bass
Good
Channel Catfish
Excellent
Blue Catfish
Good
Flathead Catfish
Poor
White Crappie
Poor
White Bass
Good
Sunfish
Good
Species data sourced from Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Pat Cleburne Lake Fishing Guide
Angling Opportunities
Pat Cleburne Lake offers good largemouth bass fishing and the opportunity to catch three different species of catfish.
Cover & Structure
Stained to murky water, with a variety of shallow emergent aquatic vegetation and isolated laydowns, provide plenty of cover for fish. In 2016, TPWD biologists worked with a local volunteer group to install crappie condos near the dam. These structures provide cover for a variety of fish species.
Tips & Tactics
Largemouth bass can be caught using spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, and plastic worms fished through and around vegetation at 1- to 4-foot depths. Shallow-diving crankbaits fished on the riprap can also be productive. Channel and blue catfish are caught by drift fishing and tightlining with stinkbait or shad. White bass are often caught by trolling jigs and spinners down windy shorelines. Crappie can be caught from shallow brush piles on live minnows.
Fishing Regulations
All species at Pat Cleburne Lake are managed under standard Texas statewide regulations.
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