Fort Parker State Park Lake
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Lake Characteristics
Location: South of Mexia on Texas Highway
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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
Latest Survey Report
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.
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 |
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| Largemouth Bass |  |
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| Catfish |  |
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| Crappie |  |
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| White Bass |  |
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| Sunfish |  |
Fishing Cover/Structure
This lake has isolated brush piles, shallow aquatic vegetation, and some rocks, but little else.
Tips & Tactics
Largemouth bass and crappie fishing can be very good in the lower portion of the reservoir if fishing around habitat such as a submerged tree or shoreline vegetation when the lake is full. White bass are seasonally abundant just downstream of the dam; contact park personnel for current conditions.