O.C. Fisher Lake Depth Map & Fishing Spots (TX)

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O.C. Fisher Lake, TX

Max 58 ft

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Fall shad migration window is on — see the hatch outlook

Hatch outlook

Fall shad migrationActive window

Typical here: Sep 1 – Dec 15 · upper ends and stained creeks turn on first, the main lake follows; Deep-South creeks hold bait into December

adultall day, best mid-afternoon as the sun warms the bait — the rare pattern where you can sleep in — follow the bait, not the structure: gulls, herons and egrets diving or stacked in a creek mean the shad (and the bass) are there — run and gun until you find flickering bait or surface activity

Concentrates hard but unevenly — whole stretches go empty while one creek loads up. The birds are the map.

Creek-arm run-and-gun: lipless crankbait and squarebill through the flats and ditches, walking topwater over surface schools, a 3/8 oz spinnerbait around isolated cover along the creek channel. Downsize to match the young-of-year shad; jerkbaits are the sleeper.

The event happens over backs of creek arms, pockets and ditches, secondary points on the way in, and main-lake flats where the bait balls roam

Willow fly (summer mayfly)Active window

Typical here: Apr 1 – Oct 31 · recurring broods all summer — the heart of it is June–July, famously around July 4th on the Tennessee River lakes; any one hatch lasts days to ~3 weeks

dunhatches at dusk — clouds of bugs just before dark, continuing into the night — after hatching they fly to shoreline foliage — trees near lighted docks get covered; the feeding zone is the water under bug-loaded overhanging bushes and willows
spinnerthe following days: mating, egg drop and spent flies falling from the overhangs — the bream bite under the bushes runs as long as the bugs do

A two-level event: bream stack under the bug trees, and the big bass stack under the bream. Fish the same bushes twice — small for bream, big for the bass just outside them.

Crickets or small poppers under a float tight to the bug-covered bushes for bream; beetle spins and hair jigs just under the surface; for the bass, run a bluegill-pattern topwater or squarebill down the outside edge of the overhangs.

The event happens over under and just outside overhanging willows and bushes on steep banks; trees near lighted docks after dark

Next on this water

Spring crawfish emergence · forageFeb 15 – May 15 · in ~5 months

Shad spawn · baitfishMar 15 – Jun 15 · in ~6 months

Bluegill spawn (bream-bed bass) · forageMay 1 – Jul 31 · in ~8 months

Recommendations come from depth structure and seasonal species behavior. Treat them as a starting point, not a guarantee. Contours on this water are approximations. Never use for navigation. Always check local regulations.

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Fishing O.C. Fisher Lake: what the data says

2,271-acre reservoir near San Angelo. San Angelo State Park lake on the North Concho (shown at NHD normal pool ~2,270 ac; TPWD full-pool capacity ~5,440 ac). The lake tops out around 58 ft. The depth picture is modeled, anchored to the true shoreline and the water's published max depth — a scouting aid, never a chart to run a boat by. Below is the species-by-species picture, pulled from the same data the map uses.

On the chart, O.C. Fisher Lake draws 2,271 acres inside 16.2 miles of shoreline, with a single island in the mix. That shoreline is heavily fingered (development index 2.4) — bays, points and pockets everywhere, which multiplies the fishable edge. About 48% of the surface sits shallower than 15 ft on the modeled chart — that's the weed-and-bait zone. Tip to tip the water measures near 3.7 mi with a 2.6-mi widest point. The water lies in Tom Green County. The nearest mapped water is Lake Nasworthy, 8 mi to the south.

Largemouth Bass fishing at O.C. Fisher Lake

The spring pattern is a shallow one: largemouth bass in 2 to 10 ft. As the season builds they drop to 8 to 20 ft, wintering in 15 to 35 ft. Top water on the chart: Shallow bay flat, a weed flat in the 6 ft range, prime in spring. Time it for early morning and the evening. Summer baits: a texas-rigged 10" worm or a deep-diving crankbait gets it done.

Season	Depth	Best window	Start at	Go-to baits
Spring	2 to 10 ft	dawn & dusk	Shallow bay flat (6 ft)	Spinnerbait, Chatterbait
Summer	8 to 20 ft	dawn & dusk	Main-lake point (15 ft)	Texas-rigged 10" worm, Deep-diving crankbait
Fall	4 to 15 ft	midday & dawn	Main-lake point (15 ft)	Squarebill crankbait (shad), Spinnerbait
Winter	15 to 35 ft	midday	Break off the point (26 ft)	Blade bait, Jigging spoon

White Bass fishing at O.C. Fisher Lake

Spring white bass on O.C. Fisher Lake hold shallow, usually 2 to 12 ft. They move out to 8 to 25 ft in summer and finish the year down in 15 to 40 ft. Put Main-lake point first on the milk run — a point near 15 ft that grades prime for fall. The feeding windows run early morning and the evening. The summer box starts with a slab spoon or a small topwater (schooling fish).

Season	Depth	Best window	Start at	Go-to baits
Spring	2 to 12 ft	dawn & dusk	open water	Curly-tail jig (white), Small lipless crank
Summer	8 to 25 ft	dawn & dusk	Main-lake point (15 ft)	Slab spoon, Small topwater (schooling fish)
Fall	6 to 25 ft	dawn & dusk	Main-lake point (15 ft)	Jigging spoon, Blade bait
Winter	15 to 40 ft	midday	Deep basin (49 ft)	Jigging spoon (deep), Blade bait

Channel Catfish fishing at O.C. Fisher Lake

The spring pattern is a shallow one: channel catfish in 3 to 12 ft. As the season builds they drop to 8 to 25 ft, wintering in 20 to 40 ft. Top water on the chart: Break off the point, a drop-off in the 26 ft range, prime in fall. Time it for after dark and the evening.

Season	Depth	Best window	Start at
Spring	3 to 12 ft	dusk	Shallow bay flat (6 ft)
Summer	8 to 25 ft	night & dusk	Break off the point (26 ft)
Fall	10 to 30 ft	dusk	Break off the point (26 ft)
Winter	20 to 40 ft	midday	Break off the point (26 ft)

Blue Catfish fishing at O.C. Fisher Lake

Early season blue catfish use the shallows, holding in 5 to 25 ft. Summer is a 10 to 40 ft game here, winter a 20 to 50 ft one. The chart's best answer is Deep basin — deep basin, 49 ft, prime for winter. Best bite is early morning and the evening.

Season	Depth	Best window	Start at
Spring	5 to 25 ft	dusk	Break off the point (26 ft)
Summer	10 to 40 ft	dawn & dusk	Break off the point (26 ft)
Fall	15 to 45 ft	dusk	Break off the point (26 ft)
Winter	20 to 50 ft	midday	Deep basin (49 ft)

Flathead Catfish fishing at O.C. Fisher Lake

Spring puts flathead catfish in skinny water — 5 to 20 ft is the zone. As the season builds they drop to 8 to 30 ft, wintering in 20 to 45 ft. Winter flathead catfish concentrate at Deep basin, a prime-rated deep basin around 49 ft. Warm-month bites cluster around after dark and the evening.

Season	Depth	Best window	Start at
Spring	5 to 20 ft	night & dusk	open water
Summer	8 to 30 ft	night & dusk	Break off the point (26 ft)
Fall	10 to 35 ft	night & dusk	Break off the point (26 ft)
Winter	20 to 45 ft	midday	Deep basin (49 ft)

Crappie fishing at O.C. Fisher Lake

Start shallow in spring: crappie sit in 2 to 8 ft that time of year. Summer pushes them deeper, 10 to 25 ft, and winter fish settle into 15 to 35 ft. The spot to know is Shallow bay flat, a weed flat in about 6 ft of water that rates prime for crappie in spring. Warm-month bites cluster around early morning and the evening. Throw a jig trolled/spider-rigged or a small crankbait (trolled) until the fish tell you otherwise.

Season	Depth	Best window	Start at	Go-to baits
Spring	2 to 8 ft	midday & dawn	Shallow bay flat (6 ft)	1/16 oz jig + tube, Curly-tail grub
Summer	10 to 25 ft	dawn & dusk	Break off the point (26 ft)	Jig trolled/spider-rigged, Small crankbait (trolled)
Fall	8 to 20 ft	dawn	Shallow bay flat (6 ft)	Jig + minnow combo, Small swimbait (1.5-2")
Winter	15 to 35 ft	midday	Break off the point (26 ft)	Tungsten jig + soft plastic, Tiny jigging spoon

O.C. Fisher Lake also holds bluegill (4 to 15 ft in summer). Pick any of them on the map above for rated spots and bait picks.

Notable structure

6 pieces of structure are mapped here — Deep basin, around 49 ft, is the deepest of them.

Deep basin: deep basin, around 49 ft
Break off the point: drop-off, around 26 ft
Main-lake point: point, around 15 ft
Secondary point: point, around 15 ft
Shallow bay flat: weed flat, around 6 ft
Back-bay flat: weed flat, around 6 ft

O.C. Fisher Lake stocking report

Date	Species	Count	Size
2026*	Bluegill Sunfish (fingerling)	38,123	—
2026*	Lone Star Bass (fingerling)	61,122	—
2026*	Lone Star Bass (fry)	203,694	—
2025*	Gizzard Shad (adult)	—	—
2025*	Channel Catfish (fingerling)	8,579	—
2025*	Bluegill Sunfish (adult)	—	—
2025*	Bluegill Sunfish (fingerling)	43,347	—
2025*	White Crappie (adult)	500	—

* Approximate date (agency reports month or season only). Source: TPWD stocking history, retrieved 2026-09-03.

O.C. Fisher Lake fishing regulations

Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for Texas waters are set by the Texas Parks & Wildlife — and special regulations can apply to O.C. Fisher Lake specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.

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Common questions

How deep is O.C. Fisher Lake?

O.C. Fisher Lake is about 58 ft (18 m) deep at its deepest point. The contours here are modeled from the water's real shape and maximum depth, so treat them as a rough guide.

What fish are in O.C. Fisher Lake?

Anglers target largemouth bass, white bass, channel catfish, blue catfish, flathead catfish, crappie, bluegill on O.C. Fisher Lake.

Where is the best fishing spot on O.C. Fisher Lake?

Shallow bay flat is the top-rated area: a weed flat in about 6 ft of water that rates prime for largemouth bass in spring. The interactive chart above rates every spot for each species and season.

When is the best time to fish O.C. Fisher Lake?

For largemouth bass, the summer bite is best in early morning and the evening. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.

Is O.C. Fisher Lake stocked with fish?

Yes — per TPWD stocking history records, O.C. Fisher Lake was most recently stocked 2026 with 38,123 bluegill sunfish (fingerling). The full stocking history is listed above.

What are the fishing regulations for O.C. Fisher Lake?

Fishing on O.C. Fisher Lake is regulated by the Texas Parks & Wildlife. Check the official Texas regulations for current license requirements, season dates, and size and bag limits — special regulations can apply to this specific water.

Nearby waters

Lake Nasworthy 8 mi · Twin Buttes Reservoir 9 mi · E.V. Spence Reservoir 29 mi · New Ballinger Lake 33 mi · Oak Creek Reservoir 41 mi · Lake Winters 49 mi · O.H. Ivie Reservoir 49 mi · Champion Creek Reservoir 59 mi · Hords Creek Lake 60 mi · Lake Abilene 63 mi · Lake Colorado City 65 mi · Lake Sweetwater 65 mi

See how O.C. Fisher Lake stacks up: best largemouth bass lakes in Texas · best white bass lakes in Texas · best crappie lakes in Texas · best bluegill lakes in Texas

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