Southeast Texas · Montgomery, Walker County
Lake Conroe
Lower two-thirds is open water ringed with bulkheads and docks. Standing timber lines the upper river channel (a boating hazard). Sparse vegetation with plantings under way. TPWD has placed fish-habitat reefs.
7-day bite outlook Lake fact sheet (PDF)
The water
- Size
- 20,118 acres
- Nearest town
- Conroe
- Level
- 91.8% full, -1.77 ft vs. full pool (-0.09 ft this week) TWDB Nov 13
- Water temp
- 66°F — estimated (±5°F) Estimated from 14 days of air temperatures
- TPWD lake page
- tpwd.texas.gov
TPWD ratings
- Bluegill
- Not rated by TPWD
- Blue catfish
- Not rated by TPWD
- Crappie
- Not rated by TPWD
TPWD often rates catfish as one group and bluegill under "sunfish." These are TPWD's ratings, not ours. TPWD leaves its ratings table blank for Conroe; its lake page says crappie catches are good in early spring and fall and bluegill grow large.
Regulations
- Blue catfish
- 25 blue + channel combined; no more than 5 may be 20 in or longer, and only 1 may be 30 in or longer.
- Crappie
- Statewide rule: 25 a day, 10-inch minimum.
- Bluegill
- No bag or length limit on sunfish.
From TPWD's 2026–27 rules (valid through Aug 31, 2027). Rules change — confirm on TPWD before you keep fish. Statewide limits · Lake exceptions · This lake's TPWD rules
Eat-safe advisories
No Texas DSHS fish-consumption advisory is on file for this water in the DSHS advisory layer. That layer is DSHS's 2023 snapshot; always check the current list. DSHS advisories
Where they are this time of year
Side views of a typical Texas reservoir arm — bank, flat, ledge, creek channel — with this lake's kind of structure drawn in. Depths come from TPWD and Missouri Dept. of Conservation guidance; every lake is a little different.
TPWD has placed fish-habitat structures in this lake and publishes their GPS points. TPWD habitat structure map and GPS download
In the news
No recent news stories name this water. The news desk checks every hour.
Handyman & home repair — Huntsville to Austin, Hwy 105 to Hwy 290, into Austin and through Bastrop.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Number | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Crappie, Black | 4,000 | Adult |
| 2022 | Crappie, Black | 4,000 | Adult |
| 2021 | Crappie, Black | 4,000 | Adult |
| 2020 | Crappie, Black | 8,000 | Adult |
| 2019 | Crappie, Black | 5,000 | Adult |
| 2018 | Crappie, Black | 4,500 | Adult |
| 2017 | Crappie, Black | 5,000 | Adult |
| 2016 | Crappie, Black | 4,500 | Adult |
| 2015 | Crappie, Black | 3,905 | Adult |
| 2014 | Crappie, Black | 3,905 | Adult |
| 2012 | Crappie, Black | 2,000 | Adult |
| 2000 | Crappie, Black | 21,500 | Fingerling |
Source: TPWD stocking history (bluegill, blue catfish and crappie only).
Fishing reports
TPWD has put its weekly fishing reports on hold while it reworks them. This site picks them up automatically the week they return.
Outfitters near Conroe
Handyman & home repair — Huntsville to Austin, Hwy 105 to Hwy 290, into Austin and through Bastrop.
Your bait shop, guide service or marina here →
Sources
- TPWD — Crappie brochure
- Missouri Dept. of Conservation — Bluegill fishing tips
- AFS 2016 — blue catfish movement, Milford Reservoir telemetry