Fish Stocking
TPWD began a fish stocking program in the Wheeler Branch Reservoir in the spring of 2007. The following species have been stocked in the reservoir to date:
- April 23, 2007 - 1,500 Threadfin Shad, 200 Inland Silversides
- May 17, 2007 - 67 lbs. Fathead minnows
- May 31, 2007 - 18,000 Bluegill
- June 6, 2007 - 4,500 Florida Large Mouth Bass fingerlings
- June 18, 2007 - 5,000 Channel Catfish fingerlings
- July 11, 2007 - 4,000 Small Mouth Bass fingerlings
- Oct. 16, 2007 - 24,000 Bluegill
- Oct. 30, 2007 - 460 Tennessee Small Mouth Bass
- Feb. 20, 2008 - 18,000 Bluegill
- Apr. 22, 2008 - 585,000 Wall Eye
- July 9, 2008 - 9,000 Channel Catfish fingerlings
- Sept. 10, 2008 - 4,300 Small Mouth Bass
- Apr. 21, 2009 - 450,000 Walleye Fry
- June 1, 2009 - 5,200 Small Mouth Bass
- December 10, 2009 - 1,500 Threadfin Shad
- April 9, 2010 - 390,000 Walleye Fry
- May 4, 2010 - 18,400 Florida Large Mouth Bass
- April 11, 2011 - 360,000 Walleye Fry
- May 3, 2011 - 18,400 Florida Large Mouth Bass
- June 6, 2011 - 4,500 Small Mouth Bass
- April 15, 2012 - 375,000 Walleye Fry
- April 12, 2013 - 500,000 Walleye Fry
- April 15, 2013 - 397,500 Walleye Fry
- June 6, 2013 - 5000 Small Mouth Bass
- July 18, 2013 - 18,0000 Channel Catfish
- April 4, 2014 - 800,000 Walleye Fry
- May 21, 2014 - 4,500 Small Mouth Bass
- April 10, 2015 - 360,000 Walleye Fry
- April 5, 2016 - 365,000 Walleye Fry
- May 2, 2017 - 362,780 Walleye Fry
- July 12, 2017 - 18,000 Channel Catfish
- April 10, 2018 - 218,000 Walleye Fry
- October 23, 2018 - 2,000 12" Channel Catfish
- October 30, 2018 - 1,000 12" Channel Catfish
- April 15, 2019 - 180,750 Walleye Fry
- September 25, 2020 - 800 1-2lb Channel Catfish
- October 15, 2020 - 800 1-2lb Channel Catfish
- April 14, 2021 - 360,000 Walleye Fry
- April 28, 2021 - 35 Smallmouth Bass (4 - 5lbs)
- June 29, 2021 - 55 Smallmouth Bass (2 - 3lbs)
- December 7, 2021 - 181 Smallmouth Bass (8"-10")
- June 1, 2022 - 18,000 Lone Star Lunker Large Mouth Bass
- July 6, 2022 - 18,000 Fingerling Channel Catfish