All the years I've lived in Fort Worth, never have I fished Benbrook before. So finally, I decided to go out and give it a try. I've been out bank fishing BB lately whenever I get a chance to do so, and I'm still trying to learn the lake and its surroundings.

I've been out the past month or so and have been catching mostly dinky yellow's here and there. I've fished the areas in North Holiday so far only, and I've yet to try anywhere else on the lake.

I was curious if anyone else out here has been bank fishing on Benbrook?

Maybe you more experienced Benbrook guys can help me out a bit.

Longhorn Park (northeast corner) has access to deep water, but the shoreline is very rocky.

Rocky Creek is another possibility.

Here is a summary of the "availability" of some of the fishes in Benbrook (see here for more).

* Prey species: Threadfin shad continued to be abundant. Electrofishing catch of gizzard shad was high. Electrofishing catch of bluegills was high, but few were over 6 inches long. Longear sunfish were also abundant in the reservoir.
* Catfishes: The channel catfish population continued to have few fish available for anglers. Blue catfish were more abundant in Benbrook Reservoir than in any previous sample.
* Temperate basses: White bass, yellow bass, and palmetto bass were present. White bass were collected at a lower rate than in previous years. Yellow bass, which may have been introduced through a pipeline connecting Cedar Creek Reservoir to Benbrook Reservoir, were collected in gill nets for the first time. Palmetto bass abundance increased significantly from the previous two surveys.
* Largemouth bass: Largemouth bass were sampled in relatively low abundance. Size structure was dominated by fish under 14 inches. Largemouth bass body condition (relative weight) was good.
* White crappie: Size and body condition of white crappie continued to be good, but abundance was down from previous years. Most crappie reached legal size (10 inches) within two years.

Hybrids and crappie are the best species at Benbrook; others are so-so.

I don't anything about Benbrook, but I have a friend that own a Liquor store off 377 just South of Benbrook told me he and his other buddies been catching hybrids in some creek coming out of Benbrook lake and I Believe it somewhere in the red circle.

Best of luck to you and let us know the result,

I noticed that creek my first time I went to North Holiday @ BB, but never really attempted to fish it, I noticed some cars parked near the gate, so I'm sure that area is fishable. I think I'll go give it a try today...

If weather looks good this weekend, I might do a little more exploring and scouting...

keepinitsimple pm me if you decide to go as i've heard of a good spot to try

I was looking at some maps online and noticed this...



South end of the lake on 1187...seems like another fishable spot...could it be this creek also KrazyFish?

water is very muddy and swift... prolly would be wiser to wait until it clears up

The area circled is off 1187 go north at the light. Cost is $3 for a day pass into the park. Very well kept. Went last Friday but not much luck, didn't see anyone catchig anything in the creek.

You know to be honest, I haven't gone there to fish with my buddy that know this location yet and I don't want give direction to where I don't know. That is the right creek. I will try to go there and fish and let you know the exact location. For right now, just go there and explore/scout and see what you can find and let us know.

Went out yesterday evening and did okay I guess. Me and my friend caught a few rather small yellow bass. I did see some surface action around sunset, but they were all out of reach.

I was driving around and I noticed many of the area gates are closed off to what appears to be because of water levels.

Probably head out again today and try my luck again.

lots of boats out yesterday, caught some more dinky yellow bass from 4-8 inches...nothing spectacular lol but sure was a lot of fun fishing with a 5' rod and 4 lb test haha

My brother and I walked from 1187 near winscott plover, in that creek, almost all the way to benbrook. No fish until you hit these concrete pillars and then we caught 3 small LMB's and 1 catfish in about an hour. No sandies and the water was clear all the way to the bottom the whole way so i was watching for em. Have they moved back into the main lake by now? Im pretty new to fishing so I dont know.

Go to Gina's Liquor off 377, south of Benbrook and ask for the owner. Owner's name is "LA" he can tell you more about fishing that area.