Fishing near Sanford, TX
Sanford sits in the Texas Panhandle in Hutchinson County, where Sanford Dam impounds the Canadian River to form Lake Meredith — a 21,640-acre reservoir that is the marquee fishery for the area. A local bait shop on Main Street serves anglers heading out to the lake and surrounding waters.
Species & education
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American Paddlefish
Polyodon spathula
Bigmouth Buffalo
Ictiobus cyprinellus
Black Buffalo
Ictiobus niger
Black Bullhead
Ameiurus melas
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Bluegill Sunfish
Lepomis macrochirus
Blue Tilapia
Oreochromis aureus
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Cutthroat Trout
Oncorhynchus clarkii
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
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