(III) No more than five blue or channel catfish 20
inches or greater may be retained each day, and of these, no more
than one can be 30 inches or greater in length.
(vi) Lakes Abilene (Taylor County), Braunig (Bexar
County), Calaveras (Bexar County), Choke Canyon (Live Oak and McMullen
counties), Fayette County (Fayette County), Proctor (Comanche County),
Raven (Walker County), and Sheldon (Harris County).
(I) Daily bag limit: 15 (in any combination).
(II) Minimum length limit: 14 inches.
(H) Catfish: flathead.
(i) Lake Texoma (Cooke and Grayson counties) and the
Red River (Grayson County) from Denison Dam to and including Shawnee
Creek (Grayson County).
(I) Daily bag limit: 5.
(II) Minimum length limit: No limit.
(ii) Lakes Caddo (Harrison and Marion counties) and
Toledo Bend (Newton, Sabine, and Shelby) and the Sabine River (Newton
and Orange counties) from Toledo Bend dam to the I.H. 10 bridge.
(I) Daily bag limit: 10.
(II) Minimum length limit: 18 inches.
(III) Possession limit: 10.
(I) Crappie: black and white crappie their hybrids
and subspecies.
(i) Caddo Lake (Harrison and Marion counties), Toledo
Bend Reservoir (Newton Sabine and Shelby counties), and the Sabine
River (Newton and Orange counties) from Toledo Bend dam to the I.H.
10 bridge.
(I) Daily bag limit: 25 (in any combination).
(II) Minimum length limit: No limit.
(ii) Lake Fork (Wood, Rains, and Hopkins counties)
and Lake O' The Pines (Camp, Harrison, Marion, Morris, and Upshur
counties).
(I) Daily bag limit: 25 (in any combination).
(II) Minimum length limit: 10 inches.
(III) From December 1 through the last day in February
there is no minimum length limit. All crappie caught during this period
must be retained.
(iii) Lake Texoma (Cooke and Grayson counties).
(I) Daily bag limit: 37 (in any combination).
(II) Minimum length limit: 10 inches.
(III) Possession limit is 50.
(iv) Lake Nasworthy (Tom Green County).
(I) Daily bag limit: 25 (in any combination).
(II) Minimum length limit: No limit.
(III) Possession limit is 50.
(J) Drum, red. Lakes Braunig and Calaveras (Bexar County).
(i) Daily bag limit: 3.
(ii) Minimum length limit: 20.
(iii) No maximum length limit.
(K) Gar, alligator.
(i) Falcon International Reservoir (Starr and Zapata
counties).
(I) Daily bag limit: 5.
(II) No minimum length limit.
(III) No maximum length limit.
(ii) On the Trinity River and all tributary waters
from the I-30 bridge in Dallas County downstream through Anderson,
Ellis, Freestone, Henderson, Houston, Kaufman, Leon, Liberty, Madison,
Navarro, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, and Walker counties to the I-10
bridge in Chambers County, including the East Fork of the Trinity
River and all tributaries upstream to the Lake Ray Hubbard dam, the
maximum length limit is 48 inches, except for persons selected by
a department-administered drawing authorizing the take of a gar in
excess of 48 inches in length.
(iii) During May, no person shall take alligator gar
from, or possess alligator gar while on, the Red River (including
Lake Texoma) and all tributaries that drain directly or indirectly
to the Red River on the Texas/Oklahoma border in Cooke, Grayson, Fannin,
Lamar, Red River, and Bowie counties.
(L) Shad gizzard and threadfin. Trinity River below
Lake Livingston (Polk and San Jacinto counties).
(i) Daily bag limit: 500 (in any combination).
(ii) No minimum length limit.
(iii) Possession limit: 1000 (in any combination).
(M) Sunfish: all species. Lake Kyle (Hays County).
(i) Daily bag limit: 0.
(ii) Minimum length limit: No limit.
(iii) Catch and release and only.
(N) Trout: rainbow and brown trout (including hybrids
and subspecies).
(i) Guadalupe River (Comal County) from the second
bridge crossing on the River Road upstream to the easternmost bridge
crossing on F.M. 306.
(I) Daily bag limit: 1.
(II) Minimum length limit: 18 inches.
(ii) Guadalupe River (Comal County) from the easternmost
bridge crossing on F.M. 306 upstream to 800 yards below the Canyon
Lake dam.
(I) Daily bag limit: 5.
(II) Minimum length limit: 12 - 18 inch slot limit.
(III) It is unlawful to retain trout between 12 and
18 inches in length. No more than one trout 18 inches or greater in
length may be retained each day.
(2) Except as specifically provided elsewhere in this
subchapter, the daily bag limit on the waterbodies enumerated in this
paragraph is 5 fish (all species combined), to include not more than
1 black bass (Micropterus spp.) of 14 inches or greater in length.
(A) All CFLs;
(B) Brushy Creek (Williamson County) from the Brushy
Creek Reservoir dam downstream to the Williamson/Milam county line;
(C) Canyon Lake Project #6 (Lubbock County);
(D) Deputy Darren Goforth Park Lake (Harris County);
(E) Elm (Brazos Bend State Park in Fort Bend County);
(F) Pilant (Brazos Bend State Park in Fort Bend County);
(G) Tucker Lake (Stephens and Palo Pinto counties);
(H) North Concho River (Tom Green County) from O.C.
Fisher Dam to Bell Street Dam; and
(I) South Concho River (Tom Green County) from Lone
Wolf Dam to Bell Street Dam.
(3) Saltwater species. There are no exceptions to the
provisions established in subsection (c)(5) of this section.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §57.981 adopted to be effective June 27, 2010, 35 TexReg 5564; amended to be effective August 29, 2011, 36 TexReg 5363; amended to be effective September 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 6597; amended to be effective September 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 3790; amended to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6495; amended to be effective September 1, 2015, 40 TexReg 4695; amended to be effective September 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 6048; amended to be effective September 1, 2017, 42 TexReg 3389; amended to be effective September 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 3598 amendedto be effective September 1, 2019, 44 TexReg 4486; amended to be effective September 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 5641; amended to be effective September 1, 2021, 46 TexReg 5048; amended to be effective January 18, 2022, 47 TexReg 94; amended to be effective September 1, 2022, 47 TexReg 3973; amended to be effective July 11, 2023, 48 TexReg 3685; amended to be effective March 24, 2024, 49 TexReg 1724 |