31 Tex. Admin. Code § 57.981 - Bag, Possession, and Length Limits
(a) For all
wildlife resources taken for personal consumption and for which there is a
possession limit, the possession limit shall not apply after the wildlife
resource has reached the possessor's residence and is finally
processed.
(b) The possession limit
does not apply to fish in the possession of or stored by a person who has an
invoice or sales ticket showing the name and address of the seller, number of
fish by species, date of the sale, and other information required on a sales
ticket or invoice.
(c) There are no
bag, possession, or length limits on game or non-game fish, except as provided
in this subchapter.
(1) Possession limits are
twice the daily bag limit on game and non-game fish except as otherwise
provided in this subchapter.
(2) For
flounder, the possession limit is the daily bag limit.
(3) The bag limit for a guided fishing party
is equal to the total number of persons in the boat licensed to fish or
otherwise exempt from holding a license minus each fishing guide and fishing
guide deckhand multiplied by the bag limit for each species
harvested.
(4) A person may give,
leave, receive, or possess any species of legally taken wildlife resource, or a
part of the resource, that is required to have a tag or permit attached or is
protected by a bag or possession limit, if the wildlife resource is accompanied
by a wildlife resource document (WRD) from the person who took the wildlife
resource, provided the person is in compliance with all other applicable
provisions of this subchapter and the Parks and Wildlife Code. The properly
executed WRD document shall accompany the wildlife resource until it reaches
the possessor's residence and is finally processed. The WRD must contain the
following information:
(A) the name,
signature, address, and fishing license number, as required of the person who
killed or caught the wildlife resource;
(B) the name of the person receiving the
wildlife resource;
(C) a description
of the wildlife resource (number and type of species or parts); and
(D) the location where the wildlife resource
was killed or caught (name of ranch; area; lake, bay or stream; and
county).
(5) Except as
provided in subsection (d) of this section, the statewide daily bag and length
limits shall be as follows.
(A) Amberjack,
greater.
(i) Daily bag limit: 1.
(ii) Minimum length limit: 38
inches.
(iii) Maximum length limit:
No limit.
(B) Bass:
(i) The daily bag limit for largemouth,
smallmouth, spotted, Alabama, and Guadalupe is 5, in any combination.
(ii) Alabama, Guadalupe, and spotted.
(I) No minimum length limit.
(II) No maximum length limit.
(iii) Largemouth and smallmouth.
(I) Minimum length limit: 14
inches.
(II) No maximum length
limit.
(iv) Striped and
their hybrids.
(I) Daily bag limit: 5 (in any
combination).
(II) Minimum length
limit: 18 inches.
(III) No maximum
length limit.
(v) White.
(I) Daily bag limit: 25.
(II) Minimum length limit: 10
inches.
(IIII) No maximum length
limit.
(C)
Catfish:
(i) channel and blue (including
hybrids and subspecies).
(I) Daily bag limit:
25 (in any combination).
(II) No
minimum length limit.
(III) No
maximum length limit.
(IV) It is
unlawful to retain more than 10 channel and blue catfish, in the aggregate, of
20 inches or greater in length.
(ii) flathead.
(I) Daily bag limit: 5.
(II) Minimum length limit: 18
inches.
(III) No maximum length
limit.
(iii)
gafftopsail.
(I) No daily bag limit.
(II) Minimum length limit: 14
inches.
(III) No maximum length
limit.
(D)
Cobia.
(i) Daily bag limit: 1.
(ii) Minimum length limit: 40
inches.
(iii) No maximum length
limit.
(E) Crappie,
black and white (including hybrids and subspecies).
(i) Daily bag limit: 25.
(ii) Minimum length limit: 10
inches.
(iii) No maximum length
limit.
(F) Drum, black.
(i) Daily bag limit: 5.
(ii) Minimum length limit: 14
inches.
(iii) Maximum length limit:
30 inches.
(iv) One black drum over
52 inches may be retained per day as part of the five-fish bag limit.
(G) Drum, red.
(i) Daily bag limit: 3.
(ii) Minimum length limit: 20
inches.
(iii) Maximum length limit:
28 inches.
(iv) During a license
year, one red drum exceeding the maximum length limit established by this
subparagraph may be retained when affixed with a properly executed Red Drum
Tag, a properly executed Exempt Angler Red Drum Tag, or with a properly
executed Duplicate Exempt Red Drum Tag, and one red drum over the stated
maximum length limit may be retained when affixed with a properly executed
Bonus Red Drum Tag. Any fish retained under authority of a Red Drum Tag, an
Exempt Angler Red Drum Tag, a Duplicate Exempt Red Drum Tag, or a Bonus Red
Drum Tag may be retained in addition to the daily bag and possession limit as
provided in this section.
(v) A
person who lawfully takes a red drum under a digital license issued under the
provisions of §53.3(a)(12) this title (relating to Super Combination Hunting
and Fishing License Packages) or under a lifetime license with the digital
tagging option provided by §
53.4(a)(1) of
this title (relating to Lifetime Licenses) that exceeds the maximum length
limit established by this subparagraph is exempt from any requirement of Parks
and Wildlife Code or this subchapter regarding the use of license tags for that
species; however, that person shall immediately upon take ensure that a harvest
report is created and submitted via a mobile or web application provided by the
department for that purpose. If the absence of data connectivity prevents the
receipt of a confirmation number from the department following the report
required by this subparagraph, the person who took the red drum is responsible
for ensuring that the report required by this subparagraph is uploaded to the
department immediately upon the availability of network connectivity.
(vi) It is an offense for any person to
possess a red drum exceeding the maximum length established by this
subparagraph under a digital license or digital tagging option without being in
immediate physical possession of an electronic device that is:
(I) loaded with the mobile or web application
designated by the department for harvest reporting under this subsection;
and
(II) capable of uploading the
harvest report required by this subsection.
(vii) A person who is fishing under a license
identified in §
53.4(a)(1) of
this title and selected the fulfilment of physical tags must comply with the
tagging requirements of this chapter that are applicable to the tagging of red
drum under a license that is not a digital license.
(H) Flounder: all species (including hybrids
and subspecies).
(i) Daily bag limit:
5.
(ii) Minimum length limit: 15
inches.
(iii) No maximum length
limit.
(iv) During November, lawful
means are restricted to pole-and-line only and the bag and possession limit for
flounder is two. For the first 14 days in December, the bag and possession
limit is two, and flounder may be taken by any legal means. On September 1,
2021, the provisions of this clause cease effect.
(v) Beginning September 1, 2021, the season
for flounder is closed from November 1 through December 14 every
year.
(I) Gar,
alligator.
(i) Daily bag limit: 1.
(ii) No minimum length limit.
(iii) No maximum length limit.
(iv) 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.
(v) Any person
who takes an alligator gar in the public waters of this state other than Falcon
International Reservoir shall report the harvest via the department's website
or mobile application within 24 hours of take.
(vi) Between one half-hour after sunset and
one half-hour before sunrise, any lawful means other than lawful archery
equipment and crossbow may be used to take an alligator gar in the portion of
the Trinity River described in subsection (d)(1)(L)(ii) of this section, except
for persons selected for opportunity as provided in §
57.972(j) of
this title (relating to General Provisions).
(vii) Except for persons selected for
opportunity as provided in §
57.972(j) of
this title, no person in the portion of the Trinity River described in
subsection (d)(1)(L)(ii) of this section may take an alligator gar by means of
lawful archery equipment or crossbow between one half-hour after sunset and one
half-hour before sunrise, or possess an alligator gar taken by means of lawful
archery equipment or crossbow between one half-hour after sunset and one
half-hour before sunrise.
(J) Grouper.
(i) Black.
(I) Daily bag limit: 4.
(II) Minimum length limit: 24
inches.
(III) No maximum length
limit.
(ii) Gag.
(I) Daily bag limit: 2.
(II) Minimum length limit: 24
inches.
(III) No maximum length
limit.
(iii) Goliath.
The take of Goliath grouper is prohibited.
(iv) Nassau. The take of Nassau grouper is
prohibited.
(K)
Mackerel.
(i) King.
(I) Daily bag limit: 3.
(II) Minimum length limit: 27
inches.
(III) No maximum length
limit.
(ii) Spanish.
(I) Daily bag limit: 15.
(II) Minimum length limit: 14
inches.
(III) No maximum length
limit.
(L)
Marlin.
(i) Blue.
(I) No daily bag limit.
(II) Minimum length limit: 131
inches.
(III) No maximum length
limit.
(ii) White.
(I) No daily bag limit.
(II) Minimum length limit: 86
inches.
(III) No maximum length
limit.
(M)
Mullet: all species (including hybrids and subspecies).
(i) No daily bag limit.
(ii) No minimum length limit.
(iii) From October through January, no mullet
more than 12 inches in length may be taken from public waters or possessed on
board a vessel.
(N)
Sailfish.
(i) No daily bag limit.
(ii) Minimum length limit: 84
inches.
(iii) No maximum length
limit.
(O) Seatrout,
spotted.
(i) Daily bag limit: 3.
(ii) Minimum length limit: 15
inches.
(iii) Maximum length limit:
20 inches.
(iv) Only one spotted
seatrout greater than 30 inches may be retained per day. A spotted seatrout
retained under this subclause counts as part of the daily bag and possession
limit.
(P) Shark: all
species (including hybrids and subspecies).
(i) all species other than the species listed
in clauses (ii) - (iv) of this subparagraph:
(I) Daily bag limit: 1.
(II) Minimum length limit: 64
inches.
(III) No maximum length
limit.
(ii) Atlantic
sharpnose, blacktip, and bonnethead:
(I)
Daily bag limit: 1.
(II) Minimum
length limit: 24 inches.
(III) No
maximum length limit.
(iii) great, scalloped, and smooth
hammerhead:
(I) Daily bag limit: 1.
(II) Minimum length limit: 99
inches.
(III) No maximum length
limit.
(iv) The take of
the following species of sharks from the waters of this state is prohibited and
they may not be possessed on board a vessel at any time:
(I) Atlantic angel;
(II) Basking;
(III) Bigeye sand tiger;
(IV) Bigeye sixgill;
(V) Bigeye thresher;
(VI) Bignose;
(VII) Caribbean reef;
(VIII) Caribbean sharpnose;
(IX) Dusky;
(X) Galapagos;
(XI) Longfin mako;
(XII) Narrowtooth;
(XIII) Night;
(XIV) Sandbar;
(XV) Sand tiger;
(XVI) Sevengill;
(XVII) Shortfin mako;
(XVIII) Silky;
(XIX) Sixgill;
(XX) Smalltail;
(XXI) Whale; and
(XXII) White.
(v) Except for the species listed in clauses
(ii) - (iv) of this subparagraph, sharks may be taken using pole and line, but
must be taken by non-offset, non-stainless-steel circle hook when using natural
bait.
(Q) Sheepshead.
(i) Daily bag limit: 5.
(ii) Minimum length limit: 15
inches.
(iii) No maximum length
limit.
(R) Snapper.
(i) Lane.
(I) Daily bag limit: None.
(II) Minimum length limit: 8
inches.
(III) No maximum length
limit.
(ii) Red.
(I) Daily bag limit: 4.
(II) Minimum length limit: 15
inches.
(III) No maximum length
limit.
(IV) Red snapper may be
taken using pole and line, but it is unlawful to use any kind of hook other
than a circle hook baited with natural bait.
(V) During the period of time when the
federal waters in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) are open for the
recreational take of red snapper:
(-a-) the
bag limit for red snapper caught in the EEZ is two, and the minimum length
limit is 16 inches; and
(-b-) red
snapper caught in the EEZ shall count as part of the bag limit established in
subclause (I) of this clause.
(iii) Vermilion.
(I) Daily bag limit: None.
(II) Minimum length limit: 10
inches.
(III) No maximum length
limit.
(S)
Snook.
(i) Daily bag limit: 1.
(ii) Minimum length limit: 24
inches.
(iii) Maximum length limit:
28 inches.
(T) Tarpon.
(i) Daily bag limit: 1.
(ii) Minimum length limit: 85
inches.
(iii) No maximum length
limit.
(U) Triggerfish,
gray.
(i) Daily bag limit: 20.
(ii) Minimum length limit: 16
inches.
(iii) No maximum length
limit.
(V) Tripletail.
(i) Daily bag limit: 3.
(ii) Minimum length limit: 17
inches.
(iii) No maximum length
limit.
(W) Trout
(rainbow and brown trout, including their hybrids and subspecies).
(i) Daily bag limit: 5 (in any
combination).
(ii) No minimum
length limit.
(iii) No maximum
length limit.
(X)
Walleye and Saugeye.
(i) Daily bag limit:
5.
(ii) No minimum length
limit.
(iii) No maximum length
limit.
(iv) Two walleye or saugeye
of less than 16 inches may be retained.
(d) Exceptions to statewide daily
bag, possession, and length limits shall be as follows:
(1) Freshwater species.
(A) Bass: largemouth, smallmouth, spotted,
and Guadalupe (including their hybrids and subspecies). Devils River (Val Verde
County) from State Highway 163 bridge crossing (Bakers Crossing) to the
confluence with Big Satan Creek including all tributaries within these
boundaries and all waters in the Lost Maples State Natural Area (Bandera
County).
(i) Daily bag limit: 0.
(ii) No minimum length limit.
(iii) Catch and release only.
(B) Bass: largemouth and spotted.
(i) Caddo Lake (Marion and Harrison
counties).
(I) Daily bag limit: 8 (in any
combination with spotted bass).
(II) Minimum length limit: 14 - 18 inch slot
limit (largemouth bass); no limit for spotted bass.
(III) It is unlawful to retain largemouth
bass between 14 and 18 inches. No more than 4 largemouth bass 18 inches or
longer may be retained. Possession limit is 10.
(ii) Toledo Bend Reservoir (Newton, Sabine,
and Shelby counties).
(I) Daily bag limit: 8
(in any combination with spotted bass).
(II) Minimum length limit: 14 inches
(largemouth bass); no limit for spotted bass. Possession limit is 10.
(iii) Sabine River (Newton and
Orange counties) from Toledo Bend dam to a line across Sabine Pass between
Texas Point and Louisiana Point.
(I) Daily bag
limit: 8 (in any combination with spotted bass).
(II) Minimum length limit: 12 inches
(largemouth bass); no limit for spotted bass. Possession limit is 10.
(C) Bass: largemouth
(i) Chambers, Hardin, Galveston, Jefferson,
Liberty (south of U.S. Highway 90), Newton (excluding Toledo Bend Reservoir),
and Orange counties including any public waters that form boundaries with
adjacent counties.
(I) Daily bag limit:
5.
(II) Minimum length limit: 12
inches.
(ii) Lake Conroe
(Montgomery and Walker counties).
(I) Daily
bag limit: 5.
(II) Minimum length
limit: 16 inches.
(iii)
Lakes Bellwood (Smith County), Bois d'Arc (Fannin County), Davy Crockett
(Fannin County), Kurth (Angelina County), Mill Creek (Van Zandt County), Moss
(Cooke), Nacogdoches (Nacogdoches County), Naconiche (Nacogdoches County),
Purtis Creek State Park (Henderson and Van Zandt counties), and Raven (Walker).
(I) Daily bag limit: 5.
(II) Maximum length limit: 16
inches.
(III) It is unlawful to
retain largemouth bass of greater than 16 inches in length. Largemouth bass 24
inches or greater in length may be retained in a live well or other aerated
holding device for purposes of weighing but may not be removed from the
immediate vicinity of the lake. After weighing the bass must be released
immediately back into the lake unless the department has instructed that the
bass be kept for donation to the ShareLunker Program.
(iv) Lakes Casa Blanca (Webb County),
Fairfield (Freestone County), Gilmer (Upshur County), Marine Creek Reservoir
(Tarrant County), Pflugerville (Travis County), and Welsh (Titus County).
(I) Daily bag limit: 5.
(II) Minimum length limit: 18
inches.
(v) Generations
Park (Tarrant County), Buck Lake (Kimble County), Lake Forest Park (Denton
County), Lake Kyle (Hays County), and Nelson Park Lake (Taylor County).
(I) Daily bag limit: 0.
(II) Minimum length limit: No
limit.
(III) Catch and release
only.
(vi) Lakes Alan
Henry (Garza County), Grapevine (Denton and Tarrant counties), Jacksonville
(Cherokee County), and O.H. Ivie Reservoir (Coleman, Concho, and Runnels
counties).
(I) Daily bag limit: 5.
(II) Minimum length limit: No
limit.
(III) It is unlawful to
retain more than two bass of less than 18 inches in length.
(vii) Lakes Athens (Henderson
County), Bastrop (Bastrop County), Houston County (Houston County), Joe Pool
(Dallas, Ellis, and Tarrant counties), Lady Bird (Travis County), Murvaul
(Panola County), Pinkston (Shelby County), Timpson (Shelby County), Walter E.
Long (Travis County), and Wheeler Branch (Somervell County).
(I) Daily bag limit: 5.
(II) Minimum length limit: 14 - 21 inch slot
limit.
(III) It is unlawful to
retain largemouth bass between 14 and 21 inches in length. No more than 1 bass
21 inches or greater in length may be retained each day.
(viii) Lakes Fayette County (Fayette County),
Fork (Wood Rains and Hopkins counties), and Monticello (Titus County).
(I) Daily bag limit: 5.
(II) Minimum length limit: 16 - 24 inch slot
limit.
(III) It is unlawful to
retain largemouth bass between 16 and 24 inches in length. No more than 1 bass
24 inches or greater in length may be retained each day.
(D) Bass: striped and their
hybrids.
(i) Sabine River (Newton and Orange
counties) from Toledo Bend dam to I.H. 10 bridge and Toledo Bend Reservoir
(Newton, Sabine, and Shelby counties).
(I)
Daily bag limit: 5.
(II) Minimum
length limit: No limit.
(III) No
more than 2 striped bass 30 inches or greater in length may be retained each
day.
(ii) Lake Texoma
(Cooke and Grayson counties).
(I) Daily bag
limit: 10 (in any combination).
(II) Minimum length limit: No
limit.
(III) No more than 2 striped
or hybrid striped bass 20 inches or greater in length may be retained each day.
Striped or hybrid striped bass caught and placed on a stringer in a live well
or any other holding device become part of the daily bag limit and may not be
released. Possession limit is 20.
(iii) Red River (Grayson County) from Denison
Dam downstream to and including Shawnee Creek (Grayson County).
(I) Daily bag limit: 5 (in any
combination).
(II) Minimum length
limit: No limit.
(III) Striped bass
caught and placed on a stringer in a live well or any other holding device
become part of the daily bag limit and may not be released.
(iv) Trinity River (Polk and San
Jacinto counties) from the Lake Livingston dam downstream to the F.M. 3278
bridge.
(I) Daily bag limit: 2 (in any
combination).
(II) Minimum length
limit: 18 inches.
(E) Bass: white. Lakes Caddo (Harrison and
Marion counties), Texoma (Cooke and Grayson counties), and Toledo Bend (Newton
Sabine and Shelby counties) and Sabine River (Newton and Orange counties) from
Toledo Bend dam to I.H. 10 bridge.
(i) Daily
bag limit: 25.
(ii) Minimum length
limit: No limit.
(F)
Carp: common. Lady Bird Lake (Travis County).
(i) Daily bag limit: No limit.
(ii) Minimum length limit: No
limit.
(iii) It is unlawful to
retain more than one common carp of 33 inches or longer per day.
(G) Catfish: channel and blue
catfish, their hybrids and subspecies.
(i)
Lake Kyle (Hays County).
(I) Daily bag limit:
0.
(II) Minimum length limit: No
limit.
(III) Catch and release and
only.
(ii) Trinity River
(Polk and San Jacinto counties) from the Lake Livingston dam downstream to the
F.M. 3278 bridge.
(I) Daily bag limit: 10 (in
any combination).
(II) Minimum
length limit: 12 inches.
(III) No
more than 2 channel or blue catfish 24 inches or greater in length may be
retained each day.
(iii)
Lakes Caddo (Harrison and Marion counties), Livingston (Polk, San Jacinto,
Trinity, and Walker counties), Sam Rayburn (Angelina, Jasper, Nacogdoches,
Sabine, and San Augustine counties), and Toledo Bend (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: 50 (in any combination).
(II) Minimum length limit: No
limit.
(III) No more than five
catfish 30 inches or greater in length may be retained each day.
(IV) Possession limit is 50.
(iv) 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: 15 (in any combination).
(II) Minimum length limit: No
limit.
(III) No more than one blue
catfish 30 inches or greater in length may be retained each day.
(v) Lakes Belton (Bell and Coryell
counties), Bob Sandlin (Camp, Franklin, and Titus counties), Conroe (Montgomery
and Walker counties), Hubbard Creek (Stephens County), Kirby (Taylor County),
Lavon (Collin County), Lewisville (Denton County), Palestine (Cherokee,
Anderson, Henderson, and Smith counties), Ray Hubbard (Collin, Dallas, Kaufman,
and Rockwall counties), Richland-Chambers (Freestone and Navarro counties),
Tawakoni (Hunt, Rains, and Van Zandt counties), and Waco (McClennan).
(I) Daily bag limit: 25 (in any
combination).
(II) Minimum length
limit: No limit.
(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.
Notes
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