Freshwater Fishing Publications

General Publications

• Angler's Guide to West Texas (PDF 3.3 MB)
• A Vision for Catfish in Texas - TPWD Catfish Management Plan (PDF 685.5 KB)
• Basic Fly Fishing for Students (PDF 1.2 MB)
• Big Country Angler's Guide (PDF 2.7 MB)
• Bow Fishing in Texas (regulations summary)
  • HTML version
  • PDF version (PDF 33.9 KB)
• Commercial Fishing Guide (PDF 2.3 MB)
• Free Fishing in State Parks Leaflet (PDF 119.7 KB)
• Free Fishing in State Parks Bookmark (PDF 153.4 KB)
• Fishing Season Wallet Card (PDF 345.2 KB)
• Rainbow Trout Angling Tips (PDF 614.8 KB)
• River Fishing in Dallas-Fort Worth
  • HTML version
  • PDF version (PDF 339.8 KB)
• White Bass Fishing in Central Texas
  • HTML version
  • PDF version (PDF 130.8 KB)
• A Basic Guide for the Beginning Angler (PDF 2 MB)
• "takemefishing" – Una guía básica para el pescador principiante (PDF 2.6 MB)
• Easy Access Fishing Spots - Austin brochure (PDF 555.1 KB)
• Easy Access Fishing Spots - Austin - Spanish version brochure (PDF 555.8 KB)
• Easy Access Fishing Spots - San Antonio brochure (PDF 792.7 KB)
• Easy Access Fishing Spots - San Antonio - Spanish version brochure(PDF 763.9 KB)
• Easy Access Fishing Spots - Dallas-Fort Worth brochure (PDF 507.3 KB)
• Easy Access Fishing Spots - Dalla -Fort Worth - Spanish version brochure (PDF 499 KB)
• Easy Access Fishing Spots - Houston brochure (PDF 442.8 KB)
• Easy Access Fishing Spots - Houston - Spanish version brochure (PDF 435.3 KB)

Freshwater Species

• Freshwater Catfish in Texas (PDF 716.6 KB)
• Carp Fishing in Texas (PDF 766.4 KB)
• Crappie and Crappie Fishing (PDF 94.9 KB)
• Guadalupe Bass - The State Fish of Texas (PDF 1.4 MB)
• Largemouth Bass in Texas (PDF 825.5 KB)
• Rainbow Trout in Texas (PDF 560.7 KB)
• White Bass in Texas (PDF 540.7 KB)
• Black Basses of Texas (identification guide)
  • HTML version
  • PDF version (PDF 268.8 KB)
• Channel Catfish and Blue Catfish (identification guide)
  • HTML version
  • PDF version (PDF 241.4 KB)
• Striped Bass and Hybrids (identification guide)
  • HTML version
  • PDF version (PDF 663.2 KB)
• Texas Non-game Freshwater Fishes (PDF 446.4 KB)

Fishing Tip Sheets

• Bastrop State Park (PDF 504.2 KB)
• Blanco State Park (PDF 508 KB)
• Brazos Bend State Park (PDF 506.6 KB)
• Buescher State Park (PDF 504.5 KB)
• Fort Boggy State Park (PDF 526.8 KB)
• Inks Lake State Park (PDF 508.2 KB)
• Lake Arrowhead State Park (PDF 518.9 KB)
• Lake Casa Blanca State Park (PDF 529.7 KB)
• Lake Livingston State Park (PDF 557.5 KB)
• Lake Mineral Wells State Park (PDF 557.1 KB)
• Lake Somerville State Park and Trailway – Nails Creek Unit (PDF 522.5 KB)
• McKinney Falls State Park (PDF 529 KB)
• Purtis Creek State Park (PDF 508.7 KB)

Contour Maps of Selected Lakes

• Lake Abilene
• Lake Cisco
• Lake Coleman
• Fort Phantom Hill
• Hords Creek Lake
• Lake Kirby
• Lake Leon - east section | west section
  
• Lake McCarty
• Lake Memory
• North Anson Lake
• Proctor Lake
• Purtis Creek State Park Lake
• Scarborough Lake
• Lake Stamford
• Lake Trammel