Exceptions to Freshwater Harvest Regulations
Valid Sep. 1, 2022 through Aug. 31, 2023.
Bait Fish Exceptions
In Brewster, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Ector, El Paso, Jeff Davis, Hudspeth, Kinney, Loving, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Terrell, Upton, Val Verde, Ward, and Winkler counties, the only fishes that may be used or possessed for bait while fishing are common carp, fathead minnows, gizzard and threadfin shad, golden shiners, goldfish, Mexican tetra, Rio Grande cichlid, silversides (Atherinidae family) and sunfish (Lepomis).
Exceptions to Statewide Harvest Regulations
Waters listed on this page are subject to special gear restrictions or special harvest limits on one or more species of fish. Waters with consumption advisories issued by the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) are also listed here. Select a water body to see a summary of site-specific regulations.
On fresh waters not listed here, statewide limits apply.
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- B. A. Steinhagen
- Bastrop
- Bellwood
- Belton (Bell County)
- Bedford Boys Ranch
- Big Cypress Creek
- Bob Sandlin
- Boerne Lake
- Bois d'Arc Lake
- Braunig
- Bright
- Brushy Creek Lake and Brushy Creek downstream from the lake to the Williamson/Milam County line
- Bryan
- Buck Lake
- Buescher State Park
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- Caddo
- Calaveras
- Canyon
- Canyon Lake Project #6
- Casa Blanca
- Choke Canyon Reservoir
- Clear Creek
- Clear Fork Trinity River
- Clear Lake
- Cleburne State Park
- Coffee Mill
- Community Fishing Lakes (see definition)
- Como
- Conroe
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- Lady Bird Lake
- Lake O' the Pines
- Lakewood Lake
- Lavon
- Leon Creek
- Lewisville
- Livingston
- Lone Star
- Lost Maples - Lower
- Lost Maples - Upper
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- Madisonville
- Marine Creek (Ft. Worth)
- Meredith
- Meridian State Park
- Mill Creek Lake
- Mineral Wells
- Monticello
- Mountain Creek Lake (Dallas County)
- Moss
- Murvaul
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- Sabine River
- Sam Rayburn
- Sections of Rivers within State Parks
- Sheldon
- South Concho River
- Southeast Texas (Chambers, Galveston, Jefferson and Orange counties)
- State Park Lakes
- Sulphur River