2017-2018 Texas Commercial Fishing Guide
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Perch Traps: For use in SALT WATER only.
• Legal only for taking NONGAME fish and
other aquatic animal life.
• NONGAME fish and other aquatic animal
life may be taken for bait purposes only.
• May not exceed 18 cubic feet.
• Must be marked with a floating visible
orange buoy not less than 6 inches in
height and 6 inches in width .The buoy
must have a GEAR TAG (See Page 5) valid
only for 10 days attached.
• Must be equipped with a degradable panel
as described for crab traps (See Page 43
for design details).
• Buoys or floats may not be made of plastic
bottle(s) of any color or size.
• It is UNLAWFUL to place any type of trap
within the area in Cedar Bayou between a
department sign erected where Mesquite
Bay flows into Cedar Bayou and the
department sign erected near the point
where the pass empties into the Gulf of
Mexico.
Pole and Line (fished under a commercial
fishing license):
• May be used to take NONGAME fish only.
• GAME FISH may not be retained or
possessed EXCEPT for blue catfish and
channel catfish.
• It is UNLAWFUL to use a pole and line to
take or attempt to take fish by foul-hooking, snagging, or jerking. A fish is foulhooked when caught by a hook in an area
other than the fish’s mouth.
• For community fishing lakes, pole and line
is the only lawful method for taking GAME
FISH (EXCEPT blue catfish and channel
catfish may be retained or possessed) and
NONGAME fish from Community Fishing
Lakes (See Page 5 — Definitions); includes
impoundments lying totally within the
boundaries of a state park), sections of rivers lying totally within boundaries of a
state park, the North Concho River from
O.C. Fisher dam to the Bell Street dam, the
South Concho River from Lone Wolf dam
to Bell Street dam, Wheeler Branch Reservoir, Lake Pflugerville, and Canyon Lake
Project #6.
Purse Seine: For use in SALT WATER only.
• Purse seines with not less than 1-1/2 inch
stretched mesh, not including the bag,
may be used only for taking menhaden
from the third Monday in April through the
first day in November.
• Purse seines for taking menhaden may not
be used in any bay, river, pass or tributary,
nor within one mile of any barrier, jetty,
island or pass, nor within 1/2 mile offshore
in the Gulf of Mexico.
• When using a purse seine to take menhaden, edible aquatic products may not
exceed five percent by volume of the
menhaden in possession.
Seine (Includes a push net):
• Legal only for taking NONGAME fish and
other aquatic animal life.
• May not be longer than 20 feet.
• May not have mesh exceeding 1/2-inch
square.
• Must be manually operated.
• In SALT WATER, NONGAME fish and other
aquatic animal life may be taken by seine
for BAIT PURPOSES only.
Shad Trawl: For use in FRESH WATER only.
• Legal only for taking NONGAME fish and
other aquatic animal life.
• May not be longer than 6 feet or with a
mouth larger than 36 inches in diameter.
• May be equipped with a funnel or throat
and must be towed by boat or hand.
Shrimp Trawl: For use in SALT WATER only.
• “Legal shrimping operations” means the
use of a legal trawl in places, at times, and
in manners as authorized by TPWD (See
Page 27 — Shrimp).
• Seasons, area restrictions and trawl design
restrictions (See Page 27 — Shrimp).
• NONGAME fish (EXCEPT those species regulated by bag or size limits) taken by certain legal shrimping operations may be
retained (See Page 27 — Shrimp for
details).
• May be used to take NONGAME fish only.
Spear Gun:
• May be used to take NONGAME fish only.
• Not a legal means to take fish in a
community fishing lake.
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Perch Traps: For use in SALT WATER only.
• Legal only for taking NONGAME fish and
other aquatic animal life.
• NONGAME fish and other aquatic animal
life may be taken for bait purposes only.
• May not exceed 18 cubic feet.
• Must be marked with a floating visible
orange buoy not less than 6 inches in
height and 6 inches in width .The buoy
must have a GEAR TAG (See Page 5) valid
only for 10 days attached.
• Must be equipped with a degradable panel
as described for crab traps (See Page 43
for design details).
• Buoys or floats may not be made of plastic
bottle(s) of any color or size.
• It is UNLAWFUL to place any type of trap
within the area in Cedar Bayou between a
department sign erected where Mesquite
Bay flows into Cedar Bayou and the
department sign erected near the point
where the pass empties into the Gulf of
Mexico.
Pole and Line (fished under a commercial
fishing license):
• May be used to take NONGAME fish only.
• GAME FISH may not be retained or
possessed EXCEPT for blue catfish and
channel catfish.
• It is UNLAWFUL to use a pole and line to
take or attempt to take fish by foul-hooking, snagging, or jerking. A fish is foulhooked when caught by a hook in an area
other than the fish’s mouth.
• For community fishing lakes, pole and line
is the only lawful method for taking GAME
FISH (EXCEPT blue catfish and channel
catfish may be retained or possessed) and
NONGAME fish from Community Fishing
Lakes (See Page 5 — Definitions); includes
impoundments lying totally within the
boundaries of a state park), sections of rivers lying totally within boundaries of a
state park, the North Concho River from
O.C. Fisher dam to the Bell Street dam, the
South Concho River from Lone Wolf dam
to Bell Street dam, Wheeler Branch Reservoir, Lake Pflugerville, and Canyon Lake
Project #6.
Purse Seine: For use in SALT WATER only.
• Purse seines with not less than 1-1/2 inch
stretched mesh, not including the bag,
may be used only for taking menhaden
from the third Monday in April through the
first day in November.
• Purse seines for taking menhaden may not
be used in any bay, river, pass or tributary,
nor within one mile of any barrier, jetty,
island or pass, nor within 1/2 mile offshore
in the Gulf of Mexico.
• When using a purse seine to take menhaden, edible aquatic products may not
exceed five percent by volume of the
menhaden in possession.
Seine (Includes a push net):
• Legal only for taking NONGAME fish and
other aquatic animal life.
• May not be longer than 20 feet.
• May not have mesh exceeding 1/2-inch
square.
• Must be manually operated.
• In SALT WATER, NONGAME fish and other
aquatic animal life may be taken by seine
for BAIT PURPOSES only.
Shad Trawl: For use in FRESH WATER only.
• Legal only for taking NONGAME fish and
other aquatic animal life.
• May not be longer than 6 feet or with a
mouth larger than 36 inches in diameter.
• May be equipped with a funnel or throat
and must be towed by boat or hand.
Shrimp Trawl: For use in SALT WATER only.
• “Legal shrimping operations” means the
use of a legal trawl in places, at times, and
in manners as authorized by TPWD (See
Page 27 — Shrimp).
• Seasons, area restrictions and trawl design
restrictions (See Page 27 — Shrimp).
• NONGAME fish (EXCEPT those species regulated by bag or size limits) taken by certain legal shrimping operations may be
retained (See Page 27 — Shrimp for
details).
• May be used to take NONGAME fish only.
Spear Gun:
• May be used to take NONGAME fish only.
• Not a legal means to take fish in a
community fishing lake.
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