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• Marion County
• Montgomery County
• Morris County
• Nacogdoches County
• Navarro County
• Newton County
• Orange County
• Panola County
• Polk County
• Red River County
• Sabine County
• San Augustine County
• San Jacinto County
• Shelby County
• Titus County
• Trinity County
• Tyler County
• Upshur County
• Walker County
• the Neches and Trinity rivers in
Houston County
• the Colorado River in Bastrop,
Colorado, Fayette, Matagorda or
Wharton counties
(2) A PERMIT TO POSSESS OR SELL
NONGAME FISH is required to sell alligator
gar, shortnose gar, spotted gar, longnose gar,
bowfin, gizzard shad, threadfin shad, common
carp, goldfish, grass carp, bighead carp, bigmouth buffalo, black buffalo, smallmouth buffalo, river carpsucker, black bullhead, yellow
bullhead, freshwater drum (gaspergou), tilapia
and their hybrids, Rio Grande cichlids (perch),
silversides, mullet, listed shiners and minnows,
and hybrids of these species taken from the
public fresh waters of this state (See Page
15 – OTHER BUSINESS LICENSES AND PERMITS). This permit is also required if a person
is collecting shad for personal use (for use as
bait or stocking in private ponds) and is transporting the shad from a public water body in
a container or containers that total 82 quarts
or more in volume. A licensed fishing guide
who catches shad ONLY for use as a part of
the guide’s services is not required to possess
a nongame fish permit. Other nongame fish
may not be sold. For permit information call
(512) 389-4742.
SALE OF FISH — SALT WATER
All fish listed below from the public salt water
of Texas may NOT be taken for commercial
purposes. All other fish taken from public salt
water may be sold provided all commercial
fishing regulations including licensing, and
size, possession and bag limits are met.
• Bass of the genus Micropterus
• Bass, striped
• Bass, white
• Bass, yellow
• Catfish, flathead
• Crappie, black
• Crappie, white
• Drum, red
• Grouper, goliath*
(formerly called jewfish)
• Grouper, Nassau*
• Marlin, blue
• Marlin, white
• Muskellunge
• Pike, northern
• Sailfish
• Sauger
• Seatrout, spotted
• Snook
• Spearfish, longbill
• Tarpon
• Walleye
• Hybrids of any of these fish
*prohibited take; catch and release only
Commercial Fishing Seasons
The commercial fishing seasons for red
snapper, sharks and king mackerel caught
in Texas waters shall run concurrently with
commercial seasons established for these
species in federal waters of the Exclusive
Economic Zone (more than 9 nm off shore).
Sale or Purchase of Shark Fins
NOTE: It is UNLAWFUL for any person to
buy, sell, offer to buy or sell, or possess for
the purpose of sale, transport, or shipment
a shark fin regardless of where the shark
was taken or caught. A person who violates
this provision commits an offense that is
a Class B Parks and Wildlife misdemeanor.
Exception: A shark carcass that retains all
of its fins naturally attached to the carcass
through some portion of uncut skin may be
bought, sold, or possessed for sale, transport
or shipment.
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2017-2018 Texas Commercial Fishing Guide
• Marion County
• Montgomery County
• Morris County
• Nacogdoches County
• Navarro County
• Newton County
• Orange County
• Panola County
• Polk County
• Red River County
• Sabine County
• San Augustine County
• San Jacinto County
• Shelby County
• Titus County
• Trinity County
• Tyler County
• Upshur County
• Walker County
• the Neches and Trinity rivers in
Houston County
• the Colorado River in Bastrop,
Colorado, Fayette, Matagorda or
Wharton counties
(2) A PERMIT TO POSSESS OR SELL
NONGAME FISH is required to sell alligator
gar, shortnose gar, spotted gar, longnose gar,
bowfin, gizzard shad, threadfin shad, common
carp, goldfish, grass carp, bighead carp, bigmouth buffalo, black buffalo, smallmouth buffalo, river carpsucker, black bullhead, yellow
bullhead, freshwater drum (gaspergou), tilapia
and their hybrids, Rio Grande cichlids (perch),
silversides, mullet, listed shiners and minnows,
and hybrids of these species taken from the
public fresh waters of this state (See Page
15 – OTHER BUSINESS LICENSES AND PERMITS). This permit is also required if a person
is collecting shad for personal use (for use as
bait or stocking in private ponds) and is transporting the shad from a public water body in
a container or containers that total 82 quarts
or more in volume. A licensed fishing guide
who catches shad ONLY for use as a part of
the guide’s services is not required to possess
a nongame fish permit. Other nongame fish
may not be sold. For permit information call
(512) 389-4742.
SALE OF FISH — SALT WATER
All fish listed below from the public salt water
of Texas may NOT be taken for commercial
purposes. All other fish taken from public salt
water may be sold provided all commercial
fishing regulations including licensing, and
size, possession and bag limits are met.
• Bass of the genus Micropterus
• Bass, striped
• Bass, white
• Bass, yellow
• Catfish, flathead
• Crappie, black
• Crappie, white
• Drum, red
• Grouper, goliath*
(formerly called jewfish)
• Grouper, Nassau*
• Marlin, blue
• Marlin, white
• Muskellunge
• Pike, northern
• Sailfish
• Sauger
• Seatrout, spotted
• Snook
• Spearfish, longbill
• Tarpon
• Walleye
• Hybrids of any of these fish
*prohibited take; catch and release only
Commercial Fishing Seasons
The commercial fishing seasons for red
snapper, sharks and king mackerel caught
in Texas waters shall run concurrently with
commercial seasons established for these
species in federal waters of the Exclusive
Economic Zone (more than 9 nm off shore).
Sale or Purchase of Shark Fins
NOTE: It is UNLAWFUL for any person to
buy, sell, offer to buy or sell, or possess for
the purpose of sale, transport, or shipment
a shark fin regardless of where the shark
was taken or caught. A person who violates
this provision commits an offense that is
a Class B Parks and Wildlife misdemeanor.
Exception: A shark carcass that retains all
of its fins naturally attached to the carcass
through some portion of uncut skin may be
bought, sold, or possessed for sale, transport
or shipment.
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