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FISHING REGULATIONS
All public waters east and south of the following boundary
are considered salt water:
beginning at the International Toll Bridge in
Brownsville, northward along U.S. Hwy. 77 to
the junction of Paredes Lines Road (FM Road
1847) in Brownsville, thence northward along
FM Road 1847 to the junction of FM Road 106
east of Rio Hondo, thence westward along FM
Road 106 to the junction of FM Road 508 in Rio
Hondo, thence northward along FM Road 508 to
the junction of FM Road 1420, thence northward
along FM Road 1420 to the junction of State
Hwy. 186 east of Raymondville, thence westward
along State Hwy. 186 to the junction of U.S. Hwy.
77 near Raymondville, thence northward along
U.S. Hwy. 77 to the junction of the Aransas
River south of Woodsboro, thence eastward
along the south shore of the Aransas River to
the Junction of the Aransas River Road at the
Bonnie View boat ramp; thence northward along
the Aransas River Road to the junction of FM
Road 136 to FM Road 2678 to the junction of
FM Road 774 in Refugio, thence eastward
along FM Road 774 to the junction of State
Hwy. 35 south of Tivoli, thence northward
along State Hwy. 35 to the junction of State
Hwy. 185 between Bloomington and Seadrift,
northwestward along State Highway 185
to the junction of F.M. Road 616 in
Bloomington, thence northeastward
along F.M. Road 616 to the junction of State
Highway 35 east of Blessing, thence southward
along State Highway 35 to the junction of
F.M. Road 521 north of Palacios, thence
northeastward along F.M. Road 521 to the
junction of State Highway 36 south of Brazoria,
thence southward along State Highway 36 to the
junction of F.M. Road 2004, thence northward
along F.M. Road 2004 to the junction of
Interstate Highway 45 between Dickinson and La
Marque, thence northwestward along Interstate
Highway 45 to the junction of Interstate Highway
610 in Houston, thence east and northward along
Interstate Highway 610 to thence the junction of
Interstate Hwy. 10 in Houston, thence eastward
along Interstate Hwy. 10 to the junction of State
Hwy. 73 in Winnie, thence eastward along State
Hwy. 73 to the junction of U.S. Hwy. 287 in
Port Arthur, thence northwestward along U.S.
Hwy. 287 to the junction of Interstate Hwy. 10
in Beaumont, thence eastward along Interstate
Hwy. 10 to the Louisiana State Line.
FRESHWATER/SALTWATER BOUNDARY
The following public waters are not considered salt water:
(1) waters of Spindletop Bayou inland from the
concrete dam at Russels Landing on Spindletop
Bayou in Jefferson County; (2) north of the dam
on Lake Anahuac in Chambers County; (3) the
waters of Taylor Bayou and Big Hill Bayou inland
from the saltwater locks on Taylor Bayou in
Jefferson County; (4) Galveston County Reservoir
on State Hwy. 146 and Galveston State Park Ponds
#1 through #7 in Galveston County; (5) Lakeview
City Park Lake, West Guth Park Pond, and Waldron
Park Pond in Nueces County; (6) Lake BurkeCrenshaw and Lake Nassau in Harris County;
(7) Fort Brown Resaca, Resaca de la Guerra,
Resaca de la Palma, Resaca de los Cuates,
Resaca de los Fresnos, Resaca Rancho Viejo, and
Town Resaca in Cameron County; and (8) Little
Chocolate Bayou Park Ponds #1 and #2 in Port
Lavaca in Calhoun County.
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