36 Texas Parks and Wildlife Outdoor Annual 2017-2018 REGULATIONS SUMMARY
FISHING REGULATIONS
BASS (Alabama, Guadalupe, Largemouth, Smallmouth, and
Spotted):
Bass1 - For largemouth bass, only bass 16 inches in length or
less may be retained. Daily bag = 5 bass. Bass 24 inches or
greater in length may be temporarily retained in a live well or
other aerated holding device and immediately weighed using
personal scales. Bass weighing 13 pounds or more may be
donated to the ShareLunker Program; otherwise, the fi sh must
be immediately released in the lake where caught. Anglers
wishing to donate their bass must immediately cease fi shing
and contact TPWD at (903) 681-0550. Anglers may not
remove the bass from the immediate vicinity of the reservoir
unless instructed to do so by TPWD staff. Bass not accepted
by TPWD must be immediately released.
Bass2 - Daily bag for all fi ve species of bass = 8 bass in any
combination. Possession limit = 10. For largemouth bass, MLL
= 14 inches.
Bass3 - Catch and release only for all fi ve species of bass.
Bass4 - Catch and release only for largemouth bass.
Bass5 - Catch and release only for largemouth bass, except that
any bass 24 inches or greater in length may be temporarily
retained in a live well or other aerated holding device and immediately weighed using personal scales. Bass weighing 13 pounds
or more may be donated to the ShareLunker Program; otherwise, the fi sh must be immediately released in the lake where
caught. Anglers wishing to donate their bass must immediately
cease fi shing and contact TPWD at (903) 681-0550. Anglers
may not remove the bass from the immediate vicinity of the
reservoir unless instructed to do so by TPWD staff. Bass not
accepted by TPWD must be immediately released.
Bass6 - For largemouth bass, MLL = 16 inches, and daily bag for
all four species of bass = 5 bass in any combination.
Bass7 - For largemouth bass; MLL = 18 inches, and daily bag for
all four species of bass = 5 bass in any combination.
Bass8 - For largemouth bass, length limit is a 14–18 slot. Bass
14 inches and less or 18 inches or greater in length may be
retained, and daily bag for all four species of bass = 5 bass in
any combination.
Bass9 - For largemouth bass, length limit is a 14–21 slot. Bass
14 inches and less or 21 inches or greater in length may be
retained. Only one bass 21 inches or greater may be retained
each day.
Bass10 - For largemouth bass, length limit is a 14–24 slot. Bass
14 inches and less or 24 inches or greater in length may be
retained. Only one bass 24 inches or greater may be retained
each day.
Bass11 - For largemouth bass, length limit is a 16–24 slot. Bass
16 inches and less or 24 inches or greater in length may be
retained. Only one bass 24 inches or greater may be retained
each day.
Bass12 - Daily bag for all species of bass = 8 bass in any combination. Possession limit = 10. For largemouth bass,
MLL = 12 inches.
Bass13 - For largemouth and Alabama bass there is no MLL.
Daily bag = 5 bass in any combination. Up to 5 largemouth or
Alabama bass may be retained; however, only 2 may be less
than 18 inches.
Bass14 - For largemouth bass, no MLL, daily bag = 5 bass in
any combination. However, only two largemouth bass less
than 18 inches may be retained each day.
Bass15 - For largemouth bass, length limit is a 14-18 slot.
Largemouth bass 14 inches and less or 18 inches or greater in
length may he retained, and daily bag for all bass species = 8
bass in any combination of which no more than four may be
largemouth bass 18 inches or greater. Possession limit = 10
Bass16 - For largemouth bass. MLL = 12 inches
BASS (STRIPED, WHITE, AND HYBRID STRIPED BASS):
S&W1 - For striped bass and hybrid striped bass, no MLL, daily
bag = 10 and possession limit = 20, and only two striped or
hybrid striped bass, 20 inches or greater, may be retained each
day. Culling of striped bass and hybrid striped bass is prohibited.
S&W2 - For striped bass, no MLL, daily bag = 5, and only two
striped bass, 30 inches or greater, may be retained each day.
S&W3 - For striped bass and hybrid striped bass, no MLL and
daily bag = 5. Culling of striped bass is prohibited.
S&W4 - For the Trinity River from the Lake Livingston dam
downstream to the FM Road 3278 bridge, striped bass MLL =
18 inches and daily bag = 2.
S&W5 - For white bass, no MLL and daily bag = 25.
COMMON CARP:
Carp1 - For common carp, only one carp 33 inches or greater
may be retained each day. There is no daily bag limit for carp
less than 33 inches in length.
CATCH & RELEASE:
C&R1 - No harvest of largemouth bass, channel catfi sh, or any
sunfi sh species is allowed.
C&R2 - No harvest of largemouth bass or sunfi sh is allowed.
CATFISH (BLUE, CHANNEL, AND FLATHEAD CATFISH):
Ctfsh1 - For channel and blue catfi sh, MLL = 12 and daily bag =
5 in any combination
Ctfsh2 - For channel and blue catfi sh, no MLL and daily bag = 5
in any combination.
Ctfsh3 - For channel and blue catfi sh, daily bag and possession
limit = 50 in any combination. NOTE: Applies only to the
portion of Lake Livingston in Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, and
Walker counties.
Ctfsh4 - For fl athead catfi sh, MLL = 20 in. and daily bag = 5.
Ctfsh5 - For blue and channel catfi sh, MLL = 12 and daily bag =
15. Only one blue catfi sh 30 inches or greater may be retained
each day. For fl athead catfi sh, MLL = 20 in. and daily bag = 5.
Ctfsh6 - For the Trinity River from the Lake Livingston dam
downstream to the FM Road 3278 bridge, blue and channel
catfi sh MLL = 12 and daily bag = 10, of which only 2 fi sh can be
24 inches or larger.
Ctfsh7 - For blue catfi sh, length limit is a 30- to 45-inch slot.
Blue catfi sh 30 inches and less or 45 inches or greater in
length may be retained. Only one blue catfi sh 45 inches or
greater may be retained each day. Daily bag = 25 blue and
channel catfi sh in any combination.
Ctfsh8 - For blue and channel catfi sh, no MLL and daily bag and
possession limit = 50 in any combination of which no more
than fi ve blue or channel catfi sh 20 inches or greater may be
retained.
Ctfsh9 - For fl athead catfi sh, daily bag = 10 and possession
limit = 10.
Ctfsh10 - For blue and channel catfi sh, no MLL, and daily bag and
possession limit = 50 in any combination of which no more than
fi ve blue or channel catfi sh 30 inches or greater may be retained.
Ctfsh11 - For blue and channel catfi sh, no MLL and daily bag
limit = 25. In the 25-fi sh bag, no more than seven fi sh 20
inches or greater may be retained, and no more than two of
those fi sh may be 30 inches or longer in length.
CRAPPIE (BLACK AND WHITE):
Crpie1 - For black and white crappie, there is no MLL and daily
bag = 25 in any combination.
Crpie2 - For black and white crappie caught from DEC. 1
through the last day of FEB., there is no MLL, daily bag = 25 in
any combination, and all crappie caught must be retained.
Crpie3 – For black and white crappie, MLL = 10 inches and daily
bag = 37 in any combination. Possession limit = 50
GAR (ALLIGATOR):
Gar1 - During May, no person shall fi sh for, take, or seek to take
alligator gar in that portion of Lake Texoma encompassed
within the boundaries of the Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge or that portion of Lake Texoma from the U.S. 377 bridge
(Willis Bridge) upstream to the I.H. 35 bridge.
Gar2 - For alligator gar, daily bag = 5. Possession limit=10
GEAR AND METHODS: (see pg. 29 for Legal Freshwater and
Saltwater Devices and Restrictions)
Gear1 - Fishing is by pole and line only.
Gear2 - Fishing is by pole and line only. Anglers may use no
more than two poles while fi shing.
Gear3 - Use of juglines, throwlines and trotlines
is prohibited.
Gear4 - Use of trotlines is prohibited.
REGULATION EXCEPTION CODES AND DESCRIPTIONS:
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FISHING REGULATIONS
BASS (Alabama, Guadalupe, Largemouth, Smallmouth, and
Spotted):
Bass1 - For largemouth bass, only bass 16 inches in length or
less may be retained. Daily bag = 5 bass. Bass 24 inches or
greater in length may be temporarily retained in a live well or
other aerated holding device and immediately weighed using
personal scales. Bass weighing 13 pounds or more may be
donated to the ShareLunker Program; otherwise, the fi sh must
be immediately released in the lake where caught. Anglers
wishing to donate their bass must immediately cease fi shing
and contact TPWD at (903) 681-0550. Anglers may not
remove the bass from the immediate vicinity of the reservoir
unless instructed to do so by TPWD staff. Bass not accepted
by TPWD must be immediately released.
Bass2 - Daily bag for all fi ve species of bass = 8 bass in any
combination. Possession limit = 10. For largemouth bass, MLL
= 14 inches.
Bass3 - Catch and release only for all fi ve species of bass.
Bass4 - Catch and release only for largemouth bass.
Bass5 - Catch and release only for largemouth bass, except that
any bass 24 inches or greater in length may be temporarily
retained in a live well or other aerated holding device and immediately weighed using personal scales. Bass weighing 13 pounds
or more may be donated to the ShareLunker Program; otherwise, the fi sh must be immediately released in the lake where
caught. Anglers wishing to donate their bass must immediately
cease fi shing and contact TPWD at (903) 681-0550. Anglers
may not remove the bass from the immediate vicinity of the
reservoir unless instructed to do so by TPWD staff. Bass not
accepted by TPWD must be immediately released.
Bass6 - For largemouth bass, MLL = 16 inches, and daily bag for
all four species of bass = 5 bass in any combination.
Bass7 - For largemouth bass; MLL = 18 inches, and daily bag for
all four species of bass = 5 bass in any combination.
Bass8 - For largemouth bass, length limit is a 14–18 slot. Bass
14 inches and less or 18 inches or greater in length may be
retained, and daily bag for all four species of bass = 5 bass in
any combination.
Bass9 - For largemouth bass, length limit is a 14–21 slot. Bass
14 inches and less or 21 inches or greater in length may be
retained. Only one bass 21 inches or greater may be retained
each day.
Bass10 - For largemouth bass, length limit is a 14–24 slot. Bass
14 inches and less or 24 inches or greater in length may be
retained. Only one bass 24 inches or greater may be retained
each day.
Bass11 - For largemouth bass, length limit is a 16–24 slot. Bass
16 inches and less or 24 inches or greater in length may be
retained. Only one bass 24 inches or greater may be retained
each day.
Bass12 - Daily bag for all species of bass = 8 bass in any combination. Possession limit = 10. For largemouth bass,
MLL = 12 inches.
Bass13 - For largemouth and Alabama bass there is no MLL.
Daily bag = 5 bass in any combination. Up to 5 largemouth or
Alabama bass may be retained; however, only 2 may be less
than 18 inches.
Bass14 - For largemouth bass, no MLL, daily bag = 5 bass in
any combination. However, only two largemouth bass less
than 18 inches may be retained each day.
Bass15 - For largemouth bass, length limit is a 14-18 slot.
Largemouth bass 14 inches and less or 18 inches or greater in
length may he retained, and daily bag for all bass species = 8
bass in any combination of which no more than four may be
largemouth bass 18 inches or greater. Possession limit = 10
Bass16 - For largemouth bass. MLL = 12 inches
BASS (STRIPED, WHITE, AND HYBRID STRIPED BASS):
S&W1 - For striped bass and hybrid striped bass, no MLL, daily
bag = 10 and possession limit = 20, and only two striped or
hybrid striped bass, 20 inches or greater, may be retained each
day. Culling of striped bass and hybrid striped bass is prohibited.
S&W2 - For striped bass, no MLL, daily bag = 5, and only two
striped bass, 30 inches or greater, may be retained each day.
S&W3 - For striped bass and hybrid striped bass, no MLL and
daily bag = 5. Culling of striped bass is prohibited.
S&W4 - For the Trinity River from the Lake Livingston dam
downstream to the FM Road 3278 bridge, striped bass MLL =
18 inches and daily bag = 2.
S&W5 - For white bass, no MLL and daily bag = 25.
COMMON CARP:
Carp1 - For common carp, only one carp 33 inches or greater
may be retained each day. There is no daily bag limit for carp
less than 33 inches in length.
CATCH & RELEASE:
C&R1 - No harvest of largemouth bass, channel catfi sh, or any
sunfi sh species is allowed.
C&R2 - No harvest of largemouth bass or sunfi sh is allowed.
CATFISH (BLUE, CHANNEL, AND FLATHEAD CATFISH):
Ctfsh1 - For channel and blue catfi sh, MLL = 12 and daily bag =
5 in any combination
Ctfsh2 - For channel and blue catfi sh, no MLL and daily bag = 5
in any combination.
Ctfsh3 - For channel and blue catfi sh, daily bag and possession
limit = 50 in any combination. NOTE: Applies only to the
portion of Lake Livingston in Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, and
Walker counties.
Ctfsh4 - For fl athead catfi sh, MLL = 20 in. and daily bag = 5.
Ctfsh5 - For blue and channel catfi sh, MLL = 12 and daily bag =
15. Only one blue catfi sh 30 inches or greater may be retained
each day. For fl athead catfi sh, MLL = 20 in. and daily bag = 5.
Ctfsh6 - For the Trinity River from the Lake Livingston dam
downstream to the FM Road 3278 bridge, blue and channel
catfi sh MLL = 12 and daily bag = 10, of which only 2 fi sh can be
24 inches or larger.
Ctfsh7 - For blue catfi sh, length limit is a 30- to 45-inch slot.
Blue catfi sh 30 inches and less or 45 inches or greater in
length may be retained. Only one blue catfi sh 45 inches or
greater may be retained each day. Daily bag = 25 blue and
channel catfi sh in any combination.
Ctfsh8 - For blue and channel catfi sh, no MLL and daily bag and
possession limit = 50 in any combination of which no more
than fi ve blue or channel catfi sh 20 inches or greater may be
retained.
Ctfsh9 - For fl athead catfi sh, daily bag = 10 and possession
limit = 10.
Ctfsh10 - For blue and channel catfi sh, no MLL, and daily bag and
possession limit = 50 in any combination of which no more than
fi ve blue or channel catfi sh 30 inches or greater may be retained.
Ctfsh11 - For blue and channel catfi sh, no MLL and daily bag
limit = 25. In the 25-fi sh bag, no more than seven fi sh 20
inches or greater may be retained, and no more than two of
those fi sh may be 30 inches or longer in length.
CRAPPIE (BLACK AND WHITE):
Crpie1 - For black and white crappie, there is no MLL and daily
bag = 25 in any combination.
Crpie2 - For black and white crappie caught from DEC. 1
through the last day of FEB., there is no MLL, daily bag = 25 in
any combination, and all crappie caught must be retained.
Crpie3 – For black and white crappie, MLL = 10 inches and daily
bag = 37 in any combination. Possession limit = 50
GAR (ALLIGATOR):
Gar1 - During May, no person shall fi sh for, take, or seek to take
alligator gar in that portion of Lake Texoma encompassed
within the boundaries of the Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge or that portion of Lake Texoma from the U.S. 377 bridge
(Willis Bridge) upstream to the I.H. 35 bridge.
Gar2 - For alligator gar, daily bag = 5. Possession limit=10
GEAR AND METHODS: (see pg. 29 for Legal Freshwater and
Saltwater Devices and Restrictions)
Gear1 - Fishing is by pole and line only.
Gear2 - Fishing is by pole and line only. Anglers may use no
more than two poles while fi shing.
Gear3 - Use of juglines, throwlines and trotlines
is prohibited.
Gear4 - Use of trotlines is prohibited.
REGULATION EXCEPTION CODES AND DESCRIPTIONS:
294