Freshwater Fishing Regulation Proposals
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Modify catfish harvest regulations for Dixieland Lake (Cameron County) to remove special exceptions for blue and channel catfish and remove statewide daily bag, possession, and length limits for other species of fish to implement a daily bag limit of five (all species combined) with one black bass greater than 14 inches. Dixieland Lake’s size has been reassessed, and it is classified as a CFL. Modify catfish harvest regulations for Bellwood (Smith County) and Tankersley (Titus County) lakes to eliminate special exceptions to statewide daily bag, possession, and length limits for blue and channel catfish and return to statewide regulations.
Delineate the upstream reservoir boundaries for Choke Canyon Reservoir (Live Oak and McMullen counties) and O.H. Ivie Reservoir (Coleman, Concho and Runnels counties) to differentiate between the inflowing river and the reservoir where special exceptions to statewide daily bag, possession and length limits are in place.
Correct the upstream reservoir boundary road name for Lake Conroe (Montgomery and Walker counties). Additional details on the proposed regulation changes, including narrated presentations on the proposed changes, can be found on the public comment page and in the Texas Register.
Opportunities to provide comments for or against these proposals include: Online: At TPWD public comment page until March
22.
Phone or email: Comments on the proposed changes may be submitted to Michael Tennant at (512) 389-8754, email: Michael.Tennant@ tpwd.texas.gov.
Online webinar: TPWD staff will present proposed fishing regulation changes and answer questions in an online webinar at 6 p.m. on March
7. The webinar will also be posted on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.
In person: The TPW Commission will take public comment on the proposed changes at their meeting on Thursday, March 23, in Austin. Public testimony will normally be limited to three minutes per person.