Freshwater Fishing Publications
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General Publications
- Basic Fly Fishing for Students (PDF 736.2 KB)
- Bow Fishing in Texas (regulations summary)
- HTML version
- PDF version (PDF 29.7 KB)
- Free Fishing in State Parks Brochure (PDF 551.1 KB)
- Free Fishing in State Parks Leaflet (PDF 119.7 KB)
- Free Fishing in State Parks Bookmark (PDF 153.4 KB)
- Fishing Season Wallet Card (PDF 28 KB)
- River Fishing in Dallas-Fort Worth
- HTML version
- PDF version (PDF 339.8 KB)
- White Bass Fishing in Central Texas
- HTML version
- PDF version (PDF 130.8 KB)
- "takemefishing" - A Basic Guide for the Beginning Angler (PDF 1.5 MB)
- "takemefishing" – Una guía básica para el pescador principiante (PDF 1.5 MB)
- "takemefishing" Austin brochure (PDF 881.8 KB)
- "takemefishing" Austin - Spanish Version brochure (PDF 213.9 KB)
- "takemefishing" San Antonio brochure (PDF 290 KB)
- "takemefishing" San Antonio - Spanish version brochure (PDF 300.9 KB)
- "takemefishing" Dallas - Fort Worth brochure (PDF 1.2 MB)
- "takemefishing" Dallas - Fort Worth - Spanish version brochure (PDF 213.6 KB)
- "takemefishing" Houston brochure (PDF 167.1 KB)
- "takemefishing" Houston - Spanish version brochure (PDF 150.4 KB)
Freshwater Species
- Freshwater Catfish in Texas (PDF 259.7 KB)
- Carp Fishing in Texas (PDF 254.1 KB)
- Crappie and Crappie Fishing (PDF 94.9 KB)
- Guadalupe Bass - The State Fish of Texas (PDF 1.8 MB)
- Rainbow Trout in Texas (PDF 173.6 KB)
- White Bass in Texas (PDF 206.9 KB)
- Black Basses of Texas (identification guide)
- HTML version
- PDF version (PDF 287.4 KB)
- Channel Catfish and Blue Catfish (identification guide)
- HTML version
- PDF version (PDF 206.3 KB)
- HTML version
- PDF version (PDF 177.2 KB)
- Texas Non-game Freshwater Fishes (PDF 446.4 KB)
Fishing Tip Sheets
- Bastrop State Park (PDF 126.4 KB)
- Blanco State Park (PDF 126.7 KB)
- Brazos Bend State Park (PDF 126.2 KB)
- Buescher State Park (PDF 126.2 KB)
- Fort Boggy State Park (PDF 124.2 KB)
- Galveston Island State Park (PDF 125.1 KB)
- Inks Lake State Park (PDF 124.7 KB)
- Lake Arrowhead State Park (PDF 126.9 KB)
- Lake Casa Blanca State Park (PDF 124.3 KB)
- Lake Livingston State Park (PDF 124.9 KB)
- Lake Mineral Wells State Park (PDF 124.2 KB)
- Lake Texana State Park (PDF 124.4 KB)
- McKinney Falls State Park (PDF 124.7 KB)
- Lake Somerville State Park and Trailway – Nails Creek Unit (PDF 125.4 KB)