The Outdoor Annual is your go-to resource for Texas fishing regulations.
How to access the Outdoor Annual:
- Visit Outdoor Annual online. You can also easily print all or portions of the regulations.
- Use the Outdoor Annual mobile app.
New this year for fishing:
Freshwater Fishing
- Modified fishing regulations for community fishing lakes and applied these regulations to additional waterbodies
- Modified blue and channel catfish harvest regulations for five lakes
- Returned to statewide limits for largemouth bass on Lake Nasworthy
- Implemented catch-and-release only for largemouth bass on Lake Forest Park
- Established boundaries for Choke Canyon and O.H. Ivie reservoirs
Saltwater Fishing
- Shortfin mako shark is now a prohibited species
- Anglers must use descending devices on reef fish with barotrauma
- The bag limit for cobia is 1
The Outdoor Annual mobile app is better than ever!
| Find freshwater fishing spots nearby, including specific regulations, access points and fishing reports. No internet required – access regulations even in the most remote locations, once the app has been downloaded to your phone. Carry your license in the app. You can use it to fish right away for any legal fish. GET THE APP |
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