Fishing & Hunting Regulations
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This page shows daily bag and size limits for a selected water body, along with any unusual license or gear restrictions in effect for that water body. For a general overview of Texas fishing regulations, license requirements, and legal means and methods, visit our regulations index page.

 

Fishing Regulations for Trinity River

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Dallas-Fort Worth area
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Black bass
For largemouth and smallmouth bass, minimum length limit = 14 inches. No minimum length for Guadalupe or spotted bass. Daily bag limit is 5 fish for all four species in any combination.
White, striped and yellow bass
Main stem except Polk and San Jacinto counties
For striped and hybrid striped bass, minimum length limit = 18 inches and daily bag limit = 5 in any combination. For white bass, minimum length = 10 inches and daily bag is 25. There are no bag or size limits for yellow bass.
From the Lake Livingston dam downstream to the FM Road 3278 bridge
Minimum length limit for striped bass is 18 inches and daily bag = 2.
Carp
There is no minimum length limit or daily bag limit for common carp.
Catfish
Main stem except Polk and San Jacinto counties
For channel and blue catfish, their hybrids and subspecies, minimum length limit = 12 inches and daily bag limit = 25 in any combination. For flathead catfish, minimum length = 18 inches and daily bag limit = 5.
From the Lake Livingston dam downstream to the FM Road 3278 bridge
Minimum length limit for blue and channel catfish is 12 inches and daily bag = 10, of which only 2 fish can be 24 inches or larger. For flathead catfish, minimum length = 18 inches and daily bag = 5.
Crappie
For white and black crappie, their hybrids and subspecies, minimum length limit = 10 inches. Daily bag limit = 25 in any combination.
Gar
For alligator gar, daily bag limit is 1 fish of any size. No bag limits on other species of gar.
Sunfish
There is no minimum length or daily bag limit on bluegill, redear, warmouth or other species of sunfish.
Shad
Below Lake Livingston between Polk and San Jacinto counties
Daily bag limit for gizzard and threadfin shad = 500 in any combination. Possession limit = 1,000.
Trout
For rainbow and brown trout, their hybrids and subspecies, there is no minimum length and daily bag limit = 5 trout in any combination.