Texas State Fish Hatcheries

Hatcheries comprise an important component of freshwater fisheries management at Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. Hatchery-reared fish are used to establish new populations, enhance existing populations, support research efforts, and maintain fisheries in small urban reservoirs where natural production will not meet anglers' needs.

Saltwater

Marine Enhancement Director

• Robert Vega - red drum, spotted seatrout, other marine species

Locations - Coastal

• CCA Marine Development Center, Corpus Christi
• Sea Center Texas, Lake Jackson
• P.R. Bass Marine Hatchery, Palacios

Statewide Research

• P.R. Bass Marine Fisheries Research Center, Palacios

Freshwater

Chief, Inland Hatcheries

• Todd Engeling

Hatchery Program Directors

• Carl Kittel - black basses, sunfish, trout, forage species
• Gerald Kurten - catfishes, striped and hybrid striped bass, walleye and saugeye

Locations - Inland

• A.E. Wood Fish Hatchery, San Marcos
• Dundee Fish Hatchery, Electra
• John D. Parker East Texas Fish Hatchery, Brookeland
• Possum Kingdom Fish Hatchery, Graford
• Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, Athens

Statewide Support

• Fish Health and Genetics Laboratory, San Marcos

Information collection, reporting and research are produced with support from the federal Sport Fish Restoration program.