2025-2026 trout stocking schedule
Harvest Regulations
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No Minimum Length Limit; Daily Bag = 5 trout
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An angler fishing in a Community Fishing Lake (CFL) or from a dock, pier or jetty within a Texas State Park may use no more than two poles.
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Special limits are in effect on parts of the Guadalupe River.
License Requirements
- Trout anglers will need a valid fishing license that includes a freshwater fishing endorsement. Anglers under 17 years of age are not required to have a license. More about fishing licenses and stamps.
- Licenses and endorsements are not required when fishing within a Texas State Park.
If you've never been trout fishing, here are some how-to tips.
Locations and Dates
Dates and locations are subject to change. Most trout stocking occurs between the hours of 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Exact times are unavailable. Total quantity is distributed over the scheduled stock dates. Hatchery is the TPWD facility delivering the trout. Hatchery contact information is listed below this chart.
Neighborhood Fishin' ponds (marked with * ) will be stocked frequently throughout the season.
Due to unseasonably warm weather, the following waterbodies will no longer be stocked on 11/26/2025: Burke-Crenshaw Lake, Herman Little Pond, Mary Jo Peckham Park, Missouri City C.P.L.
