Dove, Teal, Duck, Goose and Fishing Regulation Changes




In a nutshell, the following are changes to the 2016-17 regulations:

FISHING
Freshwater fishing…
Minimum length for largemouth bass in the Sabine River below Toledo Bend Lake has been changed from 14 to 12 inches.

Saltwater fishing…
Black drum – a 30 inch maximum and a 14 inch minimum length requirement, 5 drum daily bag limit, and one fish over 52 inches.

HUNTING

Dove
Season length will be 90 days, up from 70 last year.
North Zone – Sept 1-Nov. 13 and Dec. 17-Jan 1
Central Zone – Sept. 1-Nov. 6 and Dec. 17-Jan. 8
South Zone – Sept. 23-Nov. 13 and Dec. 17-Jan. 23
Special White Winged Dove area – Sept. 3,4,10, 11 and 23 – Nov. 9; Dec 17-Jan. 23
Daily bag limit remains at 15 doves per day.

Teal only
Sept. 10-25; daily bag limit, 6

Ducks
Northern Zone – Nov. 12-27 and Dec. 3-Jan. 29
South Zone – Nov. 5-27 and Dec. 10-Jan. 29
Daily bag limit – 6 ducks per day

Goose
East Zone – Nov. 5-Jan. 29
West Zone – Nov. 5-Feb. 5
Daily bag limits unchanged from last year.

Change go into effect Sept. 1


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Fishing Report from TPWD (Apr. 24)

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 70 degrees; 3.49 feet below pool. Navigate with caution to avoid sandbars and stumps. Bass are on points and drains in shallow water spawning, and some are in a post spawn biting crankbaits and Carolina rigs. Some topwater along the grass edges. Crappie are fair in the shallows near stumps and fair on the brush piles. Some crappie are spawning near cypress trees, wade anglers can target these. White bass are schooling on main lake points but not surfacing yet. Catch some with jigs, minnows, crankbaits and jigging spoons. Catfish are slowly moving back to the points. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service. Shad spawn is in full swing. Bass are good keying on hard clay points, grass edges and flooded timber with swim jigs, chatterbaits, topwater spooks or pop-r’s. Offshore bite is 10-20 feet on hard spots and flats, points and creek channel swings using crankbaits, Carolina rigs, shaky heads and dropshots. Crappie have finished spawning in 12-20 feet of water on brush piles and standing timber. Report by Captain Hank Harrison, Double H Precision Fishing.

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