TPWD Changes Flounder Size Limit
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On May 21, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission discussed several changes to state saltwater fishing regulations, including updates to the recreational and commercial flounder fishery regulations and paddle craft all-water guide license. This includes a size limit change for flounder.
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The following changes to the 2020-21 Statewide Recreational Fishing Proclamation, details of which will be incorporated into this year’s Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Outdoor Annual and the Texas Commercial Fishing regulations summary, have been adopted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission and go into effect on Sept. 1, 2020:
- Increasing the minimum size limit for flounder to 15”.
- Clarifying language for commercial harvest reporting requirements.
- Changing the course requirements to include a paddle craft leading course from the American Canoe Association or another TPWD approved course.
During their discussion, the Commission decided to postpone the proposed fall closure of the flounder fishery to 2021.
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- Clarifying language for commercial harvest reporting requirements.
- Changing the course requirements to include a paddle craft leading course from the American Canoe Association or another TPWD approved course.
During their discussion, the Commission decided to postpone the proposed fall closure of the flounder fishery to 2021.
- Clarifying language for commercial harvest reporting requirements.
- Changing the course requirements to include a paddle craft leading course from the American Canoe Association or another TPWD approved course.
- Clarifying language for commercial harvest reporting requirements.
- Changing the course requirements to include a paddle craft leading course from the American Canoe Association or another TPWD approved course.
During their discussion, the Commission decided to postpone the proposed fall closure of the flounder fishery to 2021.
During their discussion, the C
- Clarifying language for commercial harvest reporting requirements.
- Changing the course requirements to include a paddle craft leading course from the American Canoe Association or another TPWD approved course.
During their discussion, the Commission decided to postpone the proposed fall closure of the flounder fishery to 2021.
ommission decided to postpone the proposed fall closure of the flounder fishery to 2021.
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Once again, in the hope of improving flounder stocks, TPWD places the burden on the recreational Fisher. I can’t tell y’all how many times from port Isabel to port O’Connor to Galveston. I have seen commercial fishers and shrimpers ignore their limits while throwing buckets of dead juvenile flounder off the cull board. Pitiful
I would like to see TPWD really get strict with commercial flounder giggers! They probably harvest and kill more flounder than a recreational fisherman would in three life times!!