Texas bluegill and sunfish limits

Daily limit
No daily bag limit

DatesOpen all year

Size ruleNo minimum lengthWaters on TPWD's exceptions list can be stricter; a water body that is not listed follows these statewide rules.

Daily limit
5 fish per day, all species combined (sunfish count toward the 5); only 1 of the 5 may be a black bass

Size ruleNo minimum length for sunfish (black bass 14 inches)Pole and line only, no more than two poles per angler.

Daily limit
5 fish per day, all species combined; only 1 may be a black bass

Size ruleNo minimum length for sunfish (black bass 14 inches)Canyon Lake Project #6, Como (Fort Worth), Elm, Madisonville, Pilant, Tucker Lake, Deputy Darren Goforth Park Lake, Brushy Creek Lake and Brushy Creek down to the Williamson/Milam County line, the North Concho River (O.C. Fisher dam to Bell Street dam) and the South Concho River (Lone Wolf dam to Bell Street dam). Pole and line only, no more than two poles.

Daily limit
5 fish per day, all species combined, not counting catch-and-release species

Size ruleNo minimum lengthGenerations Park, Nelson Park, Forest Park (Denton), Buck Lake (South Llano River State Park), and Lost Maples Upper and Lower. Largemouth bass (all black bass at Lost Maples) are catch-and-release only and do not count toward the 5. Pole and line only, no more than two poles.

Daily limit
Catch-and-release only for sunfish (none may be kept)

Size ruleNot applicableLargemouth bass and channel catfish are also catch-and-release only; other species fall under a 5-fish combined bag. Pole and line only, no more than two poles.