City of Rockwall


TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE STOCK TROUT IN HARRY MYERS PARK 2,000 rainbow trout are being stocked in Harry Myers Park in February 2023. The Teaxs Parks & Wildlife Department will stock the two small points at Harry Myers Park with the intention of the trout being harvested (kept and eaten) although catch and release is allowed. If you are over the age of 17, you do need a fishing license. You will also need to pay attention to bag and size limits for trout. Some things to know if you're going fishing for trout in Harry Myers Park: WHAT TO CATCH Teaxs Parks & Wildelife stocks fish big enough to catch and keep. RAINBOW TROUT Suggested bait to catch a rainbow trout: Cheese, kernel corn, night crawlers, red wigglers, and meal worms make grood trout baits. If you'd rather use a lure, try a small inline spinner bait, spoon or rooster tail.		HARVEST REGULATIONS No minimum length limit: Daily Bag = 5 trout 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. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS Trout angelers will need a valid fishing license that includes a freshwater fishing endorsement. A Texas resident can get a freshwater fishing license for $30 at any sporting goods store. Anglers under 17 years of age are not required to have a license. Licenses and stamps are not required when fishing in a Texas State Park. FISHING DERBY Come join us at Harry Myers Park for a fun morning of fishing! We will have awards for longest fish, heaviest fish, and most fish per age group (3-6, 7-10, 11-14). Parents and families are also welcome (anglers 17 and older must have a fishing license)

TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE STOCK TROUT
IN HARRY MYERS PARK

2,000 rainbow trout are being stocked in Harry Myers Park in February 2023.

The Teaxs Parks & Wildlife Department will stock the two small points at Harry Myers Park with the intention of the trout being harvested (kept and eaten) although catch and release is allowed.

If you are over the age of 17, you do need a fishing license. You will also need to pay attention to bag and size limits for trout.

Some things to know if you're going fishing for trout in Harry Myers Park:

WHAT TO CATCH

Teaxs Parks & Wildelife stocks fish big enough to catch and keep.

RAINBOW TROUT

Suggested bait to catch a rainbow trout: Cheese, kernel corn, night crawlers, red wigglers, and meal worms make grood trout baits. If you'd rather use a lure, try a small inline spinner bait, spoon or rooster tail.

HARVEST REGULATIONS

No minimum length limit: Daily Bag = 5 trout
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.

LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

Trout angelers will need a valid fishing license that includes a freshwater fishing endorsement.
A Texas resident can get a freshwater fishing license for $30 at any sporting goods store.
Anglers under 17 years of age are not required to have a license.
Licenses and stamps are not required when fishing in a Texas State Park.

FISHING DERBY

Come join us at Harry Myers Park for a fun morning of fishing! We will have awards for longest fish, heaviest fish, and most fish per age group (3-6, 7-10, 11-14). Parents and families are also welcome (anglers 17 and older must have a fishing license)