TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHERIES CENTER : Who's stocking 
Texas lakes and streams with big-mouthed bass? ... we'll 
tell you on Passport to Texas.
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Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife and the 
Sport Fish Restoration Program

Texas waters have been a favorite among anglers thanks 
to the variety of game fish offered. What you might not 
know is that hatcheries throughout the state help 
improve the quality and populations of these fish.

We have seen Texas fishing be ranked as some of the highest in 
the nation. :04
 
Allen Forshage, Director of the Texas Freshwater 
Fisheries Center in Athens.

This is primarily because of our aggressive fisheries management, 
such as stocking, as well as our harvest regulations 
recommendations, and the idea of protecting fisheries so they 
produce a quality fish over a longer period of time. The Fisheries 
Center was built in an effort to try to do more outreach to get 
people interested in fish and fishing. :21

The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center Hatchery contains 
thirty seven surface acres of production tanks and is one 
of the state's five thriving hatcheries. 

We produce more large-mouth bass stocking in the public lakes 
than anything else. In addition to that, we raise channel catfish 
for stocking primarily in the urban lakes and we also transport 
most of the rainbow trout for the northern part of the state for 
stocking in the urban lakes for catch and release programs. :16 
 
Details about the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center can 
be found on the Texas Parks & Wildlife website. 

That's our show for today ... with research and writing 
help from Loren Seeger ... its supported by the Sport Fish 
Restoration Program ... providing funding for the 
operations and management of the Texas Freshwater 
Fisheries Center. For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia