NEIGHBORHOOD FISHING, 1: Go fishing in the heart of the 
city at your local fishing pond [:04 They actually provide ... .urban 
areas."] We'll have details on Passport to Texas.

Passport to Texas from TPW and the SFWR Program

Taking the family fishing doesn't have to involve a long 
road trip. With the Texas Parks and Wildlife's 
Neighborhood Fishing program the fish come to you. 

The Neighborhood Fishing Program actually stocks channel 
catfish and rainbow trout. It depends on the time of the year.:06

Inland Fisheries biologist, Marcos De Jesus says the 
agency, supported by its local government partners, 
stocks the fish in community fishing ponds.

These neighborhood fishing ponds and lakes are actually within 
city limits, within major metropolitan areas, and they're usually 
managed by city or county governments. Whether it's a city 
park, or a county park. They usually have small ponds; so we 
stock them with fish to provide that fishing opportunity. 
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You don't have to be an experienced angler to cast a line.

We try to make it as simple as possible for people who want to 
begin angling, and this is the perfect opportunity because it's 
not an intimidating lake with thousands of acres. It's actually a 
small water body -- surrounded usually with a lot of other 
amenities for the family, like playgrounds, basketball courts, 
swimming ... The whole family could make a whole day of it and 
make fishing a part of it. :19

Anglers 17 and older need a fishing license and the bag 
limit is five per day. We have a link to the Neighborhood 
Fishing Program web page at passporttotexas.org.

That's our show ... with support from the SFWR 
Program ... providing funding for Texas Fish Hatcheries. 

For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti. 



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