NEIGHBORHOOD FISHING, 2: Start a new tradition of fishing 
in the city ... we'll explain on Passport to Texas.

Passport to Texas from TPW and the SFWR Program

The Neighborhood Fishin' program from Parks and 
Wildlife creates fishing opportunities close to home by 
stocking fish in metropolitan water bodies statewide.

As the Texas community is growing, most of the people are 
concentrating in urban areas, major metropolitan areas. And 
there was a need to get these people that were in big cities to 
get in touch with the outdoors. And we believed it was very 
important to create these opportunities in those areas. :15

Marcos De Jesus is an Inland Fisheries biologist.

Americans really love to go out and get in touch with nature 
through fishing -- it goes back to our roots. And I think there's 
always a joy when somebody experiences the tug of a fish on a 
line. It brings back that sense of accomplishment. And, people, 
once they really get into fishing, enjoy it quite a bit, and get 
hooked on it pretty often. :18

The program stocks thirteen urban ponds, with more to 
come -- and you can find a pond near you on the TPW 
website. It's easy to take advantage of this opportunity.

Right now the regular freshwater fishing license suffices for 
anybody over seventeen years of age; if you're under seventeen 
years of age, you don't require a license. As for the bag limits, 
keep five channel catfish and five rainbow trout per day, per 
angler, and there's no minimum size limit. So whatever you 
catch you're welcome to keep. And they're going in at a good 
size, so you'll be happy with what you catch. :22

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

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





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