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TPWD stocking program provides loads of catfish for anglers to catch

  • TPWD’s Neighborhood Fishing program offers angler of all ages the opportunity to experience the thrill of fishing. TPWD PHOTO
    TPWD’s Neighborhood Fishing program offers angler of all ages the opportunity to experience the thrill of fishing. TPWD PHOTO
  • Between now and the end of October, TPWD hatchery trucks will deliver nearly 121,000 hatchery raised channel catfish to small lakes and ponds for anglers to catch. TPWD PHOTO
    Between now and the end of October, TPWD hatchery trucks will deliver nearly 121,000 hatchery raised channel catfish to small lakes and ponds for anglers to catch. TPWD PHOTO
Just in time for the spring warm up and the wave of fishing fever that always comes with it, hatchery staff with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s inland fisheries division are gearing up for another round of channel cat stockings at more than a dozen “Neighborhood Fishin’ Lakes” around the state. Depending on where you live, there could be a generous batch of the tasty whiskered fish…

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