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Moose Creek is a public river in McLennan County, Texas, managed by State of Texas (public-trust water). It is a public-trust water — you can fish it with a Texas licence; bank access is at public river-access points and bridges. Public access confirmed via public-trust river.
A Texas river — largemouth, Guadalupe and spotted bass in the current, panfish and Rio Grande cichlid around the structure, channel and flathead catfish in the holes, and gar on the flats.
It runs roughly 6 miles through the Central Texas region. Anglers here mostly fish for largemouth bass, guadalupe bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass; bluegill, redbreast sunfish, channel catfish, flathead catfish are also on record. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Rice Creek and Soil Conservation Service Site 8 Reservoir.
Species from TPWD DEC public fishing access and fishery survey data.
Night fishing: No statewide night-fishing closure in Texas. State parks and some city lakes have gate hours; check the specific water. Bowfishing and jugline/trotline catfishing are commonly done at night.
Boats: Most Texas fishing rivers are run by tiller boats, jon boats, canoes and kayaks; larger craft only on the lower Mississippi, Texas, St. Croix and Rainy.
Bank & bivvy camping: Bank access is at DNR water-access sites, state water-trail campsites, parks and WMAs; other banks are private riparian land.
Tackle: Statewide: largemouth bass 14-inch minimum, 5 per day. Many lakes carry a slot limit or a higher minimum (Lake Fork, Alan Henry, Caddo and others) and several have special blue/flathead catfish rules — check the TPWD Outdoor Annual for this water. Report a 13 lb-plus largemouth to the ShareLunker program.
Everyone 17 or older needs a Texas fishing licence with a Freshwater Fishing endorsement — the resident freshwater package is about $30, an all-water package about $47, and a non-resident annual about $58. A 1-day all-water licence is about $16. No separate trout stamp. Buy from Texas Parks & Wildlife. A Texas fishing licence covers public rivers. In Texas a watercourse is public if it is 'navigable in fact' (roughly a 30-foot average bed) — you may wade and fish the bed and banks up to the gradient line, but adjacent land is usually private.
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