General Info
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CITIES
Cities In County
Not including unincorporated communities
Cities
Como
Cumby
Sulphur Springs
Tira
Townships
Birthright
Brashear
Dike
Gafford
Pickton
Saltillo
Sulphur Bluff
RESIDENTIAL SERVICES
County Residential Services
A little bit of contact information for all purpose residential needs.
Attorney (903) 438-4017
Clerk (903) 438-4074
Courthouse (903) 438-4004
Sheriff (903) 438-4040
Treasurer (903) 438-4003
County Website
*For more information visit: http://www.hopkinscountytx.org/
HUNTING
Hunting Seasons
For more information got to:
HUNTING SEASONS 2016-2017
Alligator
22 Counties & special properties: Sep. 10 – 30, 2016
All Other Counties: Apr. 1 – June 30, 2017
Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr & Willacy Counties: Oct. 29, 2016 – Feb. 26, 2017
- North Zone
- Sep. 1 – Nov. 13, 2016 & Dec. 17, 2016 – Jan. 1, 2017
- Central Zone
- Sep. 1 – Nov. 6, 2016 & Dec. 17, 2016 – Jan. 8, 2017
- South Zone
- Sep. 23 – Nov. 13, 2016 & Dec. 17, 2016 – Jan. 23, 2017
- Special White-winged Dove Area
- Sep. 3, 4, 10, 11, 2016; Sep. 23 – Nov. 9, 2016 & Dec. 17, 2016 – Jan. 23, 2017
- North Zone
- Regular season: Nov. 12 – 27, 2016 & Dec. 3, 2016 – Jan. 29, 2017
- Dusky duck: Nov. 17 – 27, 2016 & Dec. 3, 2016 – Jan. 29, 2017
- Youth-only: Nov. 5 – 6, 2016
- South Zone
- Regular season: Nov. 5 – 27, 2016 & Dec. 10, 2016 – Jan. 29, 2017
- Dusky duck: Nov. 10 – 27, 2016 & Dec. 10, 2016 – Jan. 29, 2017
- Youth-only: Oct. 29 – 30, 2016
- High Plains Mallard Management Unit (HPMMU)
- Regular season: Oct. 29 – 30, 2016 & Nov. 4, 2016 – Jan. 29, 2017
- Dusky duck: Nov. 7, 2016 – Jan. 29, 2017
- Youth-only: Oct. 22 – 23, 2016
Sep. 10 – 25, 2016 & Nov. 5 – Dec. 28, 2016
- East Zone
- Canada goose: Sep. 10 – 25, 2016 & Nov. 5, 2016 – Jan. 29, 2017
- Light goose: Nov. 5, 2016 – Jan. 29, 2017
- Light goose conservation order: Jan. 30 – Mar. 19, 2017
- White-fronted goose: Nov. 5, 2016 – Jan. 29, 2017
- West Zone
- Light & dark geese: Nov. 5, 2016 – Feb. 5, 2017
- Light goose conservation order: Feb. 6 – Mar. 19, 2017
North Zone: Oct. 1, 2016 – Feb. 26, 2017
South Zone: Sep. 1, 2015 – Aug. 31, 2016 & Sep. 1, 2016 – Aug. 31, 2017
- General Season
- Panhandle: Nov. 19 – Dec. 4, 2016
- SW Panhandle: Nov. 19 – 27, 2016
- Trans-Pecos: Nov. 25 – Dec. 11, 2016
- Archery Season
- Oct. 1 – Nov. 4, 2016
Panhandle: Dec. 3, 2016 – Jan. 1, 2017
Oct. 1 – 9, 2016
Statewide: Oct. 29, 2016 – Feb. 26, 2017
No closed season.
Zone A: Oct. 29, 2016 – Jan. 29, 2017
Zone B: Nov. 18, 2016 – Jan. 29, 2017
Zone C: Dec. 17, 2016 – Jan. 22, 2017
East Texas: Oct. 1, 2016 – Feb. 26, 2017 & May 1 – 31, 2017
Other Open Counties: Sep. 1, 2015 – Aug. 31, 2016 & Sep. 1, 2016 – Aug. 31, 2017
Special Youth Season: Sep. 24 – 25, 2016
Oct. 29, 2016 – Feb. 12, 2017
Sep. 10 – 25, 2016
Rio Grande Turkey
- Fall Season
- North zone: Nov. 5, 2016 – Jan. 1, 2017
- South zone: Nov. 5, 2016 – Jan. 15, 2017
- Brooks, Kenedy, Kleberg & Willacy counties: Nov. 5, 2016 – Feb. 26, 2017
- Archery-Only: Oct. 1 – Nov. 4, 2016
- Fall Youth-Only
- Early: Oct. 29 – 30, 2016
- Late: Jan. 2 – 15, 2017
- Spring Season
- North zone: Apr. 1 – May 14, 2017
- South zone: Mar. 18 – Apr. 30, 2017
- One-turkey counties: April 1 – April 30, 2017
- Spring Youth-Only
- North zone: Mar. 25 – 26, 2017 & May 20 – 21, 2017
- South zone: Mar. 11 – 12, 2017 & May 6 – 7, 2017
Eastern Turkey
- Spring Season
- East Texas: Apr. 15 – May 14, 2017
- General Season
- North zone: Nov. 5, 2016 – Jan. 1, 2017
- South zone: Nov. 5, 2016 – Jan. 15, 2017
- Special Late Season
- North zone: Jan. 2 – 15, 2017
- South zone: Jan. 16 – 29, 2017
- Youth-Only Seasons
- Early Season: Oct. 29 – 30, 2016
- Late Season: Jan. 2 – 15, 2017
- Archery Season
- Oct. 1 – Nov. 4, 2016
- Muzzleloader-Only Season
- Jan. 2 – 15, 2017
Dec. 18, 2016 – Jan. 31, 2017
FISHING
Fishing Seasons
For more information got to:
Freshwater
Sep. 1, 2016 through Aug. 31, 2017.
Bag and length limits apply to all public fresh waters except for locations noted in the Exceptions to Statewide Freshwater Harvest Regulations. For freshwater fishes not listed, there are NO statewide bag or length limits. For saltwater finfish species caught in the public fresh waters of this state, saltwater bag, possession and length limits apply.
Alligator Gar
- Daily Bag:
- 1
- No Minimum Length
Certain areas may be temporarily closed to alligator gar fishing when optimum spawning conditions occur. Get details. Also see notes on Lawful Archery Equipment.
Bass
The combined limit for any combination of largemouth, smallmouth, Guadalupe and spotted bass is 5 fish per day.
Largemouth & smallmouth
- Minimum Length:
- 14 inches
Spotted & Guadalupe
- No Minimum Length
Striped & hybrid striped
(also known as Palmetto or Sunshine bass)
- Daily Bag:
- 5 in any combination
- Minimum Length:
- 18 inches
White bass
- Daily Bag:
- 25
- Minimum Length:
- 10 inches
Yellow bass
- Daily Bag:
- No limit
- No Minimum Length
Catfish
Channel, blue, their hybrids & subspecies
- Daily Bag:
- 25 in any combination
- Minimum Length:
- 12 inches
Flathead
- Daily Bag:
- 5
- Minimum Length:
- 18 inches
Crappie
White, black, their hybrids & subspecies
- Daily Bag:
- 25 (in any combination)
- Minimum Length:
- 10 inches
Paddlefish
- No harvest allowed
Saugeye
- Daily Bag:
- 5 (only 2 can be less than 16 inches in length)
- No Minimum Length
Sunfish
Various species including bluegill, redear, green, warmouth & longear
- Daily Bag:
- No limit
- No Minimum Length
Trout
Rainbow and brown
- Daily Bag:
- 5 in any combination
- No Minimum Length
Walleye
- Daily Bag:
- 5 (only 2 can be less than 16 inches in length)
- No Minimum Length
Possession Limits
- Twice the statewide daily bag limit.
- The only exceptions to the statewide possession limits in fresh water are for striped bass from Lake Texoma and alligator gar from Falcon Reservoir.
- Please note that on lakes Caddo, Kirby, Livingston, Palestine, Toledo Bend and the Sabine River below Toledo Bend where some daily bag limits are larger than the statewide daily bag, the possession limits remain twice the statewide daily bag limits listed above.
- Fish stored by a person at their residence do not apply to their possession limit.
- See definitions of daily bag and possession limit.
Exotic Aquatic Species
There are special requirements associated with the harvest of harmful or potentially harmful exotic species and transport of exotic aquatic species (tilapia, grass carp).
Saltwater
Valid Sep. 1, 2016 through Aug. 31, 2017.
Bag and length limits apply to listed saltwater species. There are no bag, possession, or length limits on game or nongame fish, except as listed in this guide. See definitions of daily bag and possession limits.
For freshwater finfish species caught in the public salt waters of this state, statewide freshwater limits apply.
Alligator Gar
- Daily Bag:
- 1
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- No limit – No limit
Certain areas may be temporarily closed to alligator gar fishing when optimum spawning conditions occur. Get details.
Bass
Striped, its hybrids and subspecies
- Daily Bag:
- 5 (in any combination)
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 18 – No limit
Black Drum
- Daily Bag:
- 5
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 14 – 30
No more than one black drum over 52 inches may be retained per person per day and counts as part of the daily bag limit and possession limit.
Blue Marlin
- Daily Bag:
- No limit
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 131 – No limit
Catfish
Channel and blue catfish, their hybrids and subspecies
- Daily Bag:
- 25 (in any combination)
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 12 – No limit
Flathead
- Daily Bag:
- 5
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 18 – No limit
Gafftopsail
- Daily Bag:
- No limit
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 14 – no limit
Cobia
- Daily Bag:
- 2
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 37 – No limit
Flounder
All species, their hybrids and subspecies
- Daily Bag:
- 5/2 (see below)
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 14 – No limit
Daily bag is 5 fish except from Nov. 1-30, when the daily bag limit is 2 fish and flounder may be taken only by pole-and-line; and from December 1-14, when the daily bag limit is 2 fish and flounder may be taken by any legal means, including gigging. Possession limit is equal to the daily bag.
Gag Grouper
- Daily Bag:
- 2
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 22 – No limit
Goliath Grouper
(formerly called Jewfish)
- Daily Bag:
- 0 (catch and release only)
Gray Triggerfish
- Daily Bag:
- 20
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 16 – No limit
Greater Amberjack
- Daily Bag:
- 1
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 38 – No limit
King Mackerel
- Daily Bag:
- 2
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 27 – No limit
Lane Snapper
- Daily Bag:
- No limit
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 8 – No limit
Mullet
All species, their hybrids and subspecies
- Daily Bag:
- No limit
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- No limit – 12 (see below)
May not take from public waters, or possess on board a boat, mullet over 12 inches during October, November, December, and January. No limits apply during other months.
Red Drum
- Daily Bag:
- 3
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 20 – 28
During a license year, one red drum over the stated maximum length limit may be retained when affixed with a properly completed Red Drum Tag and one red drum over the stated maximum length limit may be retained when affixed with a properly completed Bonus Red Drum Tag. Any fish retained under authority of a Red Drum Tag or a Bonus Red Drum Tag may be retained in addition to the daily bag and possession limit as stated in this section.
Red Snapper
- Daily Bag:
- 4
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 15 – No limit
Red snapper may be taken using pole and line, but it is unlawful to use any kind of hook other than a circle hook when using natural bait.
Sailfish
- Daily Bag:
- No limit
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 84 – No limit
Sharks
Note: the daily bag limit is 1 fish for all allowable shark species including Atlantic sharpnose, blacktip, and bonnethead. SeeShark Regulations for identification tips.
Atlantic sharpnose, blacktip, bonnethead
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 24 – No limit
Other allowable shark species
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 64 – No limit
Prohibited species
Prohibited shark species: Atlantic angel, Basking, Bigeye sand tiger, Bigeye sixgill, Bigeye thresher, Bignose, Caribbean reef, Caribbean sharpnose, Dusky, Galapagos, Longfin mako, Narrowtooth, Night, Sandbar, Sand tiger, Sevengill, Silky, Sixgill, Smalltail, Whale, and White.
- Daily Bag:
- 0 (catch and release only)
Sheepshead
- Daily Bag:
- 5
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 15 – No limit
Snook
- Daily Bag:
- 1
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 24 – 28
Spanish Mackerel
- Daily Bag:
- 15
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 14 – No limit
Spotted Seatrout
- Daily Bag:
- All waters north of FM 457 in Matagorda County – 10
- All waters south of FM 457 – 5
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 15 – 25
No more than one spotted seatrout over the stated maximum length may be retained per person per day and counts as part of the daily bag and possession limit.
Tarpon
- Daily Bag:
- 1
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 85 – No limit
Tripletail
- Daily Bag:
- 3
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 17 – No limit
Vermilion Snapper
- Daily Bag:
- No limit
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 10 – No limit
White Marlin
- Daily Bag:
- No limit
- Length in Inches (Minimum – Maximum)
- 86 – No limit
