Rainbow Trout Winter Stocking at Kerrville-Schreiner Park

Kerrville, Texas (November 25, 2014) – Kerrville-Schreiner Park will be stocked with two (2) shipments of rainbow trout this winter. The first release will occur on Thursday, December 18, 2014 and will consist of 1,200 rainbow trout. The second release will occur on Friday, January 9, 2015 consisting of another 1,500 rainbow trout. The rainbow trout are provided by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s A.E. Wood Fish Hatchery in San Marcos. The rainbow trout stocking is timed with winter water temperatures dropping below a level necessary for the survival of the trout.

Everyone is invited to come to Kerrville-Schreiner Park located at 2385 Bandera Highway to enjoy a great fishing experience. The day use entrance fee for the riverside of the park is waived during the fish stocking periods to improve access for anglers. The free access periods are from December 18th through December 25th and from January 9th through January 16, 2015. Individuals over seventeen years of age are required by law to have a valid freshwater fishing license. As per statewide regulations, there is no minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is five (5) trout. The lake at Kerrville-Schreiner Park is considered a Community Fishing Lake by Texas Parks and Wildlife and specific regulations apply. For information regarding Community Fishing Lakes, fishing regulations, license requirements, and rainbow trout fishing tips please visit www.tpwd.state.tx.us.

For more information on the trout stocking, please contact the A.E. Wood Fish Hatchery at (512) 353-0572 or call the Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department at (830) 257-7300.

For additional information contact Ashlea Boyle, Special Projects Manager at (830) 258-1153 via e-mail to ashlea.boyle@kerrvilletx.gov or visit the city’s website at
www.kerrvilletx.gov