10-16 | TPWD to Host Public Scoping Meeting on Fisheries Management Efforts in Kerr County Following July Floods

Oct. 16, 2025

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HUNT – On Oct. 27, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Inland Fisheries Division will host a public meeting at the Kerr Wildlife Management Area to discuss impacts of the July floods on fisheries resources in Kerr County, present fisheries management plans for the Guadalupe River and local community fishing lakes to support flood recovery and invite public input.

Topics slated to be covered at the meeting include:

Flood impacts to fisheries resources, including Guadalupe Bass (state fish of Texas)
Fisheries research, monitoring, and management plans for the Guadalupe River and flood-impacted Community Fishing Lakes in Kerr County
Conservation best practices for helping fisheries resources rebound in the Guadalupe River

Information about when and what type of permits may be needed for riverside landowners and local communities engaging in river restoration and recovery efforts

Strategies for monitoring and control of aquatic and riparian invasive species, such as giant reed

The public meeting information is below:

Where: Kerr WMA, 2625 FM 1340, Hunt, TX, 78024

When: Oct. 27, 5-7:30 p.m.

The public may also submit comments by phone or email to Mitch Nisbet, the Inland Fisheries Division San Antonio District Supervisor, at 210-688-9460 or Mitch.Nisbet@tpwd.texas.gov.