Big Cow Ck at FM 1416 nr Call, TX
Big Cow Creek TX USGS
Big Cow Ck at FM 1416 nr Call, TX (08029520) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Big Cow Creek in TX, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 20 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 08029520
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- TX
- Coordinates
- 30.6050, -93.7945
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Fishing regulations
TX state-wide default defaultDefault area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.
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Largemouth Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5 fish for any combination of largemouth, smallmouth, Alabama, Guadalupe, and spotted bass
- Size rule
- 14 inches
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Blackspotted Topminnow No season data
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Blackstripe Topminnow No season data
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Blacktail Redhorse No season data
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Blacktail Shiner No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Bullhead Minnow No season data
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Dusky Darter No season data
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Freckled Madtom No season data
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Harlequin Darter No season data
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Longear Sunfish No season data
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Mississippi Silvery Minnow No season data
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Pirate Perch No season data
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Redspotted Sunfish No season data
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Spotted Bass No season data
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Spotted Gar No season data
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Spotted Sucker No season data
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Warmouth No season data
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Weed Shiner No season data
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Western Mosquitofish No season data
Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 in America/Chicago
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Texas Outdoor Annual Freshwater Fishing Regulations (TPWD) before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Sampled at this station's reachBig Cow Ck at FM 1416 nr Call, TX has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling at this monitoring station's reach (COMID 8330726). The dataset includes 20 species with recorded observations.
Species include: pirate perch (Aphredoderus sayanus), blacktail shiner (Cyprinella venusta), harlequin darter (Etheostoma histrio), blackstripe topminnow (Fundulus notatus), blackspotted topminnow (Fundulus olivaceus), and 15 others.
- Pirate Perch Aphredoderus sayanus
- Blacktail Shiner Cyprinella venusta
- Harlequin Darter Etheostoma histrio
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Blackspotted Topminnow Fundulus olivaceus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Mississippi Silvery Minnow Hybognathus nuchalis
- Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis
- Redspotted Sunfish Lepomis miniatus
- Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides
- Spotted Sucker Minytrema melanops
- Blacktail Redhorse Moxostoma poecilurum
- Weed Shiner Notropis texanus
- Freckled Madtom Noturus nocturnus
- Dusky Darter Percina sciera
- Bullhead Minnow Pimephales vigilax
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Sampled at this station's reach
- Fish were sampled directly on the river reach this gauge sits on, so these species were recorded at this spot rather than inferred.
- Records
- 20 species
- from 20 individual records
- Observed
- May 18, 2006 – May 18, 2006
- 20 dated records