Menard Ck nr Rye, TX
Menard Creek TX USGS
Menard Ck nr Rye, TX (08066300) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Menard 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. 12 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 08066300
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- TX
- Coordinates
- 30.4814, -94.7797
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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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Banded Pygmy Sunfish No season data
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Blackspotted 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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Dollar Sunfish No season data
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Dusky Darter No season data
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Longear Sunfish No season data
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Pirate Perch No season data
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Redfin Pickerel No season data
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Tadpole Madtom 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 reachMenard Ck nr Rye, TX has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling at this monitoring station's reach (COMID 1494036). The dataset includes 12 species with recorded observations.
Species include: pirate perch (Aphredoderus sayanus), blacktail shiner (Cyprinella venusta), banded pygmy sunfish (Elassoma zonatum), redfin pickerel (Esox americanus), blackspotted topminnow (Fundulus olivaceus), and 7 others.
- Pirate Perch Aphredoderus sayanus
- Blacktail Shiner Cyprinella venusta
- Banded Pygmy Sunfish Elassoma zonatum
- Redfin Pickerel Esox americanus
- Blackspotted Topminnow Fundulus olivaceus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Dollar Sunfish Lepomis marginatus
- Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides
- Blacktail Redhorse Moxostoma poecilurum
- Tadpole Madtom Noturus gyrinus
- Dusky Darter Percina sciera
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
- 12 species
- from 12 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 16, 1993 – Jul 16, 1993
- 12 dated records