Winters Bayou at Tony Tap Rd nr Cleveland, TX
Winters Bayou TX USGS
Winters Bayou at Tony Tap Rd nr Cleveland, TX (08069852) is a real-time river monitoring station on the Winters Bayou in TX, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 30 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 08069852
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- TX
- Coordinates
- 30.4289, -95.1946
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Fishing regulations
TX state-wide default defaultSpecies regulated in this area
These are species and groups covered by the applicable area rules, not a claim that they occur at this station.
Default rules for this area. A grey row means the current season status is not confirmed by this release.
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Catfish: Channel, blue, their hybrids & subspecies Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 25 (in any combination - only 10 can be 20 inches or greater in length)
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Catfish: Flathead Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5
- Size rule
- 18 inches
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Crappie: White, black, their hybrids & subspecies Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 25 (in any combination)
- Size rule
- 10 inches
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Gar: Alligator Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 1
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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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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Saugeye Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5 (only 2 can be less than 16 inches in length)
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Shad: Gizzard & threadfin Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- No limit
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates. Permit note: however, a person who collects shad for personal use and transports those fish from a public water body in a container or containers that total 30 gallons or more in volume will be required to get a Permit to Possess or Sell Nongame Fish Taken from Public Fresh Water
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Smallmouth 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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Spotted, Guadalupe & Alabama 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
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Striped & Hybrid Striped bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5 in any combination
- Size rule
- 18 inches
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Sunfish: various including bluegill, redear, green, warmouth & longear Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- No limit
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Trout: Rainbow & brown Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5 in any combination
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Walleye Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5 (only 2 can be less than 16 inches in length)
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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White bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 25
- Size rule
- 10 inches
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Yellow bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- No limit
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Paddlefish Closed Closed all year Details
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Closed all year
- Notes
- Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
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Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-10-26 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
Community observations nearbyWinters Bayou At Tony Tap Rd Nr Cleveland, Tx has 30 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Western Pirate Perch (Aphredoderus gibbosus), Flier (Centrarchus macropterus), Western Blacktail Shiner (Cyprinella venusta), and 25 others.
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Western Pirate Perch Aphredoderus gibbosus
- Flier Centrarchus macropterus
- Western Blacktail Shiner Cyprinella venusta
- Banded Pygmy Sunfish Elassoma zonatum
- Lake Chubsucker Erimyzon sucetta
- Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
- Bluntnose Darter Etheostoma chlorosoma
- Slough Darter Etheostoma gracile
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus
- Plains Longear Sunfish Lepomis aquilensis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Dollar Sunfish Lepomis marginatus
- Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
- Redspotted Sunfish Lepomis miniatus
- Ribbon Shiner Lythrurus fumeus
- Redfin Shiner Lythrurus umbratilis
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus
- Spotted Sucker Minytrema melanops
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Pugnose Minnow Opsopoeodus emiliae
- Mimic Shiner Paranotropis volucellus
- Dusky Darter Percina sciera
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 30 species
- from 65 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 12, 2011 – May 29, 2026
- 65 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 65 records