Highland Bayou at FM 646 nr Santa Fe, TX

Highland Bayou TX USGS

Highland Bayou at FM 646 nr Santa Fe, TX (08077670) is a real-time river monitoring station on the Highland 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. 41 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 08077670
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: TX
Coordinates: 29.3806, -95.0901

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Fishing regulations

TX state-wide default default

Default area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.

TX state-wide default default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.

Largemouth Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- 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
American Eel No season data
Atlantic Croaker No season data
Bantam Sunfish No season data
Black Bullhead No season data
Black Crappie No season data
Black Drum No season data
Bluegill No season data
Bluegill × Redear Sunfish No season data
European Carp No season data
Fathead Minnow No season data
Golden Topminnow No season data
Green Sunfish No season data
Gulf Killifish No season data
Gulf Menhaden No season data
Gulf Toadfish No season data
Hardhead Catfish No season data
Inland Silverside No season data
Largemouth Bass Complex No season data
Longnose Gar No season data
Nile Tilapia No season data
Plains Longear Sunfish No season data
Plains Longear Sunfish × Bluegill No season data
Rainwater Killifish No season data
Red Drum No season data
Redear Sunfish No season data
Redspotted Sunfish No season data
Sailfin Molly No season data
Saltmarsh Topminnow No season data
Sheepshead No season data
Sheepshead Minnow No season data
Southern Flounder No season data
Southern Kingfish No season data
Spot Croaker No season data
Spotted Gar No season data
Texas Cichlid No season data
Vermilion Snapper No season data
Warmouth No season data
Western Mosquitofish No season data
White Crappie No season data
Yellow Bullhead 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

Community observations nearby

Highland Bayou At Fm 646 Nr Santa Fe, Tx has 41 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), American Eel (Anguilla rostrata), Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), Hardhead Catfish (Ariopsis felis), and 36 others.

Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
American Eel Anguilla rostrata
Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalus
Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felis
Gulf Menhaden Brevoortia patronus
Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatus
European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
Golden Topminnow Fundulus chrysotus
Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandis
Saltmarsh Topminnow Fundulus jenkinsi
Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
Texas Cichlid Herichthys cyanoguttatus
Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurus
Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus
Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
Plains Longear Sunfish Lepomis aquilensis
Plains Longear Sunfish × Bluegill Lepomis aquilensis × macrochirus
Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Bluegill × Redear Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × microlophus
Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
Redspotted Sunfish Lepomis miniatus
Bantam Sunfish Lepomis symmetricus
Rainwater Killifish Lucania parva
Inland Silverside Menidia beryllina
Southern Kingfish Menticirrhus americanus
Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatus
Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
Largemouth Bass Complex Micropterus salmoides
Gulf Toadfish Opsanus beta
Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus non-native
Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigma
Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinna
Black Drum Pogonias cromis
White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Vermilion Snapper Rhomboplites aurorubens
Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatus

2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (European Carp, Nile Tilapia). Records show what has been observed near this station, not what is native to the watershed.

Where these records come from

Evidence: Community observations nearby; Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
Records: 41 species; from 86 individual records
Observed: Feb 16, 2011 – Jul 18, 2026; 86 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 86 records