Oyster Ck at CR 290 nr Angleton, TX

Oyster Creek TX USGS

Oyster Ck at CR 290 nr Angleton, TX (08079005) is a real-time river monitoring station on the Oyster Creek 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. 27 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number: 08079005
Operated by: U.S. Geological Survey
State: TX
Coordinates: 29.1254, -95.4814

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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
Yellow Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details Close
- Open all year
  
  Daily limit
  No limit
  
  Notes
  Statewide default. Texas regs carry no season dates.
  
  Official rule · retrieved Aug 4, 2026
Alligator Gar No season data
American Gizzard Shad No season data
Blue Catfish No season data
Blue Tilapia No season data
Bluefin Killifish No season data
Bluegill No season data
Bluegill × Redear Sunfish No season data
Common Sunfishes No season data
Fat Sleeper No season data
Freshwater Drum No season data
Golden Shiner No season data
Golden Topminnow No season data
Least Killifish No season data
Nile Tilapia No season data
Plains Longear Sunfish No season data
Plains Longear Sunfish × Bluegill No season data
Redear Sunfish No season data
Sailfin Catfishes No season data
Sea Mullet No season data
Sheepshead Minnow No season data
Spotted Gar No season data
Threadfin Shad No season data
Warmouth No season data
Western Mosquitofish 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

Oyster Ck At Cr 290 Nr Angleton, Tx has 27 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Alligator Gar (Atractosteus spatula), Sheepshead Minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus), Fat Sleeper (Dormitator maculatus), and 22 others.

Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatula
Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatus
Fat Sleeper Dormitator maculatus
American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenense
Golden Topminnow Fundulus chrysotus
Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
Least Killifish Heterandria formosa
Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus
Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus
Common Sunfishes Lepomis
Plains Longear Sunfish Lepomis aquilensis
Plains Longear Sunfish × Bluegill Lepomis aquilensis × macrochirus
Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Bluegill × Redear Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × microlophus
Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus
Bluefin Killifish Lucania goodei
Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
Yellow Bass Morone mississippiensis
Sea Mullet Mugil cephalus
Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
Blue Tilapia Oreochromis aureus non-native
Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus non-native
Sailfin Catfishes Pterygoplichthys

2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Blue Tilapia, 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: 27 species; from 145 individual records
Observed: Aug 7, 2020 – Jun 5, 2026; 145 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 145 records