Texas is putting thousands of catfish in neghborhood lakes across Texas, including four in the Houston area

HOUSTON — It’s going to be a beautiful weekend around the Houston area and if fishing is your thing, Texas Parks and Wildlife has you covered.

On Friday, TWPD planned to resume stocking thousands of catfish in 18 neighborhood lakes around Texas, including four in the Houston area. TPWD will keep restocking catfish every two weeks until the end of October, with a break in August.

These are the four neighborhood lakes being stocked around town:

• Herman Little Park at 18660 Casper Drive in Spring
• Burke Crenshaw Park at 4950 Burke Road in Pasadena
• Community Park Lake at 1700 Glenn Lakes Lane in Missouri City
• Mary Jo Peckham Park at 5597 Gardenia Lane in Katy.

You can see a map off all of the neighborhood fishing lakes around Texas here.

According to Texas Parks and Wildlife, the neighborhood fishing lakes are in areas that have plenty of parking, shoreline access, restrooms, lighting and other amenities.

For those under 17 years old casting a reel, you don’t need a fishing license. Adults do need one, though. Those can be bought for as little as $11. Money from the licenses goes towards access to lakes and fish conservation efforts.

Want to learn more about how to fish and what types of fish are in neighborhood lakes? Check out the Texas Parks and Wildlife Neighborhood Fishin' Lakes.