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Texas · King mackerel

Can you keep a king mackerel in Texas?

Yes, with limits

Statewide

Open year-round
Size
27 inches and up
total length
Daily bag
3
per person per day
Possession
6
total you may hold

27 inches, three a day. Texas measures total length rather than the fork length other Gulf states use for the same fish.

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