Partners Work to Conserve Guadalupe Bass

Texas Parks and Wildlife and Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited join efforts to restore the river after recent floods.

Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Fishing

Clear shallow river flowing over pale limestone cobbles, with cypress roots and young saplings along the bank under warm morning light. — Texas Parks and Wildlife and Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited are working to restore the Guadalupe River and conserve the native Guadalupe Bass after recent devastating floods. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department partnered with Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited to conserve the Guadalupe Bass following devastating flooding on the Guadalupe River. Fundraising through Mend the River events raised $20,000 for facility improvements at the Heart of the Hills Fisheries Science Center.

Why it matters

The partnership responds to the devastating flood events of the past two summers, aiming to protect a native fish population and the river habitat it depends on across Texas. Restoration work also addresses riverside landowners' recovery needs.

The Heart of the Hills Fisheries Science Center has stocked over four million Guadalupe Bass into the river headwaters since the 1990s, and partners purchased 6,400 pounds of native seed for no-cost landowner distribution. Facility upgrades funded by the $20,000 will support future propagation work with the state-threatened Blue Sucker.

The players

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

The state agency responsible for managing Texas's fish, wildlife, and parks, whose Inland Fisheries Division leads the Guadalupe Bass conservation effort.

Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited

A local chapter of the national Trout Unlimited conservation organization that runs the Mend the River fundraisers supporting river restoration.

The details

TPWD's Inland Fisheries Division began surveys on the Guadalupe River shortly after the 2025 flood and partnered with multiple organizations to host three restoration workshops for more than 100 flood-affected riverside landowners. Over 100 volunteers also installed nearly 2,000 live stakes of several tree species along the Kerrville riverside trail network.

2025: Devastating Guadalupe River flood occurs, and TPWD surveys begin shortly afterward.
1990s: The Heart of the Hills Fisheries Science Center begins raising and stocking Guadalupe Bass into the river headwaters.
November 9, 2026: Partnership announcement is published.

Season Trajectory

The partnership extends the Heart of the Hills Fisheries Science Center's decades-long Guadalupe Bass stocking program into a post-flood recovery phase. Facility upgrades are intended to expand propagation capacity, including future work with the state-threatened Blue Sucker.

Anglers in Texas may see continued Guadalupe Bass stocking in the Hill Country, and landowners along the river can access no-cost native seed and planting support. Facility upgrades at the Heart of the Hills Fisheries Science Center will expand the state's fish propagation capacity.

The takeaway

Anglers and landowners can help river recovery by joining local restoration workshops and volunteer planting events along Texas waterways. Supporting Mend the River fundraisers also directly funds facility improvements for native fish conservation.

What happens next

TPWD and partners will continue Guadalupe Bass stocking in the upper Guadalupe River and throughout the Hill Country, with facility upgrades enabling future propagation work with the Blue Sucker.