Fishing near Study Butte, TX
Study Butte sits at the junction of TX 118 and FM 170 in far West Texas, just outside the western entrance to Big Bend National Park in Brewster County. The area serves as a gateway to the Big Bend region, where the Rio Grande is the marquee water for anglers — running along the park's southern boundary and accessible from the highway near Terlingua.
Species & education
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Alligator Gar
Atractosteus spatula
Black Buffalo
Ictiobus niger
Black Bullhead
Ameiurus melas
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Bluegill Sunfish
Lepomis macrochirus
Blue Sucker
Cycleptus elongatus
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Cutthroat Trout
Oncorhynchus clarkii
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
Flathead Chub
Platygobio gracilis
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