Fishing near Van Horn, TX
Van Horn sits in Culberson County in the arid Trans-Pecos region of far West Texas, where water is scarce and fishing opportunities are limited but real. The most accessible spot in town is the small pond at Van Horn RV Park, stocked with bass, bream, and sunfish. Balmorhea State Park and Balmorhea Lake, both to the northeast, are the marquee destinations drawing anglers from the surrounding area.
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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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