invasive biomass removed
through tournaments:
ARMORED catfish: 7,820 at 3,478.55 lb
Tilapia: 245 at 442.95 lb
Total: 3,921.5 lb
WINTER tournament registration opens:
monday September 23, 2024 at 12:00pm
Winter tournament dates:
friday october 25, 2024 - wednesday november 13, 2024
FISH FRY:
SaTURDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2024
AT IVARโS RIVER PUB
Maps
Tournament Waiver
PAST TOURNAMENTS
SPT 2024 TOURNAMENT WINNERS
AND TOP CONTENDERS
WPT 2023 TOURNAMENT WINNERS
AND TOP CONTENDERS
SPT 2023 TOURNAMENT WINNERS
AND TOP CONTENDERS
WPT 2022 TOURNAMENT WINNERS
AND TOP CONTENDERS
SPT 2022 TOURNAMENT WINNERS
AND TOP CONTENDERS
WPT 2021 TOURNAMENT WINNERS
AND TOP CONTENDERS
SPT 2021 Tournament Winners
and Top Contenders:
SPT 2020 Tournament Winners
and Top Contenders:
WPT2019: Sold Out!
Tournament winners
and Top Contenders:
SPT2019 Tournament Winners
and Top Contenders:
WPT2018: Sold Out!
Tournament winners
and Top Contenders:
SPT2018
Tournament winners
and Top Contenders:
wPT2017: sold out!
Tournament winners
and top contenders:
Past Tournament Results
GALLERY
basic Info
๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ด๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ต, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ.
๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก:
Opening NOON on Friday September 29, 2023 at AtlasEnvironmentalTX.com
๐๐๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ ๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ!
Participants will register for (3) 5-hour time slots. After you have registered, email Nick Menchaca at nickmattspears89@gmail.com to sign up for your time slots.
๐จ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก:
Spring Lake Dam to Rio Vista Dam
(get in below Spring Lake Dam, get out above Rio Vista Dam)
๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก:
Rio Vista Dam to Capes Dam
(get in below the first chute at Rio Vista Dam, get out above Capes Dam)
๐๐ข๐ช๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก:
Capes Dam to Stokes Park
(get in below Capes Dam, get out at Stokes Park)
๐๐ช๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ & CASH PRIZES:
--Most weight removed 1st ($300), 2nd ($150), and 3rd ($50)
--Top Haul 1st ($100), 2nd ($50), and 3rd ($25)
--Most armored catfish ($50)
--Most tilapia ($50)
--Heaviest armored catfish ($25)
--Heaviest tilapia ($25)
--Smallest armored catfish (Precision shot!) ($25)
--Smallest tilapia (Precision shot!) ($25)
--Most snails ($50)
--Most trash removed ($100)
Participants with substantial results will have the opportunity to volunteer with Atlas Environmental year-round and continue removing invasive species.
๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฆ & ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ:
- - Ages 18 and up - -
โขSpearfishing of species other than targeted species is prohibited.
Targeted Species:
Armored Catfish, Tilapia,
Red Rimmed Melania Snails, Giant Ramshorn Snails (and trash).
โขFreediving/snorkeling only. NO scuba diving of any kind including surface supplied diving (i.e. Brownies Third Lung system or similar).
โขNo spear guns or Hawaiian slings.
โขALWAYS dive with a friend either in the water or on the banks monitoring close by. If this person is not on the schedule he is not allowed to spear.
โขLet someone know when/where you plan on diving and when you will return.
โขA valid Texas fishing license and Driverโs License or ID card are required on person.
โขYou must spearfish in designated section of river and during time scheduled only.
โขNo violations of park ordinances or state laws are permitted.
โขYou must maintain 30 feet clearance between yourself and others while spearing.
โขIt is your responsibility to have a stringer or some other means of holding your haul.
โขThe upper section starts at Spring Lake Dam and ends before the first chute at Rio Vista (do not spear above Spring Lake Dam or in Spring Lake, do not spear at or downstream of first chute at Rio Vista Falls).
โขThe middle section begins at the first chute at Rio Vista falls and ends at Capes Dam (do not spear above the first chute at Rio Vista Dam, do not spear below or downstream of Capes Dam).
โขThe lower section begins at the Capes Dam and ends at Stokes Park (do not spear above Capes Dam, do not spear downstream of Stokes Park - see map).
โขGame Wardens and Park Rangers will be out enforcing ordinances and laws.
โขAt the end of your time slot, bring your haul to weigh in at 305 Riverside Dr. Instructions and documentation material will be on front porch along with deep freezer. Please fill out forms completely!