News Release

Free Family Fishing Event August 14

Fish Village Creek with us at our free fishing event.

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News Release Date: August 6, 2021

Contact: Megan Urban, [phone]

KOUNTZE, Texas – Calling anglers of all ages! Join Big Thicket National Preserve on Saturday, August 14th, for a free, family fishing event. The National Park Service is partnering with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to provide Certified Angler Education Instructors to teach basic fishing skills to beginning anglers and their families. Stop by any time between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm and stay as long you'd like!

The fishing event will be held at Village Creek where TX Hwy. 327 crosses over the creek between Kountze and Silsbee. Our specific area will be on the west side of the creek on the south side of the highway. There will be signs near the road to direct you.

Big Thicket National Preserve will have fishing gear for use, but participants may bring their own as well. We ask that attendees bring bug spray, water, sun protection, and closed-toe shoes that can get dirty. No fishing license or reservations required.

Check our calendar for more information about ranger-led nature walks, canoe trips, and events.

Big Thicket National Preserve is located in Southeast Texas, near the city of Beaumont and 75 miles northeast of Houston. The preserve consists of nine land units and six water corridors encompassing more than 113,000 acres. The Big Thicket, often referred to as a “biological crossroads,” is a transition zone between four distinct vegetation types–the moist eastern hardwood forest, the southwestern desert, the southeastern swamp, and the central prairies. Species from all of these different vegetation types come together in the thicket, exhibiting a variety of vegetation and wildlife that has received global interest.

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