Junior high students stock the pond by Van Alstyne High School with about 400 channel catfish

There are a few hundred more catfish in the water near Van Alstyne High School.

Students from Van Alstyne Junior High helped restock the pond by the high school, releasing roughly 400 channel catfish, KTEN reported Monday. The fish were supplied by Texas Parks and Wildlife.

According to the district, the pond does double duty: it serves as a learning tool for students studying aquatic wildlife, and members of the public are allowed to fish it, the station reported.

KTEN also posted video of the students releasing the fish. Its report did not say exactly when the release took place, how often the pond is stocked or whether other species are planned.

Texas Parks and Wildlife's statewide daily bag for channel and blue catfish is 25 in any combination, with no minimum length and no more than 10 of them 20 inches or longer. The agency notes that special rules can apply to individual bodies of water.

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