Texas 2026 Youth Fish Art Contest

Image: Rainbow Trout (Kenneth Ge) — Texas 2025 Grades 4-to-6 category first place winner: Kenneth Ge of Lubbock. *(courtesy photo)*

The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) is accepting entries for the Texas component of the Wildlife Forever national 2026 Fish Art Contest for students in grades K to 12.

Participants must submit a completed entry form and an original illustration of a wild fish found in Texas. Applicants in grades 4 to 12 must also submit a one-page creative writing piece.

Related lesson plans are also provided for educators.

Texas winners, in addition to receiving various prizes and recognitions, will also be automatically entered in the national contest.

More info here and here.

Deadline: Feb. 28, 2026