This is from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department website, which at first glance you wouldn't think applies since Brackenridge is a City Park. However, TPWD's website has lots of information on city parks, so when I couldn't find any fishing regulations on the San Antonio Parks & Recreation website, I checked TPWD's.
First off, Brackenridge Park's waters are considered a
Community Fishing Lake. The following rules apply at Community Fishing Lakes, like Brackenridge Park in San Antonio:
Quote:
A Community Fishing Lake (CFL) is a public impoundment 75 acres or smaller located totally within an incorporated city limits or a public park, or any impoundment lying totally within the boundaries of a state park. Many CFL's are stocked annually with channel catfish and/or rainbow trout.
Special Regulations:
The following special regulations are in effect on Community Fishing Lakes:
* For channel and blue catfish, there is no minimum length limit. The daily bag limit is 5 catfish in any combination.
* Fishing is by pole and line only.
Otherwise, statewide regulations apply.
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If I read this exactly as written, which it seems you have to do with all government-created writings, it sounds like you still need a freshwater fishing license. The only things it's saying are different from normal freshwater fishing activities (such as at Braunig & Calaveras Lakes, which while in San Antonio aren't apparently classified as Community Fishing Lakes) are the bag limits, length limits and type of fishing... nothing about waiver of the license requirement.
If someone who has fished Brackenridge Park or another Community Fishing Lake can chime in, maybe they can provide some real world experience.