Game Warden Field Notes, Dec. 1, 2016
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
TPWD News Releases
Dec. 1, 2016
Nov. 29, 2016
TPWD Closing Oyster Harvest at Conditionally Approved Area TX-7 in Galveston Bay
AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-7 in Galveston Bay to commercial oyster harvest on Friday, Dec. 2, due to the undersized and low abundance of market-sized oysters in the area.
Public Fishing Access Areas Open Friday on Guadalupe River
AUSTIN—The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has signed temporary lease agreements with four Guadalupe River property owners to expand public access to the trout fishery downstream of Canyon Lake.
‘Tis the Season for Rainbow Trout Fishing in Texas
AUSTIN – These stockings won’t be found hanging by the chimney, but they’ll still bring plenty of joy this winter to boys and girls of all ages. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) annual fish stockings of rainbow trout are currently underway on 18 designated Neighborhood Fishin’ lakes across the state.
Nov. 18, 2016
Improvements at Mission Tejas are Underway
AUSTIN— A new project is underway at Mission Tejas State Park to replace damage caused by a fire during Hurricane Ike in 2008.
Water Levels Rise at Lake Colorado City State Park
AUSTIN— After nearly a decade of low water levels hindering boating opportunities at Lake Colorado City State Park, the lake levels are on the rise thanks to recent rainfall.
Game Warden Field Notes, Nov. 18, 2016
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
Nov. 17, 2016
TPWD Filing Felony Charges Following Assault on Texas Game Warden
AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) law enforcement officials plan to file felony charges Friday in Bastrop County on 36-year-old Jake Russell Childers for resisting arrest and assault on a state game warden attempting to make an arrest.
Fall into Fishing along the Texas Coast
AUSTIN – Anglers are taking full advantage of the recent unseasonably warm weather this fall that has kept fishing conditions pleasant along the Texas coast, according to coastal fisheries biologists with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD).
Nov. 14, 2016
TPWD Draws Second of Three Lifetime License Winners
AUSTIN— The second winner of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Lifetime License Drawing is Stanley B. Ross, II from Ennis.