Winter Trout Stocking Program Locations Announced
AUSTIN – For an inexpensive, entry-level fishing experience the entire family can enjoy, it doesn’t get much easier than winter rainbow trout fishing in Texas.
TPWD News Releases
Nov. 19, 2012
Nov. 15, 2012
New Program Aims to Make Record Fish Easier to Weigh
ATHENS—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Angler Recognition Program is building a statewide network of Official Weigh Stations that have certified scales and are willing to weigh angler’s catches in their local service areas. The new initiative is designed to make it easier for Texas anglers to find certified scales and submit their record catches.
Nov. 12, 2012
Nominations Sought for Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame
ATHENS, Texas — Individuals or organizations that have made a lasting contribution to freshwater fishing in Texas may be nominated through December 31 for induction into the Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame.
Mule Deer Hunters Reminded of CWD Testing Requirements
AUSTIN – Wildlife officials are reminding mule deer hunters and landowners in far West Texas about new protocols developed as part of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Chronic Wasting Disease response plan. The plan includes mandatory check stations for harvested deer and elk taken inside the CWD Containment Zone, which covers portions of Culberson, Hudspeth and El Paso counties. See map of CWD zones at http://tpwd.texas.gov/cwd.
Nov. 9, 2012
Group Recommends Ways to Protect Texas Seagrass, Reduce Coastal User Conflicts
AUSTIN – An advisory group of fishing, boating and conservation interests has made nine recommendations to protect seagrass and five to reduce user conflicts along the Texas coast, Texas Parks and Wildlife Commissioners were told in a briefing here this week.
Drought Slowly Taking Toll on Lakes Brownwood and Coleman
ATHENS—Lakes Brownwood and Coleman are historically known for consistent and decent largemouth bass fishing, where anglers could expect to catch a bunch of small bass with a few keepers along the way and even an occasional big bass. But the current downhill slide of water level, dating back to 2007, is beginning to take a toll on these bass populations based on recent electrofishing surveys, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s standard method of collecting information on numbers and sizes of largemouth bass in a lake.
Nov. 8, 2012
Emergency Zebra Mussels Order Made Permanent
AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission voted Thursday to make permanent an emergency order adding Lake Ray Roberts, Lake Lewisville and the section of the Elm Fork of the Trinity that connects the two reservoirs to the list of water bodies under special regulations intended to control the spread of zebra mussels.
Game Warden Field Notes, Nov. 8, 2012
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
Game Warden named Texas Wildlife Officer of the Year
AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Warden Danny Kelso has been recognized as Texas Wildlife Officer of the Year by the Shikar-Safari Club International.
TPW Commission Okays Pursuit of Government Canyon Land Deal
AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission at its Thursday meeting authorized Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Executive Director Carter Smith to take all necessary steps to finalize a land purchase that would add roughly 461 acres to the Government Canyon State Natural Area at the northwestern edge of San Antonio.