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Jan. 30, 2025

Toyota ShareLunker Program Enjoyed Record-Breaking 2024 Season

ATHENS – The 2024 Toyota ShareLunker season reached new heights thanks to 371 anglers who entered a record 689 lunker largemouth bass into the program throughout the year from 89 Texas public waterbodies.

Jan. 29, 2025

Richland-Chambers Reservoir Returns to ShareLunker Stage

ATHENS – Richland-Chambers Reservoir is back in the Toyota ShareLunker Legacy Class spotlight for the first time since 2008. Dylan Sorrells of Dallas reeled in 13.64-pound ShareLunker 671 Sunday afternoon, giving the waterbody its fifth overall Legacy Class fish. It’s the second Legacy Class fish for the 2025 Toyota ShareLunker collection season that includes ShareLunker 670 caught Jan. 2 at O.H. Ivie.

Jan. 22, 2025

Pair of Fishing Legends to be Inducted into Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame

ATHENS — The Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame announces two inductees to its class of 2025 — Ann Thomasson-Wilson of Jasper, Texas and Rick Clunn of Ava, Missouri.

Jan. 14, 2025

Lake Corpus Christ State Park to Host 33rd Annual Kid Fish Event

MATHIS – Come make a splash in the new year Jan. 25 at Lake Corpus Christi State Park.

Jan. 3, 2025

TFFC Hosts Bass University In-Class Training Event

ATHENS – The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) will host a two-day training event conducted by Toyota ShareLunker program partner Bass University. The in-person event takes place Jan. 11-12 in the Hart-Morris Conference Center at TFFC.

Toyota ShareLunker Program Off and Running with First Legacy Class Lunker of 2025

ATHENS – It didn’t take long for the first Legacy Class largemouth bass of the 2025 Toyota ShareLunker collection season to land in an angler’s boat. It was also fitting that the fish came from O.H. Ivie, the reigning lake champion for each of the past four collection seasons.

Dec. 30, 2024

‘Trails to Trout’ Brings Fishing to Tyler’s Nature Center

TYLER – Kick off the new year by introducing a kid to the Texas winter tradition of rainbow trout fishing. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) “Trails to Trout” fishing day is scheduled Jan. 4 at the Tyler Nature Center. TPWD will stock 700 rainbow trout at the pond for kids and people of all ages to pursue from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Toyota ShareLunker Program Commences its 39th Season Jan. 1

ATHENS – New Year’s Day represents new beginnings, and for the Toyota ShareLunker Program, it’s the launch of the program’s 39th season.

Dec. 2, 2024

Public Access Lease Opening for Guadalupe River Trout Fishing

AUSTIN — Texas anglers have access to a prime location for rainbow trout fishing during the peak of the winter stocking season thanks to a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) “no fee” access lease on the Guadalupe River.

Nov. 20, 2024

El TPWD Está Cerrando el Área de Aprovechamiento de Ostión en la Bahía San Antonio

AUSTIN — El Departamento de Parques y Vida Silvestre de Texas (TPWD) está cerrando el Área TX-26 en la Bahía San Antonio al aprovechamiento comercial y recreativo de ostión a partir de las 12:01 a.m. 24 de noviembre. Este cierre o veda está basado en muestras recolectadas recientemente por el TPWD que mostraron baja abundancia de ostiones de tamaño legal.