Bluegill Family Fishing Tournament September 29 at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center
ATHENS, Texas—The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center’s annual Bluegill Family Fishing Tournament will take place this year on Saturday, September 29.
TPWD News Releases
Aug. 28, 2012
Aug. 27, 2012
TPWD Plants Native Vegetation in Lake Palestine
ATHENS—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries crews recently completed the first phase of a project to establish native aquatic vegetation in Lake Palestine.
Toyota Texas Bass Classic Announces First Group of Qualifiers
ATHENS — The Toyota Texas Bass Classic has long been considered a world championship of bass fishing, bringing the top anglers to Lake Conroe year after year, and with the first set of qualifiers to the 2012 field, the tournament will continue to be a showcase for the world’s best.
Aug. 23, 2012
TPWD Law Enforcement Awards Honor 39 Texans
AUSTIN – From a state game warden who rescued an elderly woman in shock sitting dangerously close to her burning house to a federal agent who obtained convictions in a major case involving illegal importation of deer, 39 persons were honored Thursday by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Law Enforcement Division.
Aug. 20, 2012
Hill Country River and Stream Angler Survey Underway
AUSTIN — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Inland Fisheries Division is partnering with Texas Tech University’s Department of Biological Sciences and the TTU Llano River Field Station to conduct a four-month survey of anglers who fish Texas Hill Country rivers and streams.
Aug. 14, 2012
Red Tide Confirmed along Upper Texas Coast
AUSTIN –Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is working with other agencies to monitor a red tide event along the upper Texas coast.
Aug. 8, 2012
Game Warden Field Notes, Aug. 8, 2012
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
Hunting, Fishing Licenses on sale Aug. 15
AUSTIN — Current year Texas hunting and fishing licenses (except year-to-date fishing licenses) expire Aug. 31, and new licenses for 2012-2013 will go on sale Wednesday, Aug. 15.
Youth Sets New Striped Bass Record for Lake Texoma
ATHENS — Drake Hunter Holmes of Sherman shattered the junior angler Lake Texoma record for striped bass Sunday with a 5.03-pound, 23.5-inch-long fish.
Aug. 2, 2012
TPWD Seeks Businesses to Weigh Big Fish
ATHENS — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Angler Recognition Program will launch a new tool this fall to assist Texas anglers in locating certified public scales for weighing record catches. Businesses that agree to participate will be publicized as official weigh stations on the TPWD website.