ATHENS, Texas—Families looking for a place to have an inexpensive, rewarding family vacation during spring break (and dreading $4 a gallon gas) need look no farther than the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) in Athens.
ATHENS—The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center and Tyler Audubon are teaming up for a special bird walk in Athens on Saturday, March 17.
ATHENS—Toledo Bend, the sprawling reservoir on the border between Texas and Louisiana, produced the sixth Toyota ShareLunker of the current season Saturday, a 14.20-pound largemouth bass that is the largest entered so far this season.
ATHENS – Private bass pond managers will get a behind-the scenes look at how Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) inland fisheries biologists monitor fish populations and care for trophy bass at a statewide symposium set for March 23—24, 2012, at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) in Athens.
ATHENS—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) may temporarily close the Dundee Fish Hatchery near Wichita Falls during the upcoming production season due to a declining water supply.
AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is recommending changes to next year’s hunting and fishing regulations. The department is seeking comment on these proposed changes to the state’s hunting and fishing regulations during a series of public hearings.
ATHENS—The lake known as “the Big Friendly” got a little friendlier to fish recently.
BRADY, Texas — Brady Creek Lake, a popular destination for bass, crappie, and catfish anglers near Brady, was diagnosed earlier this week with a toxic bloom of golden alga. This is the first time Brady Creek Lake has been impacted by this harmful alga.
ATHENS—So far five fish have been entered into the Toyota ShareLunker program for the 2011-2012 season, and Lake Austin has produced three of them.
WILLS POINT, TX—To celebrate 10 years of providing camping, hiking, fishing and outdoor recreation as the only state park facility on the east side of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Lake Tawakoni State Park is set to host a wide variety of family-oriented events on Saturday, Feb. 18.