Toyota ShareLunker Season Ends
ATHENS—April 30 marked the end of the 26th season of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s ShareLunker program.
TPWD News Releases
May 1, 2012
April 30, 2012
Local Partners Boost Tarrant County Fishing
ATHENS—Thanks to the Sportmen’s Club of Fort Worth and the Nell V. Bailey Charitable Trust, fishing will be better than ever in Tarrant County this year.
April 24, 2012
Falcon International Reservoir Tops List of Best Bass Lakes in the U.S.
ATHENS—Fabled Falcon has been ranked the number one bass lake in the country by the editors of Bassmaster magazine, but the good news doesn’t stop there.
April 23, 2012
Toyota Texas Bass Classic Serves up BBQ Cook Off
ATHENS—There’s sure to be plenty of big bites at this year’s Toyota Texas Bass Classic (TTBC), and this September the fish won’t only be the only thing biting. Today, tournament officials announced the inaugural TTBC BBQ Cook-off, which will bring 75 teams together to battle it out for $8,000 in guaranteed prize money. Teams will compete for best brisket, ribs and other BBQ favorites at the annual world championship of professional bass fishing and country music festival Sept. 28-30.
April 19, 2012
Legendary Anglers to be Inducted into Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame
ATHENS—Professional angler Tommy Martin of Hemphill and lure manufacturer and angler Lonnie Stanley of Huntington will be inducted into the Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame June 2, 2012, at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens.
April 18, 2012
Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Trustees Announce Major Progress in Gulf Restoration Effort
An estimated $60 million in early restoration projects soon will begin along the Gulf Coast following the nation’s largest oil spill, the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Trustee Council announced today.
New East Texas Fish Hatchery to Hold Open House April 27 and 28
ATHENS—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) officials have announced that the new John D. Parker East Texas State Fish Hatchery (ETFH) will be open for public viewing on Friday, April 27 and again on Saturday, April 28.
April 17, 2012
Cinco de Mayo Celebration at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center May 5
ATHENS—The annual Cinco de Mayo celebration at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. May 5.
April 11, 2012
Texas Coastal Fisheries Hatcheries Celebrate 30 Years
CORPUS CHRISTI— Putting blackened redfish on the menu back in the 1970s almost helped land the popular game fish on another list, for protected species, had it not been for an ambitious fisheries management initiative that included development of the Texas marine fisheries hatchery system.
The Greatest Conservation Story You Never Heard: 75 Years of Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
AUSTIN — Imagine a nationwide coalition saying “please tax us; we want to pay federal taxes.” Such a thing seems inconceivable today, but that’s essentially what happened starting 75 years ago when hunters and anglers called for what became the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) programs.