Jan. 19, 2012

Toyota Texas Bass Classic Scheduled for September 28-30, 2012

CONROE—Dates for the highly-anticipated return of the Toyota Texas Bass Classic (TTBC), the world championship of professional bass fishing and country music festival, were announced today with all of the action set to begin Friday, Sept. 28. The three-day event (Sept. 28-30) will feature anglers from across all major tours and some of country music’s premier artists with event proceeds benefiting the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and its youth outdoor  programs.

Jan. 18, 2012

11th Anniversary of Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Program Coming Up

AUSTIN — If you’re a saltwater angler and don’t like the idea of hundreds of abandoned crab traps catching and killing game fish you could have landed, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is looking for volunteers willing to help get rid of these derelict traps along the coast.

Jan. 9, 2012

Central Texas Zebra Mussel forums scheduled for Jan. 18-19

Three forms will be held Jan. 18 and 19 in Kingsland and Marble Falls and Burnet to address the threat of invasive mussels in the Highland Lakes. The purpose of these forums is to raise awareness of potential consequences associated with zebra and quagga mussels in the Colorado River system.

Jan. 3, 2012

Feedback sought on proposed invasive species regulations

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife will be hosting two scoping meetings in North Texas this month to get public feedback on a pair of proposed new regulations aimed at preventing the spread of exotic aquatic species in the state.

Time to Begin Work on Texas State-Fish Art Contest Entries

ATHENS—Student artists across Texas in grades K — 12 take notice: It’s time to start preparing your entries for the 2012 Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art Contest.

Learn to Fly-fish March 10 at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center

ATHENS—Expert fly-fishers and those wanting to learn the sport will gather at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) in Athens March 10 for a day of teaching, learning and fishing.

Dec. 30, 2011

Season’s Second Toyota ShareLunker Comes from Falcon

ATHENS—When Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine publisher Randy Brudnicki planned a fishing trip to Falcon International Reservoir with his sons Jason and Dustin for the week after Christmas, he knew the time was right to catch a Toyota ShareLunker.

Dec. 29, 2011

Consumption advisory issued for gafftopsail catfish in Sabine Lake

PORT ARTHUR – The Texas Department of State Health Services today advised limiting consumption of gafftopsail (gafftop) catfish from the Texas waters of Sabine Lake because of concerns about chemicals known as PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls). PCBs are known to cause cancer and neurobehavioral and immunological changes in animals.

Dec. 28, 2011

Lake Fork Toyota ShareLunker First of Season

ATHENS—Andrew Watson of Highland Village caught the first entry of the 26th Toyota ShareLunker season December 27, 2011, from Lake Fork.

Dec. 19, 2011

Anglers Beat Holiday Blues at Lake Worth

LAKE WORTH – Angler Tim McKneely just recently moved to the Fort Worth area from Central Texas.  McKneely and friend Mark Alexander frequently fish from the bank from about 8:00 at night until mid-afternoon the next day.  They have experienced some pretty impressive catches including one outing where the pair landed over 330 pounds of blue catfish in about 16 hours of fishing.  The duo has caught plenty of blues over 10 pounds.  At one point that night, they had three fish on at the same time weighing 32 lbs., 25 lbs., and 10 lbs.